US economy grows at fastest rate in nearly two years WASHINGTON: The US economy heated up in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, as a resilient job... Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am
World Hamas lists some 7,000 names of Gaza 'dead' GAZA STRIP: Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli... Published 27 Oct, 2023 12:20am
World Biden sent message to Iran's Khamenei against targeting US troops: White House WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden delivered a direct message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against... Published 27 Oct, 2023 12:00am
World California governor Newsom meets China’s President BEIJING: California governor Gavin Newsom met Chinese president Xi Jinping on Wednesday to discuss climate change,... Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am
Opinion Markets roll back fears of big ground invasion A recent Bloomberg report notes: Asked on Friday whether Israel should delay the ground operation, President Joe... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 06:34am
World UN says no aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday UNITED NATIONS: Twenty trucks were unable to transport aid to Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip on... Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:18am
World Biden, Saudi crown prince discuss Israel-Hamas war, White House says WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman held a call on Tuesday to... Published 25 Oct, 2023 12:09am
World China will do utmost to contribute to Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation BEIJING: China will do its utmost when it comes to contributing to Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation, its foreign... Published 24 Oct, 2023 10:32am
World Kremlin says US can’t build ‘new world order’ that Biden spoke of MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that it agreed with US President Joe Biden on the need to build a “new world... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
World Pope, Biden discuss Israel-Hamas conflict, other wars: Vatican VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and US President Joe Biden discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict and other wars in a... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Biden and Pope Francis discuss Israel and Gaza in a call WASHINGTON/VATICAN CITY: U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Sunday and discussed the ongoing... Published 23 Oct, 2023 12:00am
World Israel plans more Gaza strikes, US to add air defences to Mideast GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early on Sunday and said it would intensify... Published 22 Oct, 2023 10:29am
World Hamas attacked Israel to derail its warming ties with Saudis: Biden WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said that he believed Hamas’s attack on Israel two weeks ago was aimed at disrupting... Updated 21 Oct, 2023 04:48pm
Opinion ‘Elderly Biden acting shrewdly’ This is apropos a Letter to the Editor “Elderly Biden acting shrewdly” carried by the newspaper yesterday. In ... Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am
World Biden requests $106bn package, including Ukraine, Israel funds WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden urgently requested Friday military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106... Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:53pm
World Biden says Gaza aid likely to cross in 'next 24 to 48 hours' WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Friday he believed the first trucks carrying aid to Gaza would come through... Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:45pm
World Russia says Biden’s ‘investment’ comment betrays US cynicism US President Joe Biden’s comment in which he called support for Ukraine and Israel an “investment” shows that... Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:45am
Opinion Elderly Biden acting shrewdly US President Joe Biden has shown to the entire world that his mind is still quite ‘fertile’ despite old age. The... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between internship and poodleship “What Tony Blair was to Bush II, Sunak is to Biden?” “What?” “He is enrolled in a course on poodleship.”... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 05:46am
Print Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds Gaza GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 08:58am
World Biden speech aims to sell US on funding Ukraine, Israel wars WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will try to sell Americans on his approach to conflicts in Israel and Ukraine in a... Published 20 Oct, 2023 12:21am
Markets Wall St falls as Mideast tensions drive risk-off mood NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Wednesday as growing tensions in the Middle East dented risk... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Business & Finance Dollar gains against euro, Middle East in focus NEW YORK: The dollar rose against the euro on Wednesday before several Federal Reserve officials were due to speak... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
World Strike kills 500 at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit GAZA: An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 500 Palestinians at a Gaza City hospital crammed with patients... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:55am
Opinion Karbala is now being enacted in Gaza According to media reports, US President Joe Biden will soon be visiting Israel to show support for its war on ... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
World Biden expresses outrage over Gaza hospital attack, directs team to investigate WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was "outraged" by the explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed... Published 18 Oct, 2023 04:41am
World In Gaza's deadliest day, hospital strike kills about 500 GAZA: Gaza authorities said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed about 500 people at a hospital in the ... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:36am
World Potential Biden trip to Israel rife with security, political challenges WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV: U.S. President Joe Biden's White House is wrestling with a host of thorny security and ... Published 16 Oct, 2023 10:21pm
World Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy An Illinois man was charged with hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother... Published 16 Oct, 2023 06:47pm
World Biden 2024 campaign, allies raise $71m in latest quarterly haul WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election team and his party said on Sunday that they raised $71 million... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am