GAZA CITY: An Israeli strike on Sunday heavily damaged one of a few functioning hospitals in Gaza, leaving behind scenes of devastation and fear and putting nearly one million people without access to emergency or ambulance care. The strike on Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza — also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab Hospital […]
PARIS: Europe’s Euclid space telescope, which is on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first data on Wednesday with a little help from volunteers and artificial intelligence. The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky — encompassing 1.5 billion galaxies […]
Donald Trump’s administration in Washington is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups. The first group of […]
JEDDAH/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and chief US diplomat Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of ceasefire talks on Monday as Ukraine’s proposal for a partial truce raised hopes of a breakthrough after three years of war. Zelensky, embroiled in a public row with US President Donald Trump last month, touched down in Jeddah as Rubio cautiously […]
Donald Trump declared “America is back” on Tuesday in his first address to Congress since returning to power, touting his radical policies in the face of raucous Democratic hostility while proclaiming a breakthrough on Ukraine. In the longest presidential speech to lawmakers on record, the Republican repeatedly hailed billionaire advisor Elon Musk’s controversial assault on the federal bureaucracy and […]
GAZA CITY: Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining prisoners in a single swap during the next phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israel and Hamas are currently in the process of implementing phase one of the fragile Gaza truce, which has held since taking effect on January 19 […]
DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasised the “strong strategic ties” between his country and Russia during his first telephone call with President Vladimir Putin since taking power, the Syrian presidency said on Wednesday. Rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted Moscow’s close ally Bashar al-Assad in December after a lightning offensive, and questions have […]
China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on US imports in a rapid response to new US duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world’s top two economies as President Donald Trump sought to punish China for not halting the flow of illicit drugs. Trump on Monday suspended his threat of 25pc tariffs on […]
DUBAI: A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai’s international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic tear that exemplifies the city’s economic boom. The figure surpassed the previous high of 89.1 million in 2018, Dubai Airports said, despite regional tensions caused by the Gaza war and last April’s unprecedented […]
Hamas names 4 Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap Hamas has announced the names of four Israeli female soldier hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Reuters reports. Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, all members of a […]