Dire sign in latest housing figures
New data shows building approvals are stuck at near-decade lows despite a modest increase in the first half of the year, with NSW trailing other states.
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Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice
Young Filipinos call on Israel to boycott as they join the global student movement for Palestine MANILA: Student organizers on campuses in the Philippines are calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel and Zionists, as they joined the global movement to support Palestinians. Pro-Palestinian student leaders and activists from various Philippine universities have … Read more
Pressure on Albo over key airline’s future
Transport Minister Catherine King has reacted to Rex's decision to stop trading on the ASX, saying the government is taking the news “very seriously”.
Speculation mounts over future of Rex Airlines as share trading halts
All eyes are on budget airline Rex with increasing speculation surrounding the airline's future in the Australian aviation market. On Monday, the airline suspended trading on the ASX, with a spokesman said to make a major announcement about the airline's future within the next 24 hours. As reported by The AustralianDeloitte restructuring partner Sal Algeri … Read more
Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home
Could Majdal Sham's soccer tragedy trigger an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah? BEIRUT/DUBAI: Israel's security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to avenge Saturday's rocket attack on a soccer field in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. According … Read more
What we know about Hezbollah’s weapons arsenal
Could Majdal Sham's soccer tragedy trigger an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah? BEIRUT/DUBAI: Israel's security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to avenge Saturday's rocket attack on a soccer field in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. According … Read more
Authorities bust drug smugglers across the Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations in operations across the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. Border Guards land patrols in Al-Dayer Governorate, Jazan Region, arrested seven Ethiopian and Yemeni nationals attempting to smuggle 115 kg of qat. Land patrols in Jazan's Al-Ardah governorate also prevented the smuggling of … Read more
UAE’s Masdar Spanish solar farm deal heralds more European investments
MADRID: United Arab Emirates renewable energy firm Masdar is seeking more opportunities in Europe's green energy sector and will consider both minority investments and controlling stakes, its finance chief said, following a deal with Spain's Endesa last week. Masdar agreed on Thursday to pay 817 million euros ($887 million) for a 49.99 percent stake in … Read more
British lawyer urges UK to stop arming Israel
LONDON: Nearly 3,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's war on Gaza have been identified by an independent monitor. The British organization Airwars, which assesses the impact on civilians in conflicts worldwide, analyzed nearly 346 incidents in the first 17 days of the war and named 2,993 victims of Israeli attacks. That included 65 people killed in … Read more
Researchers name almost 3,000 killed in early days of Gaza war
LONDON: Britain should stop arming Israel after the International Court of Justice said member states should not “give aid or assistance” to the occupation of Palestinian territories, a British lawyer representing Palestine at the ICJ has said. Philippe Sands KC said the ICJ's advisory opinion will cause problems for Britain, which has failed to stop … Read more
