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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 4 Palestinians, wound others 04 Jan 2025 - 05:32 pm

Gaza: Four Palestinians were killed, and others were wounded Saturday in an Israeli bombardment of the southern and northern Gaza Strip. Sources in...

Muscat Stock Exchange gains OMR 3.8 billion in market value by end of 2024 04 Jan 2025 - 05:22 pm

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded a significant increase in market value of approximately OMR 3.8 billion last year, driven by rising...

Civil Aviation Authorities in Syria resume flights to and from Damascus 04 Jan 2025 - 05:20 pm

Damascus: Chairperson of the Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, Ashhad Al-Salibi, announced the resumption of inbound and outbound international...

Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants 04 Jan 2025 - 05:03 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia said Saturday it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country's waters. The Malaysian Maritime...

Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs 04 Jan 2025 - 03:37 pm

Beijing: A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at...

Series of earthquakes rattle Ethiopia, triggering evacuations 04 Jan 2025 - 03:26 pm

Addis Ababa: Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the...

AI expected to star at CES gadget extravaganza 04 Jan 2025 - 02:21 pm

Las Vegas: Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show next week,...

Syria says international flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday 04 Jan 2025 - 02:16 pm

Damascus:Syria said on Saturday the country's main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted...

Bono, Messi, Soros get Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden 04 Jan 2025 - 01:22 pm

Washington: Joe Biden on Saturday will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honorees, bestowing the highest civilian honor in the United...

World's oldest person dies at 116 in Japan 04 Jan 2025 - 12:35 pm

Tokyo: The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday. Itooka,...

8 killed, 15 injured in market fire in north China's Hebei 04 Jan 2025 - 12:23 pm

Shijiazhuang: Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a fire that broke out at a marketplace in Qiaoxi District ofZhangjiakouCity, north...

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record 04 Jan 2025 - 11:33 am

Rio de Janeiro: Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the...

Volunteers clean up Bali's beach from "worst" monsoon-driven trash 04 Jan 2025 - 11:27 am

Kuta, Indonesia: Hundreds of volunteers joined a cleanup in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday as monsoon rains brought what an activist described as "the worst"...

South Korea says fatal crash cockpit transcript nearly complete 04 Jan 2025 - 11:18 am

Seoul: South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash...

South Korea's political crisis: what could happen next? 04 Jan 2025 - 10:58 am

Seoul: South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid but...

EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target 04 Jan 2025 - 10:26 am

London: The UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government's mandated targets,...

Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon Steel 04 Jan 2025 - 08:22 am

Washington: US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese...