You don’t usually associate the oil industry with humor, but a few days at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit forum in Houston will change your mind. Beneath all the talk of pipelines, polymers and energy policy, there is a layer of levity that, much like the substance itself, can be sweet, light and crude. I’ll…
Australia senator Fraser Anning sparks anger after blaming mosque attacks on 'Muslim immigration' LONDON: An Australia senator has sparked fury for blaming “Muslim immigration” for the terrorist attack that killed 49 people in mosques in New Zealand.The attacks, which involved a white supremacist gunman, drew global condemnation. But Fraser Anning, a senator from Queensland, tweeted…
SYDNEY: The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was set off by attacks in Europe that were perpetrated…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission “in a panicky voice” to return to the airport shortly after takeoff as the plane dipped up and down sharply and appeared to gain…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration opposes curbs on US assistance for the Arab coalition fighting to support the legitimate government in Yemen, United States US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.“The way to alleviate the Yemeni people’s suffering isn’t to prolong the conflict by handicapping our partners in the fight, but by giving the…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration opposes curbs on US assistance for the Arab coalition fighting to support the legitimate government in Yemen, United States US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.“The way to alleviate the Yemeni people’s suffering isn’t to prolong the conflict by handicapping our partners in the fight, but by giving the…
New Zealand terrorist attacks: One Jordanian dead, eight injured with two in critical condition DUBAI: One Jordanian was killed and eight others were injured - with two in critical condition - during the New Zealand terrorist attacks on the two mosques on Friday. Jordan's Foreign Ministry announced that Khaled Haj Musatafa was killed in the attacks,…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
RIYADH: Sandstorms shrouded a number of Saudi Arabian cities in a blanket of dust on Thursday, including Riyadh, while rain and thunderstorms are expected on Friday in central, eastern and southern parts of the Kingdom.The General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection said in a statement that “a cold wave in major parts of the…
DUBAI: Two Saudi citizens were among those injured in the terrorist attacks on Al Noor mosque in New Zealand’s Christchurch, according to an official statement from the Kingdom’s embassy in Wellington. “A Saudi citizen was injured with non-threatening wounds during the shootings and was reassured of his health and safety,” the statement read ealier on Friday.…
NEW DELHI: India’s embattled Jet Airways put photographs of smiling women employees on social media last week for Women’s Day, using the tagline “Standing tall; touching the skies” but few passengers reacted cheerfully.“’Touching the skies’ is a good joke at a time when your flights are getting grounded,” said a respondent on Twitter, while others…
WASHINGTON: The US Securities and Exchange Commission sued Volkswagen AG and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, accusing the company of perpetrating a “massive fraud” on US investors.The SEC said in its civil complaint filed in San Francisco late on Thursday that from April 2014 to May 2015,…
HAWTHORNE, United States: Tesla introduced a new electric sports utility vehicle slightly bigger and more expensive than its Model 3, pitched as an electric car for the masses.Tesla chief executive Elon Musk showed off the “Model Y” late Thursday at the company’s design studio in the southern California city of Hawthorne, and the company began…
Political and Islamic leaders across Asia expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at the two mosques in New Zealand on Friday as some revealed their citizens had been caught up in the bloodshed.The timing of the shootings in the city of Christchurch, during Friday prayers, and the posting on social media of what appeared…
SEOUL: North Korea is considering suspending denuclearization talks with Washington after the Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ended without agreement, one of its top diplomats said Friday.The warning came amid concerns over the North’s satellite rocket launch site, where some rebuilding activity has been observed in recent weeks,…
SEOUL: North Korea is considering suspending denuclearization talks with Washington after the Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ended without agreement, one of its top diplomats said Friday.The warning came amid concerns over the North’s satellite rocket launch site, where some rebuilding activity has been observed in recent weeks,…
BEIRUT: Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said Friday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said more than 21,000 children and 13,000 women were among the dead.The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests in the…
BEIRUT: Eight years of war in Syria have left more than 370,000 people dead including 112,000 civilians, a monitor said Friday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said more than 21,000 children and 13,000 women were among the dead.The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests in the…
TEL AVIV: Israeli warplanes on Friday struck some 100 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a rare rocket attack on the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv. Rocket fire persisted into the morning, setting the stage for additional possible reprisals.The army said that its targets had included an office complex in Gaza City…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
