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 earlier this month demanding reform of the quota system, which has 30 … Read more
Dubai: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed production tanker carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, British security firm Embrey said on Monday. The vessel was loaded with marine gas oil off the coast of Iraq and was bound for Sharjah in the UAE when it was stopped 61 nautical miles … Read more
Om El Boughi: About 300 pink flamingo chicks have been rescued by volunteers in eastern Algeria from a salt lake that has dried up due to years of high temperatures and drought. Tens of thousands of flamingos nest each year in Lake Tinsilt, about 450 kilometers (about 280 miles) southeast of the capital, Algiers. It … Read more
DHAKA: Diplomats in Dhaka have questioned Bangladeshi authorities' deadly response to widespread student protests following a foreign minister's presentation that laid the blame for recent violence at the feet of protesters, diplomatic officials said on Monday. What began as a protest against politicized recruitment quotas for government jobs has turned into the worst unrest of … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Mines and Industries Bandar Al Khorayaf will visit Brazil and Chile this week, the ministry said on Sunday. In Brazil, he will hold meetings with officials to expand the state's mining capacity, food processing and aviation, while in Chile he will explore the production of lithium needed for electric vehicle … Read more
PARIS: Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris Olympics, French Foreign Minister Stephane Cezorn said on Monday, sparking outrage after a hard-left member of the French parliament urged them to stay away. “The Israeli delegation is welcome in France,” Sezorn said in Brussels before talks with his Israeli counterpart, calling calls by France Unboyd (LFI) … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli police said on Monday that a Canadian citizen had been “neutralized” in an attempted stabbing attack in a southern Israeli city. Police termed the incident as a terrorist attack.
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Tadaul Al Share index rose 6.73 points or 0.06 percent to close at 12,195.05 on Sunday. Total trading volume of the benchmark index was SR6.12 billion ($1.63 billion), as 74 of the listed stocks advanced, while 154 retreated. The MSCI Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed up 2.46 points, or 0.16 percent, … Read more
TAMSUI/TAOYUAN, Taiwan: Taiwan held anti-landing drills on a strategic river Monday at the start of the annual Han Kuang war games, which this year aim to be as close as possible to real combat without a script. Repeal China's invasion. China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting regular drills around the … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Mines and Industries, Bandar Al Khorayaf, will visit Brazil and Chile this week, the ministry said on Sunday. In Brazil, he will hold meetings with officials to expand the state's mining capacity, food processing and aviation, while in Chile he will explore the production of lithium needed for electric vehicle … Read more
