US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier...
The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help...
Nigeria tightens security for hardship protests
Africa’s most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued currency
Tagged #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria, the protest movement has won support with an online campaign
‘It’s a thunderbolt,’ say Palestinians of Hamas chief’s killing
Hamas and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that Haniyeh had been killed in Tehran in an Israeli air strike
The killing of Hamas leader Ismail...
Mana Jalalian on the ‘democratization of art’ and working with a French heritage brand
Art collector Mana Jalalian made her mark on interior design in the UAE by bringing renowned French manufacturer Moissonnier to the country for the first time, but the entrepreneur is also known...
In Afghanistan, Taliban ban on girls’ education leaves thousands of classrooms empty
About 1.1 million girls denied access to formal education since Taliban ban in 2021
Afghanistan had about 4,000 secondary and high schools for girls
Harris’ support for Israel ‘ironclad’ after attack on Golan Heights
US Vice President Kamala Harris condemns this horrific attack and mourns for all those killed and wounded
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for...
Lawmakers from 6 countries say Beijing is pressuring them not to attend conference in...
China vehemently defends its claim to Taiwan and views it as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary
Lawmakers from 25 countries were expected...
Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257
Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in a remote part of the country
Many people were buried in the Gofa Zone of Kencho Shacha...
ASEAN diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims
ASEAN members Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei all have conflicts with China over its claim of sovereignty over virtually all of the South China Sea
Kamala Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist
HOUSTON, Texas: Vice President Kamala Harris took her presidential campaign blitz to the largest US teachers’ union on Thursday, promising a “fight for the future” as new opinion polls showed her narrowing...