GAZA CITY: Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded 17 Palestinians during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border, where rallies have been held for nearly a year, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. A ministry statement reported “17 injuries by the Israeli occupation forces with live ammunition,” without giving details on the condition of those shot.…
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops on Friday shot and wounded 17 Palestinians during a protest on the Gaza-Israel border, where rallies have been held for nearly a year, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. A ministry statement reported “17 injuries by the Israeli occupation forces with live ammunition,” without giving details on the condition of those shot.…
British minister urges implementation of Stockholm Agreement on Yemen during Gulf tour LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will meet Yemeni government officials and Houthi leaders during a trip to the Gulf region to urge the immediate implementation of the UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement.Hunt visited Muscat on Friday where he signed a joint declaration on UK-Omani…
GENEVA: At least 84 people, two thirds of them children, have died since December on their way to al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Daesh in the Deir al-Zor region, the United Nations said on Friday."There are reports of 175 children having been hospitalised due to medical symptoms from severe acute malnutrition," Jens Laerke,…
GENEVA: At least 84 people, two thirds of them children, have died since December on their way to Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Daesh in the Deir Ezzor region, the United Nations said on Friday."There are reports of 175 children having been hospitalised due to medical symptoms from severe acute malnutrition," Jens Laerke,…
CAIRO: A hero railway worker told Arab News on Thursday how he acted instinctively to save lives when a train crashed into platform buffers and its fuel tank exploded in a fireball. At least 10 people are thought to owe their lives to Walid Marhi Hassan Al-Faqi’s quick action after Wednesday’s disaster at Ramses station…
ALASKA: President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that US-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Daesh militants, contradicting the commander of the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, who said it would take another week."We just took over, you know, you kept hearing it was 90 percent, 92 percent,…
KHARTOUM: More than 1,000 anti-government protesters demonstrated in and around Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday, witnesses said, the first rallies since emergency courts were set up nationwide on Tuesday to combat more than two months of unrest.Security forces fired tear gas at about 400 protesters at Omdurman Grand Market, in Khartoum’s twin city across the…
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide. The leading state sponsor of terror is extending its malign presence online, with Saudi Arabia among its main targets. Iran’s growing…
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide. The leading state sponsor of terror is extending its malign presence online, with Saudi Arabia among its main targets. Iran’s growing…
LONDON: Britain on Thursday doubled its bilateral support funding to Jordan, pledging £650 million ($860 million) over five years. The UK government hosted a ministerial conference to promote growth and investment opportunities in Jordan, inviting a host of senior financial representatives, non-profit organizations and several business and economic delegations from around the world. The conference…
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide. The leading state sponsor of terror is extending its malign presence online, with Saudi Arabia among its main targets. Iran’s growing…
DUBAI: Iran is one of the biggest threats in cyberspace, according to experts who warn that a global response is needed to repel its rising wave of cyberattacks on government and communications infrastructure worldwide. The leading state sponsor of terror is extending its malign presence online, with Saudi Arabia among its main targets. Iran’s growing…
