05-12-2023 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to face the resumption of his long-running trial on numerous corruption charges, after a pause due to the war in Gaza. A court in Jerusalem is set to start hearing the case, which is focused on several corruption charges against Netanyahu, …
Read More »China seeks adjournment in HK liquidation court hearing
05-12-2023 BEIJING/ HONG KONG: Two years after its default marked a key moment in China’s property crisis, the world’s most indebted developer may be heading for another bleak milestone: liquidation. China Evergrande Group faces a Hong Kong court hearing on Monday over a creditor request to wind up the company, …
Read More »Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE
05-12-2023 DUBAI: Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE – host of the COP28 climate summit, saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust. The comments, made to Reuters in an interview …
Read More »‘Israel will hunt down Hamas in Lebanon, Turkey & Qatar’
05-12-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel will hunt down Hamas in Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar even if it takes years, the head of Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet said in a recording aired by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan yesterday. It was unclear when Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar made the remarks or …
Read More »Daesh claims responsibility for Philippine bombing
05-12-2023 MANILA: Islamic State (IS/ Daesh) militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Sunday that killed at least four people and injured 50 others. The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the …
Read More »3 commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea by Houthis
04-12-2023 DUBAI/ RIYADH: Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said Sunday, as Yemen’s Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli vessels in the area. The Carney, an American destroyer, responded to distress calls and provided assistance …
Read More »Stabbing in New York kills four including two children
04-12-2023 NEW YORK: In a harrowing incident in Queens, New York, four individuals, including two children, lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries during a stabbing attack. The police response unfolded in the Far Rockaway neighbourhood, where officers discovered victims in a home that had been set on fire, …
Read More »Deadly explosion rocks Mass at Philippines University
04-12-2023 MANILA: Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, the country’s largest Muslim city. Forty-two others suffered mostly minor wounds, authorities said, adding the situation was …
Read More »German tourist killed in stabbing near Eiffel Tower in Paris
04-12-2023 PARIS: A German tourist has been killed and two other people wounded in a knife attack close to the iconic Eiffel Tower in central Paris, according to the French interior minister. “A man attacked a couple who were foreign tourists. A German tourist who was born in the Philippines …
Read More »US Muslims pledge to ditch Biden in 2024
04-12-2023 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Muslim American leaders in six pivotal states pledged on Saturday to rally their communities against President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election due to his steadfast backing of Israel’s war in Gaza. The #AbandonBiden campaign began when Minnesota Muslim Americans demanded Biden call for a ceasefire by …
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