08-09-2023 JERUSALEM/ RIYADH: A cash boost of hundreds of millions of dollars and more control of land in the occupied West Bank are among Palestinian demands in the event of a three-way deal involving the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel, the BBC has learned. Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) …

08-09-2023 DHAKA: Hundreds of articles praising Bangladeshi government policies apparently by independent experts have appeared in national and international media but the authors have questionable credentials, fake photos, and may not even exist, an investigation by the AFP news agency has found. Commentators say it is evidence of a sustained …

08-09-2023 LONDON: A manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on “terrorism”-related charges who escaped from a prison in southwest London, according to the United Kingdom’s Counter Terrorism Policing force. Daniel Abed Khalife, who is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating …

08-09-2023 BEIJING: In a move to reduce reliance on foreign technologies and promote domestic alternatives, China has barred officials at central government agencies from using Apple’s iPhones or other foreign-branded gadgets for work. The ban was reportedly implemented in recent weeks, but it is not clear how widely it is …

08-09-2023 SAN FRANCISCO: The body of Yohanes Kidane, a young Netflix engineer who had gone missing in San Francisco in mid-August has been found dead, Marin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday. The details about his death, which had been declared a suicide, were released by the police after the completion …

07-09-2023 By Syed Najaf Ali Shoukat BAGHDAD/ KARBALA/ NAJAF: Every year, millions of Shia Muslims and some people of other faiths from around the world take part in a special pilgrimage ritual, culminating in what is arguably the world’s largest public gathering. According to the sources closed to Iraq’s passport …

07-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court concluded its hearing on Tuesday on petitions challenging New Delhi’s 2019 imposition of direct rule in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), a snap decision that led to protests, mass arrests and strong condemnation from Pakistan. On 5th …

07-09-2023 TRIPOLI: Outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, about 150 Sudanese men, women and children have been camped out since July. They spend the nights out in the open, sleeping on the dry dirt as cars swish by, after …

07-09-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has decided to wear a mask indoors and while meeting people as a precaution as the First Lady contracted COVID-19, according to the White House, as questions have emerged about his international travel to India for the G20 summit. The coronavirus infection in Jill …

07-09-2023 LONDON: The UK government is likely to declare the Russian mercenary group Wagner a terrorist organization, making it illegal to be a part of or support the group. According to a draft order that will be presented to parliament, Wagner’s assets will be designated as terrorist property and seized …