30-11-2024 DUBLIN: The polls are set to open for the Irish general election. Polling stations will be open between 07:00 and 22:00 local time on Friday to allow voters to choose representatives to serve as Teachtai Dala (TDs) in the Dail, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Ireland’s parliament). The …
Read More »Families return to destruction in southern Lebanon
30-11-2024 BEIRUT: The family of four stood in the middle of the street in front of the pile of twisted metal and broken concrete, struggling to comprehend the devastation they were seeing. The building had been destroyed by a recent Israeli air strike and smoke was still rising from the …
Read More »Israel building new military dividing line across Gaza
30-11-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel is creating a new military dividing line in Gaza, separating off the far north of the strip, satellite images studied by BBC Verify appear to show. Troops are in control of, and are clearing, an area across the width of north Gaza. Satellite images and …
Read More »Syrian rebels launch attack against army in Aleppo province
29-11-2024 DAMASCUS/ AMMAN: Syrian rebels in the last opposition enclave in northern Syria launched on Wednesday a wide-scale military operation against the Syrian army and seized territory in the first such advance in years, army and rebel sources said. The rebel offensive overran at least 10 areas under the control …
Read More »Malaysia drops 1MDB-linked charges against ex-PM Najib
29-11-2024 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal filed against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief to be dropped, their lawyers said. Najib faces several trials linked to the scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad …
Read More »India suspends parliament again over US action on Adani
29-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday after disruptions by lawmakers demanding a discussion of the US indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani, while stocks of his group’s companies clawed back some losses. Last week US authorities accused Adani, his …
Read More »Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin’s warnings: US
29-11-2024 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: The US decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with US intelligence told media but Russia is likely to …
Read More »Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war
29-11-2024 BEIRUT: With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succor to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said. Hezbollah believes the …
Read More »Israel to appeal against ICC warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant
29-11-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel will appeal against the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Judges last week issued warrants for the two men along with Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, saying there were reasonable grounds to believe the three men bore …
Read More »Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees
29-11-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats. The FBI said it was aware of “numerous bomb threats” as well as “swatting incidents”, in which hoax calls are made to attract a police response to …
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