Indonesia quake: 4 dead, several hurt

Four people died and several were injured after a powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s heavily populated Java island,
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM

US eyes breakthrough in push for peace with Taliban

Washington is hoping for a breakthrough as talks between the US and the Taliban resumed in Doha yesterday in a bid to end 18 years
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM

‘One giant leap for Saudi women’

Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the government said Thursday, ending a restriction that drew international censure and prompted extreme attempts to flee the kingdom.
2 August 2019, 19:10 PM

Al-Qaeda attack kills 19 soldiers in Yemen

Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen yesterday, security officials said, a day after deadly assaults by rebels and a jihadist bomber.
2 August 2019, 19:09 PM

Shooting kills Palestinian, wounds 3 Israel soldiers

A Palestinian crossed into Israel from Gaza and shot at troops, setting off a firefight in which he was killed and three Israeli soldiers were
1 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Rebel, jihadists attacks kill 49

Separate attacks by Shia rebels and a jihadist suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Yemen’s government-held second city Aden yesterday, many of them newly trained police cadets.
1 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Israel okays 700 Palestinian homes, 6,000 settler homes

Israeli ministers have given rare approval to 700 Palestinian homes in the part of the occupied West Bank under the country’s full control while also approving 6,000 homes for settlers, an Israeli official said yesterday. The official, speaking on condition of
31 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Dubai ruler’s wife seeks UK protection order

The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai has applied for a UK forced marriage protection order relating to their children, a London court heard Tuesday. Princess Haya, 45, a wife of 70-year-old United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum,
31 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Saudi King Salman’s brother dies at 96

Saudi Arabia was yesterday gearing up for the funeral of King Salman’s elder brother, the royal court said, after he died at the age of 96.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Report alleges abuses at UN agency for Palestinians

An internal ethics report has alleged mismanagement and abuses of authority at the highest levels of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees even as the organisation faced an unprecedented crisis after US funding cuts.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US rejected offer as ‘not seeking dialogue’: Iran

Iran said yesterday the US had rejected an offer from Tehran for more robust nuclear inspections in exchange for lifting sanctions because Washington is “not seeking dialogue”.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Afghan candidate hurt as Kabul blast kills two

A powerful explosion hit central Kabul yesterday, wounding Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s running mate in the upcoming election and killing at least two others, officials said. At least 25 civilians were injured in the blast that occurred on a road near the private Ghalib
28 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Five doctors killed in Libya air raid: ministry

Five doctors were killed in an air strike by forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on a field hospital near the capital, the health ministry of the UN-recognised government said. Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive in April to try to wrest Tripoli from
28 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Iran slams Britain’s bid as ‘provocative’

Iran yesterday slammed as “provocative” a British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf, amid soaring tensions over the seizure of ships.
28 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Air strikes kill 15 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor

Regime and Russian air strikes yesterday killed 15 civilians, more than half of them children, in northwestern Syria where ramped up
27 July 2019, 18:00 PM

103 civilians killed in 10 days

Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in the past 10 days, including 26 children, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement yesterday.
26 July 2019, 18:19 PM

Pompeo ready for Iran visit ‘if needed’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was willing to go to Iran for talks amid tensions between Tehran and Washington, but also called on Japan, Britain and other nations to join a maritime force to guard oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
26 July 2019, 18:19 PM

UAE jails Filipino for 10 yrs for joining IS

A man from the Philippines has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the United Arab Emirates for being a member of Islamic State and promoting its ideology on social media, Emirati media reported yesterday. State news agency WAM identified the defendant as a 35-year-
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM

116 missing off Libyan coast

At least 116 migrants are missing and another 132 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat capsized off Libya, Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem said yesterday.
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump vetoes measures blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed three congressional resolutions barring billions of dollars in weapons sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are engaged in a devastating war in Yemen.
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM