International

08-11-2023 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: A senior Hamas leader has refused to acknowledge that his group killed civilians in Israel, claiming only conscripts were targeted. Moussa Abu Marzouk told the BBC that “women, children and civilians were exempt” from Hamas’s attacks. His claims are in stark contrast to the wealth of …

08-11-2023 NAYPYIDAW/ MOSCOW: Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has met Russia’s Navy Chief as the two countries prepared to hold their first ever joint maritime exercises off Myanmar’s Andaman coast. The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, in a front-page report, showed Min Aung Hlaing saluting an …

08-11-2023 MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that a remark by an Israeli junior minister who appeared to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza had raised a huge number of questions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday suspended Heritage Minister Amihay …

08-11-2023 NEW YORK: Hundreds of protesters, many from the group Jewish Voice for Peace, staged a sit-in on Monday outside New York’s Statue of Liberty, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Video on social media, including footage posted by the group itself, showed throngs …

08-11-2023 RIYADH: AlUla’s rise as a tourist destination has been boosted with national flag carrier Saudia increasing its connectivity to the ancient city from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to eight flights a week. According to a statement, the agreement between the Royal Commission for AlUla and the airline was formalized …

08-11-2023 WASHINGTON: Under dark skies and steady rain, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the Port of Tacoma, in Washington State, to block a military supply vessel they believe will carry weapons from the United States to Israel. There, they fear any weaponry on board will be used in Israel’s …

07-11-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israeli bombardment across Gaza continues as the death toll in the besieged Palestinian territory reaches at least 10,022 since October 7. At least 152 people have been killed in the occupied West Bank and more than 1,400 in Israel during the same period. The …

07-11-2023 PARIS: Amid the stark division of the world on the Israel-Hamas war, an incident of collective Muslim prayer at a French airport has sparked controversy on social media. Images of dozens of travelers performing collective Muslim prayer at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris have gone viral on social …

07-11-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI: Mending frayed diplomatic relations between India and Canada will be a long process after each side adopted maximalist positions, despite New Delhi’s surprise move to ease some visa curbs on Canadians, officials and experts say. India recently decided to partially restore visa services, weeks after suspending …

07-11-2023 CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met for talks aimed at easing years of tensions in Beijing. Albanese, who landed in Shanghai on Saturday, is the first Australian leader to visit China since 2016. The visit is seen as a key moment in …