How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All-Share Index ended the first trading session of the week on Sunday up 149.22 points, or 1.24 percent, to close at 12,175.43.Total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR 6 billion ($1.6 billion), with 143 stocks advancing, while 84 stocks retreated.The kingdom's parallel market, Nomu, also rose 82.97 points, or … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's national carrier topped the list of global airlines as it achieved an on-time arrival rate of 88.22 percent in June, according to new data from independent aviation tracking site Cirium. Saudi Arabia also recorded an on-time departure rate of 88.73 percent, while operating 16,133 flights across its network of more than 100 … Read more
In Afghanistan, the Taliban's ban on girls' education leaves thousands of classrooms empty Kabul: Before the Taliban suspended secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with their older sisters. But after the ban almost three years ago, they stopped going to class altogether. “They didn't want to come alone. … Read more
Cairo: Israeli airstrikes on a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, including several children, were widely condemned. The Arab Parliament condemned “the brutal targeting and killing of unarmed Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces inside a field hospital in a school housing thousands of displaced people in … Read more
BENGHAZI: A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Darna last year that killed thousands of residents, Libya's attorney general said on Sunday.These officials, who were responsible for the management of the country's dams, were sentenced to 9 to 27 years of imprisonment in the … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Sunday that it has delayed the departure of some incoming flights that were scheduled to land in Beirut overnight to arrive at their destinations on Monday morning instead. After 12 children and teenagers were killed by a rocket in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, Israel vowed … Read more
RACESTER: Two years ago, American Andy Ogletree was part of the first LIV golf course in London. It did not go well. Battling lingering hip and back injuries the previous year, he finished last and was left struggling to find playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again in an LIV golf event in England, … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday called for an international investigation into an attack that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and warned of large-scale retaliation. On Saturday, Hezbollah denied Israel's accusation of bombing Majdal Shams and said in a statement: “Islamic resistance has nothing to do with this incident and we categorically … Read more
