30-03-2024 THE HAGUE/ GAZA CITY: The UN’s top court has ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel had to act “without delay” to allow the “provision… of urgently …

30-03-2024 DAMASCUS: An Israeli airstrike on Syria’s Aleppo province has killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers in an area near Hezbollah weapons depots, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said. “At least 36 soldiers were killed and dozens wounded,” said the group, which has an extensive network of …

30-03-2024 PARIS: France has moved a step closer to banning discrimination in the workplace against hairstyles. A bill has been approved in the National Assembly and will now be debated in the Senate. The law will bar employers from requiring hair to be straightened and for afros, dreadlocks and braids …

30-03-2024 THE HAGUE/ CAIRO:The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave’s Palestinian population and halt spreading famine but Gaza’s Hamas rulers said a ceasefire was needed to …

30-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India strongly objected on Wednesday to US remarks about its “internal affairs” after the arrest of Delhi’s chief minister, a government rival, and the freezing of opposition Congress party bank accounts ahead of an election. Arvind Kejriwal whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governs …

30-03-2024 BERLIN: “Sausage Dogs to be banned in Germany,” screamed headlines in the UK this week. Germany’s biggest-selling newspaper Bild went full circle, fascinated by the panic: “Brits Fear for the German Sausage Dog.” The story arose from the German Kennels Association (VDH), which has launched a petition against a …

30-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: A new report by the UN describes the “outrageous practices” used by gangs in Haiti to brutalize, punish and control the civilian population. It says that the gangs, which are estimated to control more than 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, recruit and abuse children, sometimes killing those who …

30-03-2024 NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire, who emerged as a high profile champion of crypto before his firm’s …

29-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India will send two delegations next month to Chile to scout for lithium and copper resources, a government source said, as rapid economic expansion and New Delhi’s efforts to speed up the energy transition stoke demand for critical minerals. Chile is a key …

29-03-2024 RIYADH/ DOHA: Stock markets in the Gulf declined on Thursday, as investors awaited key inflation data due on Friday to assess the likely path of interest rates from the US Federal Reserve. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index (.TASI), opens new tab fell 0.3% with most sectors in the red and …