PORT SUDAN: Sudan's warring parties have committed widespread sexual violence against women and girls between the ages of nine and 60, preventing survivors from accessing health care in the capital, Human Rights Watch said Monday. In a new report titled “Khartoum is not safe for women”, the rights watchdog recorded testimonies from 42 health workers … Read more
It is a problem all over the world and the government is struggling to solve it. It can mean a lowering of the standard of living for everyone.
It's one of the most talked about topics beyond the field, court and pool at the Paris Olympics – and several Australian athletes have weighed in.
First Abu Dhabi Bank has delivered record results for the first half of 2024, with a net profit of AED 8.4 billion, revenue of AED 15.7 billion (+16 percent year-on-year), underscoring the bank's consistent growth trajectory, while pre-tax profit grew by 15 percent year-over-year to AED 10.0 billion. Net profit for Q2 '24 was AED … Read more
There's a growing cloud of insolvency ripping through Australian businesses and one cafe owner says he can't catch a break.
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
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
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 has been breathed into the concept. Indeed, such has been the … 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
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
