Tel Aviv: Israel's Olympic delegation flew to Paris on Monday after the Palestinian faction called for a ban on Israeli athletes in the war in Gaza. The Summer Games in the French capital opened on Friday against a backdrop of heightened security concerns and growing international outrage over the death toll and humanitarian crisis unfolding … Read more
BAGHDAD: Iraq wants troops from the US-led military coalition to begin withdrawing in September and formally end the coalition by September 2025, four Iraqi sources said, with some US troops likely to remain in a newly negotiated advisory capacity. The Iraqi situation is being discussed with U.S. officials at a security summit in Washington this … Read more
JEDDAH: Sudanese civilians are facing “horrendous levels of violence” in the country's 15-month civil war, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontières said in a report published on Monday. “The price paid by civilians in this war qualifies the conflict between the warring factions as a war on the people of Sudan,” the charity said. In April … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Demand for industrial and logistics properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi increased 185%: Knight Frank RIYADH: Demand for industrial and logistics property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi rose 185 percent year-on-year to 18 million square feet in the first half of 2024, according to a new report. In its industrial market review, Knight Frank noted … Read more
