11-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Israel’s Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA), opens new tab has submitted a proposal to India’s government to build an $8 billion chipmaking facility in the South Asian nation, national daily Indian Express reported on Sunday. Tower, seeking government incentives for its plan, is looking to manufacture 65 nanometre …
Read More »Houthis hold militants’ funeral martyred in US air strikes
11-02-2024 SANA’A/ DOHA /JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthi militia held a funeral on Saturday for at least 17 militants killed during joint US-British airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed militants, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said. The Houthis have launched waves of exploding drones and missiles at commercial ships since Nov. 19 in …
Read More »Malaysia’s top court strikes out Islamic laws in landmark case
11-02-2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has a dual-track legal system with …
Read More »Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan’s party threatens protests
11-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Candidates backed by the party of jailed Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan plan to form a government, a senior aide to the former prime minister said on Saturday, urging supporters to peacefully protest if final election results are …
Read More »Hamas had command tunnel under UN Gaza headquarters
11-02-2024 GAZA City: Israeli forces have discovered a tunnel network hundreds of metres (yards) long and running partly under UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters, the military says, calling it new evidence of Hamas exploitation of the main relief agency for Palestinians. Army engineers took reporters for foreign news outlets through the passages …
Read More »Biden hits back after special counsel report on secret docs
10-02-2024 WASHINTON: US President Joe Biden has hit back angrily at an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to recall key life events. “My memory is fine,” he insisted in a surprise news briefing. He gave an emotional response to a claim that he could not …
Read More »US warns Israel sending troops into Rafah risks ‘disaster’
10-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: The US has warned Israel that staging a military offensive into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah without proper planning would be a “disaster”. Some 1.5 million Palestinians are surviving in the city bordering Egypt in dire humanitarian conditions. The White House said it would not support …
Read More »Aid groups sound alarm over escalating Congo violence
10-02-2024 KINSHASA: Civilians facing bombs, thousands forced to flee and lost children, aid organizations have again sounded the alarm over the impact of escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fresh fighting erupted on Thursday. Clashes between M23 rebels and pro-government forces that have gone on for more …
Read More »Icelandic volcano erupts for third time in two months
10-02-2024 GRINDAVIK, ICELAND: A third volcanic eruption occurred on Thursday on the southwestern peninsula of Reykjanes in Iceland, the Business Recorder reported. This is the third volcano eruption since December 2023 in the peninsula. On Thursday, the third volcanic explosion to strike the region since December began on the Reykjanes …
Read More »UAE in talks to develop $22bn beach land in Egypt
10-02-2024 DUBAI. CAIRO: The United Arab Emirates is in advanced talks to purchase and develop a large piece of land on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in a deal that could bolster the troubled economy of the North African nation. An UAE consortium has been picked to work with Egyptian partners to …
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