World India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am
World Toll in Russian strike on Odesa rises to five KYIV: The death toll in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa rose to five on Tuesday with... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:18am
World Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal JERUSALEM: Hopes rose Monday for a long-sought truce and hostage release deal after almost seven months of war... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Business & Finance QatarEnergy signs $6bn deal with China shipbuilder DOHA: A Chinese ship-building giant will construct 18 huge gas carriers for QatarEnergy under a $6 billion deal the... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
World Italy's navy downs drone headed for Red Sea merchant vessel: ministry ROME: An Italian navy frigate shot down a drone in the Red Sea headed in the direction of an escorted merchant ship,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 11:46pm
World Forty-day ceasefire offered to Hamas: UK foreign secretary RIYADH: Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:25pm
World Egypt ‘hopeful’ of new Israel-Hamas truce: foreign minister RIYADH: Egypt’s foreign minister said he was “hopeful” about a new proposal for a truce in Gaza as a Hamas... Published 29 Apr, 2024 08:45pm
Life & Style Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize ABU DHABI: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:30pm
Markets US stocks higher at start of busy week for economic news NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks climbed early Monday at the start of a news-jammed week that includes a Federal Reserve... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:19pm
World NATO chief says ‘not too late’ for Ukraine to win war KYIV: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday it was “not too late” for Ukraine to win the war, agreeing with... Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:33pm
Sports Jabeur wants ‘more respect’ for women after reaching Madrid quarters MADRID: Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur on Monday called out organisers of European tournaments for failing to... Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:28pm
World Bangladesh again closes schools nationwide due to heatwave DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools on Monday due to an ongoing heatwave, the day... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:42pm
World Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it had advanced further in eastern Ukraine, capturing another village – Semenivka – near... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:37pm
World Scotland’s first minister Yousaf quits after a year EDINBURGH: Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Monday, before he was due to face... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:35pm
World Blinken says US almost ready with Saudi rewards for Israel normalisation RIYADH: The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:30pm
Sports Bayern ready for ‘extraordinary’ Bellingham, says Tuchel MUNICH: Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel said Monday his side were ready for the threat posed by “extraordinary”... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:25pm
World India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
Sports After title win, Mbappe and PSG have sights set on treble PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain are hoping their latest Ligue 1 title, secured on Sunday with three games to spare, will... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:34pm
World Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance BEIJING: Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:31pm
World Kenya delays schools reopening due to floods NAIROBI: Kenya said Monday that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to “ongoing heavy rains”... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:30pm