International

02-01-2023 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories was “despicable.” “The Jewish people are not occupiers on their own land nor occupiers in our …

02-01-2023 BEIJING: China’s defence ministry has accused the United States of violating international law and of “slander and hype” following a confrontation between a Chinese fighter jet and an American reconnaissance plane over the contested waters of the South China Sea. The statement late on Saturday came days after the …

02-01-2023 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan says it has handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement on Sunday that India had simultaneously handed over a …

02-01-2023 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: An explosion outside the military airport in Kabul has caused multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry said. “Today morning an explosion took place outside Kabul military airport, due to which a number of our citizens were martyred and injured,” spokesman Abdul Nafi …

02-01-2023 CARACAS: Venezuela’s opposition has voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove its leader, Juan Guaido. The move comes four years after Guaido declared himself president following the re-election of Nicolas Maduro in disputed polls. He was recognized by many Western countries, including the US, but failed to oust …

02-01-2023 TEHRAN/ KABUL: In the wake of the Taliban’s move to suspend education for girls, Iran is ready to host Afghan girl university students, MP Mehdi Esmaeili has said. In line with philanthropic values, if the Afghan government does not reconsider its decision, the Islamic Republic of Iran will accept …

02-01-2023 ZAGREB: Croatia on Sunday switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone, two major milestones for the country after joining the European Union nearly a decade ago. At midnight, the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone. It is …

02-01-2023 MAKKAH: A classic car show at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival has opened a window into the past with parades featuring timeless vehicles. The show offered car owners the chance to demonstrate their commitment to preserving classic cars. Held 130 km north of Riyadh, the 45-day camel festival that …

02-01-2023 RAMALLAH: Most Palestinians will remember 2022 as a painful year in terms of the scale of human loss, the increase in Israeli aggression, and the election of an extreme right-wing Israeli government that will further deny them their rights. Ibrahim Melhem, spokesman for the Palestinian government, told Arab News …

02-01-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIJING: Chinese officials must share more real-time information on COVID in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Many of the country’s strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks, but cases have soared and several countries are now screening …