- Middle East
EU agrees roadmap to ease Syria sanctions in wake of Assad’s downfall
European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria while insisting that the measures should be reimposed if they see any abuses by the country’s new rulers. The…
- Automobile
US embassy cancels visa appointments in Colombia amid deportation dispute
Bogota: Visa appointments at the US Embassy in Colombia were cancelled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the US that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two…
- World
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says hit with ‘large-scale malicious attacks’
Los Angeles: Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users’ ability to register on the site. The company, whose artificial intelligence chatbot has…
- Middle East
Palestinian president condemns Trump’s suggestion on Gaza
Ramallah: The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sharply condemned US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and request that Egypt and Jordan take in more Palestinians.…
- Middle East
Why Egypt, Jordan may say no to taking in Gaza people
Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two US allies…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 detainees amid Gaza Ceasefire
Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the…
- Middle East
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince announces USD 600 billion investment in the US
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Thursday, January 32 said the kingdom wants to invest 600 billion Dollars in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald…
- Middle East
Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing
Jerusalem: Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister…
- Middle East
Witnesses at Turkish ski resort stood helpless as people leaped out of burning hotel
Kartalkaya: As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkiye, friends Esra Karakisa and Halime Cetin stood helpless, paralysed by the horror unfolding before them: people…
- World
US: President Trump signs slew of executive orders on Day 1
Washington: United States President Donald Trump has begun his promised executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s…
- Middle East
Houthis say they’ll limit their attacks in Red Sea corridor
Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signalled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold. The Houthis made…
- World
Trump’s shift from TikTok ban supporter to its saviour
New York: During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app he said posed a threat to US national security. But on…