KABUL: An Afghan official says eight children have been killed by a roadside bomb near their school in the northeastern Takhar province.Sayed Mehraj Sadat, the provincial police chief, said the victims of Saturday’s attack were from 10 to 15 years old.He says the bomb’s intended target was most likely Afghan security forces, who often use…
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put his Brexit withdrawal deal at the center of his election campaign, rejecting an electoral pact with the Brexit Party that would mean he would have to embrace leaving the European Union without a deal.Johnson had previously pledged to take Britain out of the European Union with or…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired tear gas into a park to break up thousands of anti-government protesters who fled to the Central business district, setting fire to street barricades and metro stations in some of the worst violence in months of unrest. Central, its streets lined with banks and top-end jewelry and fashion stores,…
ISTANBUL: At least 13 people were killed and more than 30 injured in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on Turkey's border after a car bomb exploded in a market on Saturday, according to Turkish state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Tel Abyad is one of two major border towns that were the initial…
RIYADH: Yemen’s internationally recognized government will sign an agreement with southern separatists on Tuesday aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the country’s long-running civil war, Yemeni and Saudi officials said. The power-sharing deal would see the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) handed a number of ministries, and the government return to the main southern…
RIYADH: Yemen’s internationally recognized government will sign an agreement with southern separatists on Tuesday aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the country’s long-running civil war, Yemeni and Saudi officials said. The power-sharing deal would see the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) handed a number of ministries, and the government return to the main southern…
Saudi girls’ school launches pioneering project to produce business entrepreneurs of future JEDDAH: Students at a top Saudi school for girls are being given the chance to become the Kingdom’s entrepreneurs of the future by running their own business venture. Dar Al-Fikr School, in Jeddah, has launched an innovative educational and community initiative aimed at…
JEDDAH: Students at a top Saudi school for girls are being given the chance to become the Kingdom’s entrepreneurs of the future by running their own business venture. Dar Al-Fikr School, in Jeddah, has launched an innovative educational and community initiative aimed at arming students with the vital skills required to succeed in the workplace…
JEDDAH: The Saudi government has moved to regulate night work and outline employee rights for those who work outside normal hours in the Kingdom. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, the minister of labor and social development, issued a ministerial decree defining night work, and clarifying the responsibilities and rights of employees at their workplaces.The decree states…
DUBAI: The French-Tunisian street artist El Seed is sitting comfortably in his studio in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue. It’s a funky, cavernous space peppered with both finished and unfinished artworks. All are characterized by elaborate calligraphic compositions. All are distinctively his. “There are 14 types of script that you can define, but I didn’t know there…
DUBAI: The French-Tunisian street artist El Seed is sitting comfortably in his studio in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue. It’s a funky, cavernous space peppered with both finished and unfinished artworks. All are characterized by elaborate calligraphic compositions. All are distinctively his. “There are 14 types of script that you can define, but I didn’t know there…
DUBAI: The French-Tunisian street artist El Seed is sitting comfortably in his studio in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue. It’s a funky, cavernous space peppered with both finished and unfinished artworks. All are characterized by elaborate calligraphic compositions. All are distinctively his. “There are 14 types of script that you can define, but I didn’t know there…
CAIRO: Former Egyptian judo champion Mohamed Ali Rashwan, famous for his gold-medal bout against Yasuhiro Yamashita at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has been honored with a prestigious Japanese award. The 63-year-old on Monday received the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays (also known as the Sunshine medal) from the Japanese ambassador to Egypt…
CAIRO: Former Egyptian judo champion Mohamed Ali Rashwan, famous for his gold-medal bout against Yasuhiro Yamashita at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has been honored with a prestigious Japanese award. The 63-year-old on Monday received the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays (also known as the Sunshine medal) from the Japanese ambassador to Egypt…
Manchester City cruised into the League Cup quarterfinals as Sergio Aguero’s double added to struggling Southampton’s misery in a 3-1 win on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s League Cup holders were two up by halftime at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Nicolas Otamendi and Aguero. Guardiola had made nine changes to the team that beat…
RIYADH: The Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh closed with a total of $20 billion in financial deals signed and a commitment that Saudi Arabia would address the issues of social empowerment and sustainability when it hosts the G20 gathering of heads of state a year from now. Saudi Minister of State Ibrahim Al-Assaf told…
SAN JOSE: Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion, a deal that enables the Internet company to step back into the hotly contested market for smartwatches and health and fitness trackers.Fitbit is a pioneer in wearable technology, but it’s been shredded by that competition. The company’s market capitalization soared to…
SAN JOSE: Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion, a deal that enables the Internet company to step back into the hotly contested market for smartwatches and health and fitness trackers.Fitbit is a pioneer in wearable technology, but it’s been shredded by that competition. The company’s market capitalization soared to…
BELFAST: Detectives probing the deaths of 39 Asian migrants in a refrigerated truck in southeast England renewed on Friday their appeal for two brothers in the haulage business to help with the investigation.Essex Police said they wanted to speak to Ronan and Christopher Hughes from Northern Ireland in connection with the discovery of the bodies…
GENEVA: The treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing the threat of extradition from Britain to the US on espionage charges, is putting his life “at risk,” an independent UN rights expert said Friday.“Unless the UK urgently changes course and alleviates his inhumane situation, Mr. Assange’s continued exposure to arbitrariness and abuse may…
