International

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 …

01-01-2023 KYIV, UKRAINE: Numerous explosions have rocked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day. The attacks on Kyiv on Sunday followed a barrage of at least 20 cruise missiles fired at targets across Ukraine in what officials there called “Terror on New Year’s Eve”. The new …

01-01-2023 WASHINGTON: Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV’s most prominent interviewers, died on Friday at age 93, her longtime ABC News home said. Walters, who created the popular ABC …

01-01-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an “exponential” increase in the production of nuclear warheads and ordered the development of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to counter the United States and South Korea. Kim’s statement was released on state media on Sunday, hours after …

01-01-2023 VATICAN CITY/ LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK: World leaders are mourning the passing of former Pope Benedict XVI, praising his “devotion to the Church”. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on Saturday morning in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery in the Vatican. Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to resign …

01-01-2023 RAMALLAH/ GAZA: The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The General Assembly voted 87 to 26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western …