Israel strikes on Yemen port: what is the damage?

Beirut: Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut, Sidon and other parts of Lebanon on Monday. The planes carried out mock attacks on the Hasbaya area and the occupied Sheba farms, reaching the Bekaa. Although hostilities on the southern front have decreased significantly, sporadic strikes continue. An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the … Read more

Israelis due in Doha for talks on Gaza truce requests

Beirut: Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut, Sidon and other parts of Lebanon on Monday. The planes carried out mock attacks on the Hasbaya area and the occupied Sheba farms, reaching the Bekaa. Although hostilities on the southern front have decreased significantly, sporadic strikes continue. An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the … Read more

Ukraine reaches preliminary deal with bondholder group on $20-billion debt restructure

If not Kamala Harris, who else could be the Democratic nominee for the November election? New York City / Chicago: President Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign and drop out of the US presidential race has given Vice President Kamala Harris enough momentum to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, according to three … Read more

If not Kamala Harris, who else could be the Democratic nominee for November’s election?

New York City / Chicago: President Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign and drop out of the US presidential race has given Vice President Kamala Harris enough momentum to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, according to three billion US analysts. Biden, who endorsed Harris in his withdrawal announcement on Sunday, has been … Read more

US Secret Service director on Trump shooting: ‘We failed’

Washington DC: US ​​Secret Service Director Kimberly Chettle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when an assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week. “We failed. As director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security … Read more

UN warns Iraq becoming major regional drug conduit

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities seized a record amount of the powerful stimulant Captagon last year, with an estimated street value of $144 million, a UN report said on Monday as the country increasingly faces a drug embargo. “Iraq has experienced a dramatic increase in drug trafficking and consumption over the past five years,” the United Nations … Read more

Tech giants urge data center suppliers to help decarbonize digital infrastructure

The Infrastructure Masons Program, the governing body of the iMasons Climate Agreement, is calling on all suppliers serving data centers to support greater transparency on Scope 3 emissions as part of broader efforts to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. Together with AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric, the governing body issued an … Read more

Harris makes first appearance since launching Democratic presidential campaign

Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notification for government job reforms Dhaka: There was a curfew and widespread communications blackout in Bangladesh on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court rolled back a controversial job quota system following deadly clashes that killed more than 100 people last week. University students have been protesting since … Read more