International

By Zahid Rabbani The Israeli army and settlers have killed 67 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 13 children. Palestinian Ministry of Health says the death toll is the highest in the past 22 years. The year 2022 was the sixth year of a consecutive annual increase in the …

HOUSTON: Oil prices edged higher on Friday on strong economic data in the euro zone and Britain, but futures fell for the week as interest rate and demand uncertainty weighed. Brent futures settled up 56 cents at $81.66 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) rose 50 cents to …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday asserted that the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will lead to regional stability, According to details, the foreign minister held a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahian. Both the foreign ministers extended Eid greetings to …

KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday after battles between rival generals in control since their 2021 coup killed at least 56 civilians and wounded hundreds more people, sparking international alarm. Deafening explosions and intense gunfire shook buildings in the capital Khartoum’s northern and southern suburbs as …

—Reuters Amid a flurry of criticism from US officials over the short-video sharing app TikTok, a US state has voted to ban the Chinese-owned social media app, citing threats to security. According to CBS, Montana became the first state Friday to pass a bill banning TikTok from operating in the …

JERUSALEM: Israeli jets hit Syrian military targets on Sunday in response to rockets ‘launched’ towards Israeli-controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said. State media in Syria reported explosions in the vicinity of the capital Damascus as Israel said its forces continued to hit Syrian territory after six rockets were fired overnight …

  BEIJING,:China’s growth will steer the global economy back on track, pinpointed Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, while commenting on the global inflation, which has become one of the leading concerns of the year for many. High inflation remains geographically broad-based. “If you look at …

VOX Cinemas, the dedicated cinema arm of Majid Al Futtaim, is excited to announce the launch of a new menu at THEATRE, its luxury cinema concept which combines fine food and film. Now available at all THEATRE locations in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, the new menu has been …

BRUSSELS: Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday in a historic shift that drew an angry warning of “countermeasures” from the Kremlin. Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine last year upended Europe’s security landscape and prompted Finland — and its neighbour Sweden — to drop decades of military non-alignment. …

Dubai Customs been actively executing the “Al-Furdah Hands” initiative, which involves distributing meals to individuals commuting on major roads just before iftar during Ramadan. The initiative embodies the values of communal participation and solidarity, thereby bringing joy to the wider community. The initiative, supervised by the Ghayath Volunteer Team at …