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DOUMA, Syria: Syrians inspect damaged buildings following an air strike by Syrian government forces in this rebel-held area east of the capital Damascus. — AFP
Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks - Rebel says talks to ‘expose’ Iran
DOUMA, Syria: Syrians inspect damaged buildings following an air strike by Syrian government forces in this rebel-held area east of the capital Damascus. — AFPBEIRUT: Syria's main political opposition body and representatives of the armed opposition have not been invited to international talks on the country's war, an opposition politician and a rebel leader said. The Syrian government in Damascus has meanwhile yet to issue any official...
ISTANBUL: Supporters of the Turkish president attend a rally on Istiklal Avenue yesterday ahead of the Nov 1 general elections. —AFP
Turkish oppn newspapers blocked after TV raids - Action provokes alarm as election nears
ISTANBUL: Supporters of the Turkish president attend a rally on Istiklal Avenue yesterday ahead of the Nov 1 general elections. —AFPISTANBUL: Two Turkish newspapers critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to appear yesterday, a day after riot police stormed their sister television stations and forced them off air. The action has provoked alarm among Turkey's Western allies and global rights groups over the state of media freedom just...
Nepal’s newly elected president Bidhya Devi Bhandari (center) arrives to take oath in Kathmandu yesterday. Nepalese lawmakers elected a longtime women’s rights campaigner to become the country’s first female president Wednesday as the Himalayan nation pushes for more gender equality in politics and work life. —AP
Nepal turns to China after India restricts fuel supply - Kathmandu signs deal with Beijing
Nepal’s newly elected president Bidhya Devi Bhandari (center) arrives to take oath in Kathmandu yesterday. Nepalese lawmakers elected a longtime women’s rights campaigner to become the country’s first female president Wednesday as the Himalayan nation pushes for more gender equality in politics and work life. —APKATHMANDU: Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to import gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, effectively ending...
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Indian airline blocks woman in short dress from flight
MUMBAI: A female passenger was prevented from boarding a domestic flight in India because she was showing too much leg, the budget carrier IndiGo and newspaper reports said yesterday.The woman travelling from the western city of Mumbai to India's capital New Delhi was not allowed to board Monday's flight because her dress was too short, the Indian Express reported. An official at IndiGo, who asked not to be named, told AFP that the dress had...
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Modi, Mugabe press for UN reform - Reflect the growing powers of emerging nations: India PM
NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that India and Africa must join forces to call for reform of the United Nations to reflect the growing power of emerging nations on the global stage. In a speech to the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, Modi said the UN and other global institutions "risked becoming irrelevant" if they did not adapt to a changing political and economic landscape.As the UN celebrates the 70th...
BEIJING: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (second left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. —AP
China warns it will respond to US ships with all means - Merkel urges Beijing to resolve sea row in courts
BEIJING: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (second left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. —APBEIJING: China's military will take "all necessary" measures in response to any future US Navy incursions into what it considers its territorial waters around islands in the South China Sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said yesterday.The statement by Col Yang Yujun followed the...
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Robot star illuminates human themes in nuclear disaster film
The film set in Japan after a nuclear catastrophe depicts greed, discrimination, loyalty, beauty - traits made more heartbreakingly human by the cast's inhuman star - a robot. In this eerie film, aptly called "Sayonara," people fearfully wait to be picked for evacuation abroad to flee radiation. Politics is involved. The sick, people with criminal records and foreigners are doomed. The android, created by robot researcher Hiroshi Ishiguro, steals...
Moroccan fashion designer Alber Elbaz for Lanvin
Lanvin designer Elbaz quits fashion house after 14 years
Moroccan fashion designer Alber Elbaz for LanvinAlber Elbaz is to leave Lanvin after 14 years as its creative director, the Paris-based fashion house said Wednesday, fuelling rumors he might take over the vacant seat at Christian Dior. "Lanvin and Alber Elbaz have ended their collaboration after 14 years," a company spokesman told AFP, confirming a report in the industry publication WWD that the 54-year-old Moroccan was to leave. A later...
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Two-thirds of people under 50 have herpes
GENEVA: More than 3.7 billion people under 50 have the highly-infectious and incurable herpes virus that causes sores around the mouth and sometimes on the genitals, a World Health Organization report said. There are two forms of the herpes virus and both are most often transmitted without symptoms, but for those stuck with the lifelong infection, painful and embarrassing sores can be recurring. Two thirds of the global population under the age...
DUBAI: A photographer takes a photo of Apple watches at the Apple Store ahead of their grand opening in Dubai. —AP
Apple opens its first stores in Arab world in UAE - Opening of stores comes after tech giant reported record earnings
DUBAI: A photographer takes a photo of Apple watches at the Apple Store ahead of their grand opening in Dubai. —APDUBAI: Apple opened its first retail stores in the Arab world yesterday in the luxury malls of the United Arab Emirates, hoping to sell wealthy consumers on their new high-end smartwatches.Apple's two new stores, at Dubai's Mall of the Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Yas Mall, find themselves alongside other global luxury brands like...
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Saudi economy may be entering difficult period
RIYADH: Strong population growth and rising incomes among women in Saudi Arabia should offset any blow to the economy from low oil prices, according to one of the country's largest retailers. Jarir Marketing Co said it expects to continue expanding robustly as a result.The company, Saudi Arabia's second largest listed retailer by market value, will go ahead with its plan, announced last year, to invest 1.1 billion riyals ($293 million) over five...
The Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay in Seattle. Royal Dutch Shell reported a third quarter loss of $7.4 billion yesterday as it re-organized and canceled projects, including drilling in Alaska, to cope with the plunge in oil prices. — AP
Shell reports Q3 loss of $7.4bn after Arctic exit
The Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay in Seattle. Royal Dutch Shell reported a third quarter loss of $7.4 billion yesterday as it re-organized and canceled projects, including drilling in Alaska, to cope with the plunge in oil prices. — APLONDON: Royal Dutch Shell reported a third quarter loss of $7.4 billion yesterday as it reorganized and cancelled projects, including drilling in Alaska,...
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HANGZHOU: A family member holds an IV drip for a child receiving care at the pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province, on January 6, 2025. — AFP photos
Kuwait reports stable HMPV rates amid global concerns
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HANGZHOU: A baby receives care at the pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province, on January 6, 2025. — AFP
What you need to know about HMPV
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Kuwait Amir extends appreciation to Kuwaiti people for contributing to Gulf Cup success
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Shiekh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, ministers, sports officials and organizers of Khaleeji Zain 26 at Bayan Palace on Jan 7, 2025. – KUNA
Amir hails Gulf Cup success
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NEW YORK: People stand inside the Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. — AFP
Microsoft announces $3 billion AI investment in India