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JERUSALEM: Israel's former premier Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press at the Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem. - AFP

Zionist entity's 'change' government brought down by Palestinian conflict

JERUSALEM: Zionist entity's unlikely coalition government, the first ever backed by an Arab party, was forged a year ago to oust right-wing premier Benjamin Netanyahu, but ultimately collapsed over the Palestinian conflict. As a result, Zionist entity looks headed for new elections-the fifth in less than four years-and the threat of widening fissures between the groups that made up the eight-party "change" alliance.The veteran Netanyahu, some...

SRINAGAR: People participate in a mass yoga session near the Dal Lake to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Srinagar on June 21, 2022. - AFP

Islamists storm India-backed yoga Event in Maldives

MALE: Islamic extremists stormed an India-backed public yoga session in the Maldives on Tuesday, with police in the South Asian tourist paradise firing tear gas to clear the mob. Dozens of people waving white flags emblazoned with religious slogans chased out a crowd sitting on gym mats and preparing to mark International Yoga Day at a football stadium in the capital Male.Police responded with tear gas and arrested six people after the mob...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: File photo shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint are seen during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. - AFP

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to prison compound

YANGON, Myanmar: Hearings for the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be moved to a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a source with knowledge of the case said Tuesday. The Nobel laureate, 77, was detained by the military when it ousted her government last year and faces a raft of charges that could see her jailed for more than 150 years.She has since been confined to an undisclosed location in Naypyidaw,...

LONDON: Empty platforms and trains are pictured at Waterloo Station in London as the biggest rail strike in over 30 years hits the UK. - AFP

UK hit by 'biggest' rail strike in over 30 years

LONDON: Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network's biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus-or simply not bother at all. The RMT rail union argues the strikes are necessary as wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, which has hit a 40-year high and is on course to keep rising.Last-ditch talks to avert the work stoppage broke down...

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Boursa Kuwait, UNDP organize workshop

KUWAIT: In keeping with its commitment to the support and promotion of responsible, sustainable and impactful business practices, Boursa Kuwait partnered with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to organize a workshop around the standards, practices and tools for ensuring the impactful implementation and reporting of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles as well as the importance of integrating them with the United...

DHAKA: In this picture, industrial effluents enter the waters of the Buriganga River as children wait to board a Ferris wheel ride along the river bank in Karanigonj, on the outskirts of Dhaka. - AFP

Dead rivers: Cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven economic boom

DHAKA: Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories - and before its waters turned pitch black. The 52-year-old has constant cough, allergies and skin rashes, and doctors have told him the vile-smelling sludge that has also wiped out marine life in one of Dhaka's main waterways is to blame."Doctors told me to leave this job and leave the river. But...

BERLIN: An airplane of Irish airline Ryanair approaches the BER airport near Berlin Schoenefeld. - AFP

More strike calls cloud summer for European low-cost airlines

PARIS: Europe's low-cost airlines are facing more strikes this summer as staff in Spain and France announced new walkouts on Tuesday. Trade unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain have called for strikes this coming weekend, while easyJet's operations in Spain face a nine-day strike next month.Damien Mourgues, a representative of the SNPNC trade union at Ryanair in France, said the airline doesn't...

A woman holds Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov's 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal in New York. —AFP photos

Russian Nobel laureate sells medal for $103.5 million to benefit Ukraine kids

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. The medal was sold to an as yet unidentified phone bidder at the sale in New York organized by Heritage Auctions.The sale was a spirited one, with lots of applause and bidders egging one another on to increase the total....

In this file photo taken in 1964 English band The Beatles (from left to right) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison are pictured are pictured during a press conference in London. — AFP photos

McCartney to headline return of legendary Glastonbury music fest

More than 200,000 music fans and megastars Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar descend on the English countryside this week as Glastonbury Festival returns after a three-year hiatus. The coronavirus pandemic forced organizers to cancel the last two years’ events, and those going this year face an arduous journey battling three days of major rail strikes across the country.Doors open at Worthy Farm in Somerset, southwest England, on...

Models present creations for Moschino's Men's Spring-Summer 2023 fashion collection on June 19, 2022 in Milan. – AFP photos

Moschino Men's Spring 2023

The industrial space of Fonderia Macchi framed Jeremy Scott's first solo men's show for Moschino in Milan. With a bold, focused and cohesive collection, he paid tribute to the late American fashion illustrator and photographer Tony Viramontes, whom Scott considers "an unsung hero, because he's not a household name.... But he had such an influence in pop culture because of his work."The designer transferred his energetic strokes and combinations...

Chefs and owners pose for a picture on the stage during a ceremony revealing the 2022 selection of the Michelin Guide Dubai, the first-ever edition in the United Arab Emirates. — AFP photos

Dubai restaurants earn Middle East’s first Michelin stars

Eleven Dubai restaurants were awarded the first Michelin stars in the Middle East on Tuesday as dozens of the city’s eateries made it into the prestigious gastronomic guide. Two restaurants were given two-star ratings, another nine gained one star and 14 received the Bib Gourmand for value-for-money gourmet fare.Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial hub, joins a growing number of cities worldwide covered by the coveted French listings....

KUWAIT: An aerial view showing residential districts of Kuwait City and its suburbs. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MoCI mulls limiting property brokerage jobs for Kuwaitis

KUWAIT: Official sources at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said there are plans to issue a decision to limit the job of real estate brokers to Kuwaitis, after discovering expatriates are in control of this profession. The supervision and inspection department claimed these expats have caused a significant increase in prices deliberately without any justification, adding "prices can be reduced very easily if they put their personal greed...

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