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UK foreign office pledges to release Afghanistan cash after aid chief pleas
LONDON: The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has pledged to release nearly £100m ($133m) in emergency funds to Afghanistan following impassioned pleas from two former aid chiefs, who warned that ... -
Death toll from Storm Ana rises to 86 as another storm brews to Africa’s east
LONDON: The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has pledged to release nearly £100m ($133m) in emergency funds to Afghanistan following impassioned pleas from two former aid chiefs, who warned that ... -
6 dead, 30 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Friday denied targeting a prison in Saada and accused the Houthi militia of trying to mislead the public. Houthi officials on ... -
Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound
HRW: New sentence for rights campaigner spotlights Tehran’s assault on civil society LONDON: Human Rights Watch has slammed Tehran for leveling a new charge against a human rights defender just a ... -
Diaspora in Brazil reconnecting with Lebanon
SAO PAULO: The ongoing Lebanese socioeconomic crisis, and the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut in August 2020, have led many Lebanese Brazilians to show greater interest in the ... -
Royal Navy cannot solve English Channel migrant crisis, veteran tells MPs
LONDON: The British Royal Navy is incapable of patroling the English Channel to prevent further migrant crossings, and increased ships in the area could encourage more to attempt the perilous ... -
FSO Safer tanker disaster could leave Suez Canal unpassable: Greenpeace
KHARTOUM: Thousands of Sudanese pro-military protesters rallied on Wednesday against a UN bid to resolve a political crisis in the country three months after a coup. The demonstrators gathered outside the ... -
Autopsy says violence caused death of detained Palestinian
KHARTOUM: Thousands of Sudanese pro-military protesters rallied on Wednesday against a UN bid to resolve a political crisis in the country three months after a coup. The demonstrators gathered outside the ... -
Austria to lift lockdown for unvaccinated residents
LONDON: A UK Muslim leader said on Tuesday that the findings of a survey on Islamophobia had highlighted “the pervasive nature of the problem” in Britain. The study, conducted by researchers ... -
Ukraine says Russian troop build-up ‘insufficient’ for major attack
LONDON: A UK Muslim leader said on Tuesday that the findings of a survey on Islamophobia had highlighted “the pervasive nature of the problem” in Britain. The study, conducted by researchers ... -
UAE drone ban violators face massive fine
BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.The New York-based ... -
Kurds advance on jihadists in besieged Syria jail, appeal for help
BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.The New York-based ... -
UK imam appointed to define Islamophobia has had ‘no meaningful engagement’ from ministers
MUZAFFARABAD: A Saudi-funded campus of the biggest university in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is fostering science education in the region and encouraging female enrollment into the male-dominated field, as nearly half of ... -
France’s Macron condemns Burkina Faso coup, says calm prevails for now
MUZAFFARABAD: A Saudi-funded campus of the biggest university in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is fostering science education in the region and encouraging female enrollment into the male-dominated field, as nearly half of ... -
Israeli expert panel advises fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for adults
Help build solid basis for Libyan elections and don’t fixate on dates, Security Council told NEW YORK: Mediators need to take into account the lessons learned in Libya in the ... -
Help build solid basis for Libyan elections and don’t fixate on dates, Security Council told
NEW YORK: Mediators need to take into account the lessons learned in Libya in the past two years and focus on “creating milestones” for the country’s political transition, rather than ... -
Thousands protest in Sudan against military rule
LONDON: A man who blew himself up in an attempted attack on a women’s hospital in England was rejected for an asylum application six years before the failed bombing, it ... -
Liverpool hospital bomber was rejected for asylum 6 years before attack
ROME: The founder of the Beirut Marathon has been awarded a knighthood by the Italian government in recognition of her work in developing and promoting sport as a tool for ... -
Egypt to run for Global Counterterrorism Forum presidency
VIENNA: The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding ... -
Syria prison battle toll tops 150, concern over fate of minors
CAIRO: The Arab League has urged the international community to classify Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia as a terrorist organization after last week’s missile and drone attacks on the UAE. The call ...
