JEDDAH: Some 80 countries, including Saudi Arabia, on Friday reached a landmark agreement on rules governing global digital commerce, including the recognition of e-signatures and protection against online fraud. “We negotiated the first global rules on digital trade,” EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said after the agreement was reached in Geneva after five years of … Read more
Washington: The White House will grant deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 11,500 Lebanese citizens already in the US because of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, US President Joe Biden said in a memo on Friday. The measure under the authority, known as Deferred Enforced Departure, would allow Lebanese … Read more
Algiers: Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, accused of leading a crackdown on dissent after widespread protests in 2019, will face two challengers in a September 7 election, organizers said.
An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza has received a 'danger list' at the UNESCO session in India New Delhi: An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza was recognized as a World Heritage Site in the endangered site during a UNESCO session in New Delhi on Friday. Founded in about 340 by Saint Hilarion, the monastery is … Read more
Tunis: A Tunisian appeals court on Friday reduced a TV broadcaster's prison sentence from one year to eight months, his lawyer told AFP. Borhen Basais was initially sentenced to 12 months in prison under an order punishing “spreading false information” and “defaming others or harming their reputation”. “The Court of Appeal in the capital Tunis … Read more
RIYADH: Global food insecurity is much worse than previously thought. That's the conclusion of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report, published this week by the United Nations coalition, which found that efforts to tackle malnutrition have been severely impacted. Climate change is increasingly recognized as a major factor in … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants and destroyed tunnels and other infrastructure in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, as they tried to suppress small rebel units that continued to attack the army with mortar fire, the army said on Friday.The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that the army had killed nearly 100 Palestinian fighters … Read more
GAZA: After weeks of Israeli bombardment leaving them nowhere to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in former Gaza prisons built to hold murderers and thieves.Yasmeen Al-Dardsi said she and her family were unable to help the injured as they moved from a district in the southern city of Khan Younis to its central … Read more
PARIS: Celebrating its reputation as the cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony filled with stars and fantasy on the banks of the Seine River. On-off rain – the first at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in more than … Read more
PARIS: Celebrating its reputation as the cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony filled with stars and fantasy on the banks of the Seine River. On-off rain – the first at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in more than … Read more
