GAZA STRIP (AFP): Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State...
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Ukraine war: Russian missiles wreck Kharkiv hotel –...
KYIV: Two Russian missiles have struck a hotel in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv...
Trump cannot deliver closing arguments at NY fraud trial, judge...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Donald Trump cannot personally deliver a closing argument in his civil fraud...
PM for establishing global fund to ensure worldwide...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy denies facing pressure from allies...
Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks jumps to 23,357
Erdogan warns Israel about more ops against spies at...
Blinken meets Palestinian leader after urging Israel...
Iran develops new drone for Russian war in Ukraine:...
Global
Austin Praises Close U.S.-Kenya Partnership
By: Joseph Clark WASHINGTON DC: The two leaders held talks at the Pentagon just months after...
Austin Thanks Blue Star Families for Their Support During Global...
By: David Vergun WASHINGTON DC: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked members of Blue...
US CENTCOM Conducts Strike Killing Kata’ib Hezbollah Senior...
WASHINGTON DC: At 9:30 p.m. (Baghdad Time) February 7, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces...
Business
Oil prices surge on Red Sea escalation
SINGAPORE (AFP): Oil prices surged four percent on Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes...
Sterling gains vs dollar ahead of US inflation data
LONDON (Reuters): The British pound edged up against the dollar on Thursday ahead of U.S. data that...
Stellantis to invest in French sodium-ion battery maker for EV...
PARIS (Reuters): Stellantis announced on Friday that it is investing in French sodium-ion battery...
Editorial
Italy’s Letta and Right wing politics
Italian Democratic party leader and former short term Prime Minister, Enrico Letta has cautioned...
Iran’s nuclear deal under Barnea’s assault
According to Iranian media, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has declared that the investigation by...
Revival of IMF deal and the next
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board on Monday approved the revival of Pakistan’s Extended...
Pakistan
Elections 2024: Pakistan shuts border crossings with...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said border crossings with Afghanistan...
JUI-F’s Hamdullah escapes gun attack at Qil Abdullah
F.P. Report QUETTA: JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah has come under a gun attack at Qil Abdullah, on...
CEC calls for high security alert ahead of elections
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has instructed the chief...
Afghanistan
Recognition of Taliban govt still not on table: Kabulov
KABUL (Khaama Press): The special representative of Russia for Afghanistan has unequivocally...
NEPA calls for resumption of projects
KABUL (TOLOnews): Hafiz Aziz Rahman, head of the National Environmental Protection Agency, on...
Refugees in Torkham ask for relocation to home areas
KABUL (TOLOnews): Returning refugees who have moved to temporary camps in the Torkham crossing area...
Entertainment
Netflix releases trailer for hilarious crime comedy ‘The...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: The official trailer for Netflix’s upcoming crime comedy, The...
Kim Kardashian teases Kendall Jenner about her love life in...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Kim Kardashian has been caught trolling her younger sister Kendall...
WGA strike delays ‘Community’ movie as negotiations...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: After nearly completing the script for the Community movie creator Dan...
Sana’s BOLD GROOVING to ‘Sanson Ki Mala’ has fans...
Urfi Javed’s new dress made of TEA BAGS stuns netizens
Shakira hangs out with Lewis Hamilton as she returns...
Putting the K in hip-hop: South Korea’s Jay Park
Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for first...
Wahaj Ali and Mehwish Hayat’s Teri Meri...
Articles
Netanyahu and Biden offer terrorists all they ever dreamed of
Baria Alamuddin Extremists of all varieties have exploited the Gaza violence to go on the offensive...
How Jordan and Syria can cooperate to improve relations
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Several of the challenges that Jordan and Syria currently face could be...
Regional upheaval offers Assad regime a window to recalibrate
Zaid M. Belbagi When Arab streets erupted in protest more than a decade ago, the most vulnerable...
Arts & Literature
Kashmir city opens its doors to cinema after 14-year hiatus
SRINAGAR (AP): Indian-occupied Kashmir has opened its doors to movie theaters after 14 years of...
Can’t Hurt Me
Author: David Goggins In Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins shares how he transformed himself from a...
Royal Mughal Pashmina carpet from 17th century on show at...
Maan Jalal Christie’s Dubai is showcasing a number of extraordinary and rare pieces of art, many of...
Five things to know about the Nobel prizes
Ottoman cups found in Agora of Smyrna in Izmir
Newly launched website gives Islamic art global...
Milkweed, Cypress Spurge, and Other Native Plants Soar...
NYUAD Art Gallery reopens with exhibitions by emerging...
Sharjah exhibition to showcase works by Iraqi-Kurdish...
Sports
Khurram Shahzad doubt for Boxing Day Test against Australia
F.P. Report PERTH: Pakistan fast bowler Khurram Shahzad suffered an injury and he was doubtful his...
Salt smashes ton as England set up decider with West Indies
Barbados (AFP): Phil Salt smashed a superb 119 from just 57 balls as England beat West Indies by 75...
Perfect relationship with Mbappe: Luis
Poissy (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insists he has a “perfect”...
Kaliwal Zalmi League Season 3 embarked on its journey
Sidra soars in ICC women’s ODI player rankings
Wenger says Fifa’s expanded Club WC will help...
Mitchell Starc emerges most expensive player ever of...
ILT20 bans Naveen for breaching agreement with Sharjah...
Pakistan announces 17-member squad for T20I series in...
Technology
China wants to start using moon soil to build lunar bases as...
BEIJING (Reuters): China wants to start building a lunar base using soil from the moon in five...
3D-printed rocket maker to focus on bigger vehicle for...
FLORIDA (AFP): Relativity Space, an aerospace startup that carried out the first test flight of a...
RoboCop? No, RoboDog: Robotic dog rejoins New York police
NEW YORK (AP): New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday...
NPR quits twitter after being labeled ‘State...
Search for alien life extends to Jupiter’s icy...
New Israeli spyware targets journalists, politicians:...
S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade...
Less than half Americans say next vehicle is an EV
China proposes measures to manage generative AI...
Health
North Korea locks down capital due to ‘respiratory...
PYONGYANG (AFP): North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over “respiratory...
US proposes once-a-year Covid shots for most Americans
WASHINGTON (AP): US health officials want to make Covid-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu...
Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO
GENEVA (AFP): Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five...
News in Picture
KARACHI: Banking Mohtasib of Pakistan, Muhammad Kamran Shehzad...
“Today’s Cartoon”
KARACHI: Chief of MQM Bahali Committee Dr Farooq Sattar...
Travel
Saudi Arabia building $5 billion turtle-shaped gigayacht
Monitoring Desk RIYADH: An Italian design studio is planning to build a yacht like the world has...
Abu Dhabi airport expects 1.5 million Etihad Airways passengers...
Hayley Skirka Winter is peak travel season for the UAE and Etihad Airways is gearing up for an...
World’s oldest market bridge: Irgandı, Türkiye’s...
Özge Şengelen ISTANBUL: One of only four bridges in the world with a bazaar on top of it, Irgandı...
Dubai Harbour welcomes 5,500 passengers as cruise...
Orange Line train fare revised
Abu Dhabi ranks first in global survey of top cities...
Nepal: Journey beyond the mountains to the heart of...
US judge throws out policy used to block migrant entry
Snow-clad mountains become an attraction for winter...
Kids Corner
Face-to-face school learning not expected anytime soon in Germany
Monitoring Desk Lars Klingbeil of Germany’s Social Democratic Party has suggested that...
Here are the best iPad games in 2021
Monitoring Desk Searching for a new game to while away the hours during the coronavirus pandemic...
Emotions tend to run high in “Children of the Sea,”
Monitoring Desk People are mostly relatable as objects in the Japanese animated fantasy “Children...
Food
In Damascus, crispy pastry sweetens frugal Ramadan
DAMASCUS (AFP): Year after year Ramadan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy...
Ramadan recipes give a taste of Tabuk’s incredible heritage
JEDDAH (Arabnews): A history of civilizations stretching back thousands of years, along with a...
Healthy sehri with Memon fusion omelette
F.P. Report KARACHI: One of the most difficult tasks in Ramazan is deciding what to have for sehri...
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Leading ozone scientist says more climate surprises likely
NEW YORK (AFP): Susan Solomon, a leading scientist in the fight to tackle the Antarctic ozone hole...
African nations consider swapping debt for climate funding
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP): African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from...
World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
BERLIN (AP): Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate...