WASHINGTON (Reuters) : President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that “xenophobia” from China to Japan...
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US military destroys Houthi drone boat
Monitoring Desk AL-MUKALLA: The US Central Command said that its forces have destroyed an explosive...
Iran’s Khamenei criticises Arab-Israel normalisation bids
TEHRAN (AFP): Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday efforts underway to...
COAS, UK Army Chief discuss bilateral defense relations
At least 24 people killed in south China road collapse
Raid at Mexican embassy ‘exceptional’, top...
Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating...
Australia busts, expels ‘nest’ of Indian spies
Global
Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare...
MANILA (Reuters) : The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest...
Trump blasts Biden in rare day on campaign trail
WAUKESHA, US (AFP) : Donald Trump used a break in his hush money trial to stage back-to-back...
Five killed by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine
KYIV (AFP): Five people were killed Wednesday as Russia struck Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv and...
Colombian president says country will cut diplomatic...
Gaza aid port 50 percent complete: Pentagon
Harvey Weinstein faces accuser as judge orders retrial
Russians throng to display of Western ‘trophy’ tanks...
Lebanese Christian leader says Hezbollah’s fighting...
Australia tiptoes around Indian spy scandal
Business
Microsoft to invest $2.2bn in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) : Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to...
SRB tax collection surges 29% to Rs185.2 billion
KARACHI (APP): Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has collected Rs185.2 billion during the first nine months...
Asian markets track Wall Street down
HONG KONG (AFP/ APP): Asian stocks sank in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a sharp sell...
Editorial
Trump’s legal woes increase
New York Judge Juan Merchan on Monday fined former US President Donald Trump $9,000 on nine counts...
Miscalculation leads to crisis
“Gradually, then suddenly,” replies a character in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, on being...
American economy fired by well-off retirees
It is a strange phenomenon. Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates is helping men and women...
Pakistan
20 new buses as part of People’s Bus Service arrived
F.P. Report KARACHI : A fleet of 20 new buses as part of People’s Bus Service has arrived in...
President calls for taking measures to curb street crimes in...
F.P. Report KARACHI : President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday urged Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad...
Bilawal advocates PPP-mode over privatization for institutional...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari...
Fazl expresses solidarity with Palestinians
Pakistan must build Indus Cascade for water security
PM calls for improving conditions of labour class
MQM delegation meets President Asif Ali Zardari
Video: Women ‘misbehave, hurl abuses’ at Motorway cops
Interior Minister Naqvi, Sindh Governor discuss...
Afghanistan
World Bank donates $84 million to Afghanistan
KABUL (Ariana News): The World Bank announced it has approved $84 million in aid to Afghanistan in...
Washington sees interaction with IEA
KABUL (Ariana News): The Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department says that when the interests...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan signed trade contracts
KABUL (Ariana News): Uzbekistan has agreed to sign export contracts worth $44 million with...
104 detained for forgery and fraud in Kabul
Stallholders in Kabul’s PD4 complain about Municipal...
Farmers concerned about impact of snowfall in Bamyan
Herat citizens plead for protection following mosque...
Kabir reiterates IEA will not give in to int’l pressure
Tehran ready to help IEA fight terrorism
Entertainment
Atif Aslam to debut in India’s Malayalam film industry
(Web Desk): Singer Atif Aslam will be making a comeback in the Indian film industry after seven...
Hollywood stunt performers rev up ‘Fall Guy’ premiere
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Fresh from the high-profile success of “Barbie,” Ryan Gosling used...
Imran Abbas, Neelam Muneer gear up for new drama serial
KARACHI (Web Desk): After the success in drama ‘Ehram e Junoon,’ actors Imran Abbas and...
Famous playwright, actor Kamal Rizvi remembered
No plan to be glamorous: Rihanna to keep 2024 Met Gala...
Shah Rukh Khan, son add glitter to team session at...
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan bags ‘Artist in Fashion’...
‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ crashes at Box...
Omar Sy, Eva Green join Cannes jury
Articles
International support for Palestinian Christians in short supply
Ray Hanania Not enough is being done to support Christians in the Arab world, particularly those...
China’s tourism industry on way to full recovery
Yang Jinsong There have been strong signs since last year suggesting the tourism sector is on way...
The wrongs and harms of a Roma register in Norway
Solvor Mjøberg Lauritzen I was trained to be an academic, not a whistleblower. But when I found out...
EU hopes Egypt partnership can help curb illegal...
US students rising for Gaza is a case of humanity at...
Moment of truth approaches for ICC and Israel
Germany’s crackdown on criticism of Israel betrays...
Good Sino-French past offers great future
Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs...
Arts & Literature
Saudi students explore intersection of science and art
Saleh Fareed JEDDAH: The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts has launched an exhibition in...
Pakistani writers say Abu Dhabi book fair opportunity to promote...
Saima Shabbir ISLAMABAD: Pakistani writers taking part in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair on...
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair kicks off with Pakistani...
F.P. Report ABU DHABI : The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, considered one of the world’s most...
Titanic’s richest passenger’s gold pocket...
Khaled Akil on his first solo exhibition in the UAE...
Five rediscovered paintings that sold for more than a...
Gaza puppet maker turns tins into toys crafting hope...
Tate Modern hosts ‘Expressionists’: Blue...
Heba Ismail brings Saudi representation to NFT...
Sports
Pakistani players see improvement in latest ICC T20 rankings
KARACHI (Monitoring Desk): Several Pakistani players have witnessed improvement in their positions...
Smith left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad
SYDNEY (Agencies): Former captain Steve Smith has been left out of Australia’s squad for...
Alcaraz hopes for dream Olympic doubles match-up with Nadal
MADRID (AFP): Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz says he will form a dream team with his legendary compatriot...
Technology
Microsoft to invest $2.2bn in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) : Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to...
Ex-Google workers say firings over Israel contract protest...
LONDON (Reuters) : Workers at Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., have submitted a complaint to...
Ex chief, founder of Binance Zhao sentenced to 4 months in US
SEATTLE (Reuters) : Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the world’s...
Facebook, Instagram in EU crosshairs for election...
Microsoft to invest $1.7B in expanding cloud, AI in...
Ex-Google workers say firings for protesting Israel...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy...
China’s robotic spacecraft headed for moon to carry...
Tesla’s Elon Musk lands in China amid hopes to...
Health
Biden administration takes step to make marijuana use a less...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use as a...
Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters): There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may...
Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, U.S. panel says
NEW YORK (Reuters): Women at average risk for breast cancer should get screening mammograms every...
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Travel
UAE rains: Dubai Airports, airlines issue advisories for...
DUBAI: Dubai Airports and two local airlines on Wednesday issued advisories for passengers related...
Saudi airports awarded customer experience accreditation...
RIYADH: Customer service offerings at 16 Saudi airports have been recognized with a...
‘Feel like a beautiful bird’: hundreds do yoga on...
Bangkok (AFP): Stretching their fingertips to the reddening sky, hundreds of yoga devotees rolled...
Japan town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome...
Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic...
India’s IndiGo to buy 30 A350 planes: Airbus
French air traffic controller strike threatens flight...
Dubai RTA develops 360 maritime services
UK Parliament approves controversial Rwanda...
Kids Corner
Kenya delays schools reopening due to floods
NAIROBI (AFP): Kenya said Monday that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to...
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme...
BEIJING (AFP): South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities...
Paris students end Gaza war protests after street fight
PARIS (AFP): Students at one of France’s most prestigious universities on Friday called off...
BISEM conducts 1st-Ever Online Exam for 9th Grade...
Bangladesh children sweat at home as heatwave shuts...
France’s Macron calls for online parental...
PM laptop scheme to start from next week
Russia announces deal on exchange of children with...
At least 33 million children out of school as intense...
Food
Where we are going today: ‘Dave’s Hot Chicken’ in Riyadh
Sulafa Alkhunaizi Dave’s Hot Chicken — a parking-lot food truck in East Hollywood before becoming...
Study unveils Türkiye’s dining trends: Döner, meatballs...
ISTANBUL: Arecent study conducted by a prominent bank in Türkiye has shed light on the...
Where we are going today: ‘Tikka Khan’ delicious grilled chicken...
Nada Hameed As soon as you step inside Tikka Khan on Qassem Zeinah Street in Jeddah’s Rawdah...
Fadi Kattan shares cheese-stuffed grape leaves recipe...
Where we are going today: ‘TNDR’ fried chicken in...
In Pakistan’s Peshawar, famed ‘Taj Soda’ has been...
Döner earns EU recognition: A traditional delight from...
Pakistan’s Siri Paye makes it to most delicious...
Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for...
Kenya flood toll rises to 179 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI (Reuters): Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with...
Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched...
LA County tries to stop Catalina Island plans to shoot down...
Sharon Udasin A proposal from California’s Catalina Island to shoot down invasive mule deer via...