International
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted in hospital
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to hospital, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, according...
Syria votes for new parliament amid war, economic woes
Damascus: Syria is holding parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20...
Israelis protest against Netanyahu, gov’t handling of COVID-19
Tel Aviv: Israeli police used water cannon to disperse demonstrators around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Saturday as protests...
Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
Ankara:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayers...
Twitter says hackers ‘manipulated’ employees to access accounts
Twitter says hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack on the social media company,...
Nepal demanded protection of Nepali citizens in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: A little-known group shaved off the hair of a Nepalese man in Varanasi to protest Prime Minister KP...
Boris Johnson points to countries with growing outbreaks as warning
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, as he resumes working after spending two...
EU leaders gather at summit to discuss $855B in COVID-19 aid
European Union leaders opened a summit in Belgium Friday hoping to finalize a $855 billion COVID-19 recovery plan for members...
Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status
Washington: US President Donald Trump took two actions against China in response to Beijing’s moves on Hong Kong on Tuesday,...
Global super-rich call for wealthy to face coronavirus tax
London: More than 80 millionaires on Monday urged governments around the world to tax the super-wealthy much more to help...