How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's national carrier has topped the list of global airlines as it achieved an 88.22 percent on-time arrival rate in June, according to new data from independent flight tracking site Cirium. Saudi Arabia also recorded an on-time departure rate of 88.73 percent, while operating 16,133 flights across its network of over 100 destinations … Read more
In Afghanistan, the Taliban's ban on girls' education leaves thousands of classrooms empty KABUL: Before the Taliban cut off secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends had attended her school in Kabul with her older sisters. But after the ban was imposed almost three years ago, they stopped attending classes altogether. “They didn't want … Read more
CAIRO: There was widespread condemnation on Sunday of Israeli airstrikes on a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, which killed at least 30 people, including several children. The Arab Parliament condemned the “brutal targeting and heinous massacre committed by Israeli forces against unarmed Palestinian civilians inside a field hospital in a … Read more
BENGHAZI: A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city's residents, prosecutors said on Sunday.The officials, who were responsible for the management of the country's dams, were sentenced to between 9 and 27 years in prison by … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) said on Sunday it had delayed the departures of some inbound flights due to land in Beirut overnight to arrive on Monday morning instead. Israel vowed swift retaliation against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah after 12 children and teenagers were killed by a rocket in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights … Read more
ROCESTER: Two years ago, American Andy Ogletree was part of the first LIV Golf course in London. It did not go well. Battling through lingering hip and back injuries from the previous year, he finished last and had to look for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again at a LIV Golf event in … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday called for an international investigation into an attack that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, warning of a large-scale retaliation. Hezbollah rejected Israel's accusation that it bombed Majdal Shams on Saturday, saying in a statement that “the Islamic Resistance has nothing to do with the incident, and … Read more
ROCESTER: Two years ago, American Andy Ogletree was part of the first LIV Golf course in London. It did not go well. Battling through lingering hip and back injuries from the previous year, he finished last and had to look for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again at a LIV Golf event in … Read more
