How is Qatar coping with its economic embargo?
When four of Qatar's neighbours hit it with an economic and diplomatic embargo back in June 2017, one expert says it faced two big problems."The Qatar...
Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 5,000 jobs
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will today announce it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its 40,000 strong UK workforce.Management, marketing and administrativ...
Trump demands USD 5.7 billion funding for US-Mexico border wall
Washington: President Donald Trump Wednesday asked the Democrats to allocate a whopping USD 5.7 billion funding for his controversial US-Mexico border...
Kim Jong Un heads home after two-day China trip
A special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un has departed Beijing after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the Chinese capital.Mr Ki...
Zuckerberg pledges to host debates after Facebook’s turbulent 2018
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is planning to speak up more in 2019 in a bid to address some of the anxieties around social media.The chief executive h...
Australia considering resettlement for runaway Saudi woman
Australia has said it will assess a runaway Saudi woman for settlement after the United Nations deemed her a refugee.The Department of Home Affairs co...
Trump wall: President addresses nation on border 'crisis'
Mr Trump insisted on funding for his long-promised US-Mexico border wall.However, he did not declare an emergency that would enable him to bypass the ...
Why pictures of Dubai Ruler are on public transport
To celebrate the nation’s 50 years of wise leadership, all modes of public transport have been adorned with pictures of His Highness Shaikh Moha...
Maulana Tariq Jameel discharged from hospital
Lahore: Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel, who was discharged from hospital was welcomed at his home by his near and dear ones. Maulana...
15 Houthis killed attempting to launch ballistic missile from Saada
DUBAI: 15 Houthi militants were killed attempting to launch ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia from Al-Tayyar district in Saada province on Wednes...
4-year-old Emirati badly burned after family BBQ in UAE
A four-year-old Emirati boy was badly burned after playing with the leftover fuel and burnt charcoal his family had just used for a barbecue.With 60 p...
Iran releases 15 Indian fishermen
Bengaluru: Fifteen fishermen from Uttara Kannada district have been released by Iranian authorities after they had illegally entered their country fiv...
Suicide bomber hits Kurdish-run base in Syria
Amman: Islamic State said one of its suicide bombers killed some people on Monday at a military base in Syria's Raqqa city, which is under control of ...
Kuwait Airways Facebook and Instagram accounts hacked
Kuwait: Kuwait Airways announced that its Instagram and Facebook accounts were hacked early Saturday morning by unknown persons. The Kuwaiti nati...
France to ban participation in unauthorised protests: Edouard Philippe
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests after seven weeks of anti-government unrest...
Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman ends airport hotel standoff
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, the head of Thailand...
North Korea's Kim Jong-un visits China's Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Beijing for an unannounced visit, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.Mr Kim will be in C...
Uber shootings: Driver pleads guilty to six murders
Four people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership in the shootings in the city of Kalamazoo.Jason Dalton, 48, had initially blamed t...
Jim Yong Kim steps down as President of World Bank
His resignation will take effect from 1 February.Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2...
Oman visas to be available on mobile app
DUBAI: Visitors to Oman will soon be able to obtain their visas via a mobile app, national daily Times of Oman reported, citing the Royal Oman Police ...
California highway closed by mudslides
Los Angeles: A powerful winter storm unleashed mudslides in Southern California wildfire burn areas and trapped motorists on a major highway, and the ...
5.9-magnitude quake hits Iran's Gilangharb city
In Iran, at least 75 people were injured in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in Kermanshah province yesterday. According to Iran'...
Egypt opens Middle East's biggest cathedral near Cairo
The newly built Cathedral of Nativity had its first Mass under heavy security on Sunday, the eve of Coptic Christmas.On Saturday, a policeman died try...
At least 40 killed in a gold mine collapse in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, at least 40 people have been killed and 10 injured in a gold mine collapse in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province. The district a...
Sheikh Hasina to take oath as PM of Bangladesh today
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will take oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh today for the third consecutive term. A 47-member Council of Minis...
Death toll climbs to 126 in Phillippines storm
Manila: The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 126, authorities said Sunday, adding landslides ca...
Saudi women to be notified of divorce via text message under new law
London: Women in Saudi Arabia will be notified by text message if they are divorced under a new law designed to protect them from having their marriag...
Two British soldiers injured in Islamic State attack in Syria
British special forces are believed to be operating in Syria but the Ministry of Defence would not confirm this.Social media reports said the two Brit...
Saudi woman 'trapped at Bangkok airport trying to flee family'
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she was on a trip to Kuwait with her family when she fled on a flight two days ago.She was trying to head to Australia vi...
Bomb Kills Egyptian Policeman Trying to Defuse It
Egypt’s Interior Ministry said a policeman was killed late Saturday as he was trying to defuse an explosive device near a church in a residential Cair...
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