Qualcomm begins layoffs as part of cost cuts

Qualcomm Inc has begun cutting jobs as part of its promise to investors to cut annual costs by $1 billion, the chipmaker said on Wednesday.Qualcomm is...

Black Panther is much more than a superhero movie

Black Panther may be a Marvel superhero movie, but it’s hard to describe the story without it sounding darn-near Shakespearean. A young king takes the...

Saudia all set to move to new Jeddah airport

JEDDAH — Saudi Arabian Airlines has completed preparations to gradually transfer its domestic and international flight operations to the new King Abdu...

Indian man kills wife over ‘addiction to Facebook, WhatsApp’

Indian police have arrested a man who said he strangled his wife to death citing her “addiction to Facebook and WhatsApp”  as the reason behind h...

US President Donald Trump says that campaign of maximum pressure on North Korea will continue until Pyongyang denuclearizes

US President Donald Trump has said that a campaign of maximum pressure on North Korea will continue until Pyongyang denuclearizes. Speaking at a ...

Turkey to hold snap elections on 24 June

Turkey will hold snap presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, brought forward by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from November 2019. He ha...

Google testing landmark-based navigation

Google is reportedly testing a new feature in Maps that will use landmarks, including restaurants, as points of reference to give directions to a comm...

Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules

Facebook announced today it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with Europea...

World War 3: Russia launches SCATHING ATTACK on Trump for 'RECKLESS ACTIONS' in Syria

RUSSIA has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump for his “reckless actions” following a recent airstrike on Bashar al-Assad’s war-torn nation, it...

Saudi Arabia willing to send ARMY to Iranian-backed Syria as tensions ESCALATE

SAUDI Arabia has said it is willing to send an “Arab army” to replace the US in Syria as part of a Washington-led effort to stabilise the war-ravaged ...

Trump says US in direct talks with North Korea

President Donald Trump confirmed direct contacts between the United States and North Korea and gave his consent to talks aimed at formally ending the ...

More pressure needed on Myanmar to take back Rohingya: Sheikh Hasina

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that more International pressure was needed on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees. She reje...

Modi’s Long Silence as Women in India Are Attacked

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India tweets frequently and considers himself a talented orator. Yet he loses his voice when it comes to speaking out ...

What the Rape and Murder of a Child Reveals About Modi’s India

 India is sliding toward a collapse of humanity and ethics in political and civic life, as the recent reports of the rape and murder of an 8-year...

Pakistan rejected as “falsehood” the Indian charge of “attempts to incite Sikh pilgrims”

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “falsehood” the Indian charge of “attempts to incite Sikh pilgrims” to raise the issue of Khalistan.Foreign Office spo...

Kuwaiti airline launches new flights to Saudi holy city

Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways has announced the launch of new direct flights to the holy Saudi city of Madinah. Jazeera Airways said its foray into the...

Dubai expat saved after 18-hour long complex heart surgery

The doctors said it was a big challenge to repair the defect in the stented area. It took a team of Dubai doctors to perform an 18-hour complex emerge...

Indian Hotels announces first Taj property in Saudi Arabia

India calls for probe into use of chemicals weapons in Syria

India has called for an impartial and objective investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) into the alleged use ...

Dubai Airport World’s Busiest for International Travelers: Full 2018 List

If you’re catching an international flight or arriving in Dubai airport, you’ll be rubbing shoulders with more travellers than in any aircraft termina...

Saudi Arabia: Why is going to the cinema suddenly OK?

Saudi Arabia is about to open its first cinema for 35 years, showing the film Black Panther. After being banned for decades, why is it now OK to go to...

Syria Blames False Alarm on 'Joint Electronic Attack' by Israel and U.S.

Syrian military sources denied early Monday reports of an early morning missile attack targeting Shayrat air base and told the DPA news agency that th...

Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant

The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is feeling well, three months after his latest groundbreaking operation.Jérôme...

Gunmen attack vehicle, kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan:Official

An Afghan official says at least six civilians were shot and killed by gunmen in western Ghor province this morning.Iqbal Nezami, spokesman for the pr...

India wins 6 polls to UN Economic,Social Council bodies

India has won six elections to UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) bodies, five of them unanimously.In the polls held on Monday, India won places ...

Iraq executes 13 terror convicts

Iraq said it has executed 13 convicted prisoners over charges of terrorism, despite international calls to end the death penalty.“Eleven convicts were...

Bomb blast outside Indian consulate office in Nepal

A bomb went off outside an Indian consulate office in Nepal’s Biratnagar, damaging the wall of the premises, a media report said on Tuesday.Morang SP ...

France announces 50 million euro humanitarian aid for Syria

France will contribute 61(point)9 million dollars toward urgent humanitarian aid for Syria. French President Emmanuel Macron said at a meeting with a ...

Launch delay for NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft

NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft will have to wait another two days before lifting off. Two hours before today's scheduled liftoff, SpaceX anno...

UK and US warn of Russian malicious cyber activity

Britain and the United States today released a rare joint statement warning of "malicious cyber activity" carried out by the Russian state. The t...