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 part of Tell Umm Amer, an archaeological site located in the Nuseraat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah … Read more
Tel Aviv: Chanting “yes, to peace, yes, to deal”, hundreds of Palestinians and Jewish Israelis marched through Tel Aviv on Thursday night in a noisy march demanding an end to the cycle of war and violence in Gaza. Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to restart Palestinian-Israeli … Read more
'I Was Poor When I Was Young, I Shared A Bed With 7 Brothers – Now I'm Worth $300,000 For Esports' RIYADH: When it comes to rags to riches stories, it's hard to beat the story of Rogian “Ogwen” Unigo. As a youth, he shared a bed – not just a room – with his … Read more
Asean diplomats meet with China amid growing friction over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims Vientiane, Laos: Southeast Asia's top diplomats met with China's foreign minister in Laos on Friday for talks amid growing friction over Beijing's growing efforts to clamp down on its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.Many members of the Association of … Read more
Asean diplomats meet with China amid growing friction over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims Vientiane, Laos: Southeast Asia's top diplomats met with China's foreign minister in Laos on Friday for talks amid growing friction over Beijing's growing efforts to clamp down on its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.Many members of the Association of … Read more
London: Britain's new government should drop the country's legal challenge to the International Criminal Court's request to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, Human Rights Watch said. Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak challenged the court's warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant earlier this year. The ICC's top prosecutor, … Read more
Paris: Don't know your pommel horse from your uneven bars? AFP Sport looks at the ins and outs of Saturday's artistic gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics. Men compete on six apparatus: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal/high bar. It's four for women: vault, uneven bars, beam and floor. The competition, which … Read more
Asean diplomats meet with China amid growing friction over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims Vientiane, Laos: Southeast Asia's top diplomats met with China's foreign minister in Laos on Friday for talks amid growing friction over Beijing's growing efforts to clamp down on its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.Many members of the Association of … Read more
Abuja: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria's armed forces on Thursday warned against Kenya-style violence over planned protests over the cost of living for the next week, which the military said would lead to “chaos”. Kenya was rocked by deadly protests that forced the government to scrap new taxes. Nigeria's economic reforms have seen a … Read more
Houston, Texas: Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “fight for the future” with her presidential campaign blitz at the largest US teachers union on Thursday as new polls showed her narrowing the gap with Republican rival Donald Trump. Harris's rapid emergence as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential nominee in … Read more
