How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
Riyadh: In the first trading session of the week, Saudi Arabia's Tadaul Al Share index increased by 149.22 points or 1.24 percent to close at 12,175.43 on Sunday.Total trading volume of the benchmark index was SR6 billion ($1.6 billion) as 143 stocks advanced, while 84 retreated.The Kingdom's parallel market Nomu also closed up 82.97 points, … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's national carrier topped the list of global airlines as it achieved an 88.22 percent on-time arrival rate in June, according to new data from independent aviation tracking site Sirium. Saudi also recorded an on-time departure rate of 88.73 percent while operating 16,133 flights to a network of more than 100 destinations across … Read more
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned girls' education, leaving thousands of classrooms empty KABUL: Before the Taliban suspended secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with her older sisters. But after the ban was imposed about three years ago, they stopped attending classes. “They didn't want to come alone. … Read more
Cairo: There was widespread condemnation on Sunday of an Israeli air strike on a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, which killed at least 30 people, including many children. The Arab Parliament “condemned the brutal targeting and heinous massacre by Israeli forces against unarmed Palestinian civilians inside a school field hospital … Read more
Benghazi: A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city's residents, the attorney general said on Sunday.Officials tasked with managing the country's dams were sentenced to 9 to 27 years in prison by Derna's appeals court. Four … Read more
Beirut: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) said on Sunday that it has delayed the departure of some incoming flights to land in Beirut overnight until Monday morning. Israel vowed swift retaliation against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah after a rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers on Saturday. Hezbollah denied … Read more
Rochester: Two years ago, American Andy Ogletree was part of London's inaugural LIV Golf Course. Not going well. Battling through lingering hip and back injuries the previous year, he finished last and stopped looking for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again at the LIV Golf event in England, and once again he is … Read more
Beirut: Lebanon has called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday and warned of large-scale reprisals. Hezbollah denied Israel's accusation that it bombed Majdal Shams on Saturday, saying in a statement that it “has nothing to do with the Islamic Resistance incident, … Read more
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group vowed on Sunday to resume protests that have sparked a deadly police crackdown and nationwide unrest until several of their leaders are released from custody. Last week's violence killed at least 205 people, according to police and hospital figures, in one of the biggest upheavals of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's … Read more
