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HAMA: Men check the scene of an Israeli strike in Syria's southern Hama governorate, on April 3, 2025. — AFP

Zionist strikes on Syria hint at showdown with Turkey

AMMAN/ISTANBUL: Turkey scoped out at least three air bases in Syria where it could deploy forces as part of a planned joint defense pact before the Zionist entity hit the sites with air strikes this week, four people familiar with the matter said. T...

RABAT: People lift flags of Palestine and banners depicting slain Palestinian Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin (right) and Moroccan footballer Hakim Ziyech (top) during a national march in support of Palestinians and against Morocco's normalization of ties with the Zionist entity, in the capital Rabat on April 6, 2025. — AFP

Thousands rally in Morocco for Palestine

RABAT: Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Morocco’s capital on Sunday against the Zionist entity’s attack on Gaza, which it resumed in mid-March after a two-month ceasefire. The largest pro-Palestinian protest in the capital Rabat for s...

SAGAING, Myanmar: People line up for food aid being distributed in Sagaing on April 3, 2025, following the March 28 earthquake. — AFP photos

Rain complicates recovery as Myanmar quake toll hits 3,471

YANGON: Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on March ...

GAZA CITY: An unexploded shell lies on a sand dune as a young boy sits near a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.-- AFP

Shiny and deadly, unexploded bombs a threat to Gaza children

JERUSALEM: War has left Gaza littered with unexploded bombs that will take years to clear, with children drawn to metal casings maimed or even killed when they try to pick them up, a demining expert said. Nicholas Orr, a former UK military deminer, ...

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (right) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shake hands at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on April 3, 2025. -- AFP

Rubio says US committed to NATO

BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told nervous NATO members on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance, but said they must agree to massively ramp up their spending targets for defense. President Donald Trump has rattle...

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KUWAIT: A new smart mobile camera installed on a highway. - KUNA

New mobile speed cameras launched, traffic offenses fall

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's representative, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, accompanied by Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi, inaugurates the new maternity hospital in the Al-Sabah Health Zone on April 9, 2025. - Amiri Diwan photos

New milestone in Kuwait healthcare

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Power cut to over 30 areas amid rise in temperatures

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BAABDA, Lebanon: Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace.

Bader Al-Kharafi meets Lebanese President, PM

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KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during joint press conference with Belgium Prime Minister n Kyiv on April 8, 2025. — AFP photos

Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine