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Pakistan court grants bail to exiled ex-PM Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return 19 Oct 2023 - 10:47 am

Islamabad,Pakistan: APakistancourt on Thursday granted bail to exiled former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said, adding that this means...

Mohamed Salah breaks silence on Gaza in viral video 18 Oct 2023 - 10:14 pm

Doha, Qatar: Liverpool and Egypt national team superstar forward Mohamed Salah took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to broadcast his message of...

Israel to allow aid to enter Gaza from Egyptian side: Netanyahu’s office 18 Oct 2023 - 07:15 pm

Doha, Qatar:Israel will not allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza from the Israeli side of the border but will not block aid coming from...

Swedish Tesla workers to strike over union demands 18 Oct 2023 - 04:40 pm

Stockholm: Tesla mechanics in Sweden will walk off the job on October 27 unless the electric carmaker agrees to sign a collective wage...

Turkey to declare 3 days' mourning over Gaza hospital strike 18 Oct 2023 - 04:31 pm

Istanbul: Turkey will declare three days' mourning over a deadly strike on a hospital in war-torn Gaza that killed hundreds, a Turkish official...

UK's British Museum says hundreds of stolen items recovered 18 Oct 2023 - 03:13 pm

London: The British Museum in London has recovered 350 of approximately 2,000 artefacts believed to have been stolen from its collection by an...

'This is a massacre': Gaza takes stock after deadly hospital strike 18 Oct 2023 - 02:29 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gazans combed through the debris of the devastated hospital, collecting the bodies of the dead in the battered enclave...

Spending by visitors to Japan beats pre-pandemic levels 18 Oct 2023 - 01:56 pm

Spending by foreign visitors to Japan exceeded pre-pandemic levels in September as the weak yen boosted their consumption power, giving a needed jolt...

Six French airports evacuated after 'threats of attack': police source 18 Oct 2023 - 01:52 pm

Paris: Six airports across France were evacuated on Wednesday after emailed "threats of attack", a police source told AFP, the latest in a...

Marcos suspends Philippine wealth fund formation 18 Oct 2023 - 12:11 pm

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has suspended the implementation of a law creating a multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, the government said Wednesday. The...

Biden says 'other team', not Israel likely responsible for Gaza hospital bombing 18 Oct 2023 - 12:10 pm

Tel Aviv: US President Joe Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday backed the ally's account that Palestinian armed factions caused...

Doctors performing surgery on floors without anaesthesia 18 Oct 2023 - 11:42 am

Ambulances and private cars rushed some 350 casualties from al-Ahli Arab Hospital to Gaza City’s main hospital, al-Shifa Hospital, which was already overwhelmed...

Palestine mourns Baptist Hospital massacre 18 Oct 2023 - 10:40 am

Occupied Jerusalem: The Palestinian territories on Wednesday is mourning the lives of hundreds of Palestinians who were martyred in the heinous massacre committed...

Protests denouncing Israel across Middle East and North Africa 18 Oct 2023 - 08:22 am

Spontaneous protests have emerged in a number of major cities across the Middle East and North Africa as well as elsewhere, some devolving...

Shelling Al Ahli Arab Hospital by Israeli occupation forces is crime of genocide, says Palestinian Presidency 17 Oct 2023 - 11:48 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Presidency stressed that the bombardment of Al Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza by the Israeli occupation forces constitutes a crime...

Palestinian President, US Secretary of State discuss efforts of de-escalation in occupied territories 17 Oct 2023 - 11:27 pm

Amman: Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, discussed with the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, latest developments in Palestine, along with the developments...

At least 500 killed in Israeli air raid on Gaza hospital: Health Ministry 17 Oct 2023 - 09:35 pm

Doha, Qatar: The health ministry in the Gaza Strip says at least 500 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on al-Ahli...

Xi welcomes 'dear friend' Putin to Beijing 17 Oct 2023 - 08:15 pm

Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed his "dear friend" Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a multilateral summit overshadowed...