22-04-2024 WEST BANK/ NUR SHAMS/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces martyred dozens more Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was also dead as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces …
Read More »Satellite images show damages at Iranian & Israeli airbases
22-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN/ DUBAI: An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehran’s unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway, a satellite image analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows. The overall damage done to Nevatim air base in southern Israel was …
Read More »Deconstructing the spectacle & stagecraft of a Trump rally
21-04-2024 GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN: By the time Donald Trump took to the stage for his rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, some of his most ardent supporters had spent the night in their cars amid frigid temperatures to see the man they hope to once again elect as president. As Lee …
Read More »UK returns looted Ghana artefacts after 150 years
21-04-2024 LONDON/ ACCRA: The United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and silver treasures stolen from the Asante Kingdom more than 150 years ago in what is today’s Ghana on a six-year loan, Ghanaian negotiators have said. The artefacts, comprising 15 items from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria …
Read More »Erdogan & Hamas Chief hold talks in Istanbul
21-04-2024 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh held talks in Istanbul on Saturday, Turkish media reported. The meeting at the Dolmabahce Palace started shortly after 2:30 pm, media reported. Erdogan has sought but failed to establish a foothold as a mediator in the Palestinian conflict …
Read More »Dubai airlines resume full schedule after flooding chaos
21-04-2024 DUBAI: Dubai’s major airlines say they have resumed a full flight schedule after torrential rain hit the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries causing chaos at Dubai airport. Emirates and flydubai said operations were back to normal on Saturday but a passenger backlog remained. The boss of Emirates said …
Read More »US agrees to pull troops out of Niger
21-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ NAPLES, ITALY: The United States (US) informed the government of Niger on Friday that it agreed to its request to withdraw US troops from the West African country, said three US officials, a move the Biden administration had resisted and one that will transform Washington’s counterterrorism posture in …
Read More »An attack on women that has devastated Australia
21-04-2024 SYDNEY: It seems like all of Australia can see themselves in the victims of Saturday’s stabbing rampage at a crowded shopping centre in Bondi Junction. There was a new mother stealing a moment for herself. A refugee security guard only a week into his new job. The daughter of …
Read More »US House set to vote on long-awaited Ukraine aid
21-04-2024 WASHINGTON: After months of delay, the House of Representatives is due to vote on tens of billions of dollars in US military aid for Ukraine and Israel. Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, and their hopes of passage have hinged on a fragile bipartisan coalition to overcome legislative …
Read More »Explosion hits Iraq base housing pro-Iranian militia
21-04-2024 BAGHDAD: A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said. Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast but the militia organization involved, the Popular …
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