Wall Street Journal Faces Scrutiny Over Unproven UNRWA-Hamas Allegations: Semaphore LONDON: The Wall Street Journal is unable to verify claims from a January report suggesting links between staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and Hamas militants. According to US news website Semaphore, the WSJ's top … Read more
JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working around the clock in the Middle East, with Israel on high alert Tuesday for possible Iranian retaliation for two high-profile assassinations.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent additional warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held crisis talks with his national security … Read more
JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working around the clock in the Middle East, with Israel on high alert Tuesday for possible Iranian retaliation for two high-profile assassinations.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent additional warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held crisis talks with his national security … Read more
RIYADH: Turki bin Abdullah Al-Zawini, director general of the Human Resources Development Fund, said the fund has helped more than 153,000 Saudi men and women get jobs in the private sector in the first half of 2024. Al-Zawini said the fund disbursed SR3.79 billion ($1 billion) to private sector establishments for training, employment and empowerment … Read more
BEIRUT: Six Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, with the group attacking northern Israel and claiming low-flying Israeli warplanes breached the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah, backed by its ally Hamas, has traded fire almost daily with Israel since the October 7 attack on Israel by the … Read more
ABU DHABI: Featherweight champion Ilya Topuria defeated Max Holloway at No. 2 on a strong card for UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. The co-main event will feature a clash of top middleweights: No. 3-ranked contender Robert Whittaker and No. 11-ranked Khamjat Chimaev in a five-round matchup with title implications. As well as being the second … Read more
'It's like heaven for esports players,' says Riyad Ayanami after the victory RIYADH: With the whitest of sands, the most golden of sunsets and the look-your-feet-clear aquamarine waters, Cebu Island in the Philippines epitomizes a beautiful honeymoon destination. Not everyone there, however, is happy while their time away at the beach. Each of the Omega … Read more
Najaf, Iraq: After watching his once-luxurious rice fields shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntajer al-Joufi fought back by using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. This is the first time using modern techniques that consume less water to grow rice, said Joufi, 40, as he surveyed his plot of land … Read more
The president of Bangladesh has opened the way for elections to be held in Hasina's place by dissolving the parliament DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for fresh elections to replace the prime minister, who has long resigned and left the country after weeks of violent unrest. The decision was … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi oil major Aramco posted a net profit of $29.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting a 6.59 percent quarterly growth despite challenging market conditions. In the first half of the year, the company said its net income reached $56.3 billion. Operating cash flow was $64.7 billion in the six months to … Read more
