KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian prime minister on Tuesday condemned the Israeli government over the use of military force against Palestinian protesters who were marching to mark the anniversary of the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip. “I strongly condemn the excessive use of force in retaliation by Israel toward the Palestinians, using hundreds…
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is on course to win the country’s April 17 election, according to the latest opinion polls.Widodo had on Tuesday opened up a clear lead on his rival, former three-star general Prabowo Subianto, a survey by private pollster Indo Barometer revealed.Out of 1,200 people questioned, 50.8 percent indicated they would vote…
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to supplement Gaza’s usual shallows fare of sardines, shrimp and crab. This week, as part of Egyptian-mediated efforts to ease the plight of 2 million residents of the…
GAZA CITY: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said on Tuesday the rocket from Gaza that hit a house in Israel last week launched due to a technical error, his first official statement on the strike. The rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip on March 25 destroyed a house north of Tel Aviv and injured seven…
ALGIERS: Algeria’s ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika submitted his resignation with immediate effect, state television said Tuesday, ceding power in the face of massive street protests after two decades at the helm.Bouteflika “officially advised the Constitutional Council of the end of his term of office as President of the Republic” from Tuesday, said a news ticker…
Saudi investment chiefs have revealed ambitious plans to transform the Kingdom into a top-class hub for world transport. The visionary proposals, incorporating the privatization of the country’s 27 airports, were outlined by the governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Ibrahim Al-Omar, on the final day of the 2019 Global Aviation Summit (GAS)…
Hind Al-Zahid has been appointed by Minister of Civil Services Sulaiman Al-Hamdan as the ministry’s undersecretary for women’s empowerment. Al-Zahid is passionate about empowering women and has been the manager of the Businesswomen Center at the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry since April 2007. She attained a master’s degree in business administration from…
JEDDAH: King Salman on Monday ordered the release of prisoners being held in the Eastern Province on financial charges. Inmates whose cases are non-criminal and with debts of less than SR1 million ($266,655) will be set free and their dues fully paid, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The king also hosted a number of…
DUBAI: Actor Zachary Levi had given up hope of ever wearing a cape. “At 38 years old, I thought I’d missed my chance to play a bona fide superhero,” the US film star told Arab News. Levi had already tasted Marvel action as the character Fandral in both “Thor” sequels but “didn’t feel like that was…
DUBAI: Actor Zachary Levi had given up hope of ever wearing a cape. “At 38 years old, I thought I’d missed my chance to play a bona fide superhero,” the US film star told Arab News. Levi had already tasted Marvel action as the character Fandral in both “Thor” sequels but “didn’t feel like that was…
DUBAI: Actor Zachary Levi had given up hope of ever wearing a cape. “At 38 years old, I thought I’d missed my chance to play a bona fide superhero,” the US film star told Arab News. Levi had already tasted Marvel action as the character Fandral in both “Thor” sequels but “didn’t feel like that was…
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will probably play against Villarreal in La Liga this week, because “there’s no suitable scenario for resting” the Argentine superstar, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said on Monday. Barcelona are 10 points clear at the top of the Spanish League ahead of Tuesday’s away game, followed by a home tie with second-place Atletico…
LONDON: Almost a third of the Gulf’s top companies are listed in Saudi Arabia, according to a ranking prepared by the organizer of next week’s Top CEO conference. It found that 31 companies listed on the Tadawul exchange are among the region’s best 100 firms, as ranked by 2018 financial performance and good corporate governance.…
LONDON: Almost a third of the Gulf’s top companies are listed in Saudi Arabia, according to a ranking prepared by the organizer of next week’s Top CEO conference. It found that 31 companies listed on the Tadawul exchange are among the region’s best 100 firms, as ranked by 2018 financial performance and good corporate governance.…
LONDON: Almost a third of the Gulf’s top companies are listed in Saudi Arabia, according to a ranking prepared by the organizer of next week’s Top CEO conference. It found that 31 companies listed on the Tadawul exchange are among the region’s best 100 firms, as ranked by 2018 financial performance and good corporate governance.…
BHIMTAL, India: When India’s election commission said that its code of conduct would be applied to social media companies as well as political parties, some analysts scoffed, saying it lacked the capacity to check fake news.Just days before India’s multi-phase general election begins April 11, observers said Tuesday that the commission is indeed struggling with…
Greek PM hails new ties during landmark N. Macedonia visit SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia: Greece’s prime minister was greeted with hugs and selfies on Tuesday during his landmark visit to newly renamed North Macedonia, where the neighbors celebrated a new start after resolving their decades-long identity row.The one-day trip came a little more than…
KABUL: At a rehabilitation center in Afghanistan, Imran Gul clasped two parallel bars, cautiously easing his weight onto his new leg.The 25-year-old nomad had been driving a tractor on hilly farmland when a land mine exploded, making him the latest victim of a scourge that has worsened in recent years as fighting intensifies between the…
BEIRUT: A US-backed force said Tuesday it was chasing Daesh group fighters in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants more than a week after their “caliphate” was declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by warplanes of a US-led coalition, dislodged Daesh fighters from their last redoubt in the village of Baghouz near…
BEIRUT: A US-backed force said Tuesday it was chasing Daesh group fighters in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants more than a week after their “caliphate” was declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by warplanes of a US-led coalition, dislodged Daesh fighters from their last redoubt in the village of Baghouz near…
