South Asia Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet... Published 11 May, 2022 11:14pm
MENA Dubai's prime residential properties have seen a price-surge of nearly 60% in 12 months Emirate has also seen record-breaking 93 ‘ultra-prime home’ sales in 2021 Updated 11 May, 2022 10:43pm
South Asia Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban orders to cover up KABUL: Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of... Published 11 May, 2022 09:13pm
Europe UK and Sweden say relations with Putin can never be normalised LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Swedish counterpart said that relations with Russian President... Published 11 May, 2022 06:49pm
Middle East Oman, welcoming Russian FM, says committed to OPEC+ agreement DUBAI: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday visited Oman, a fellow member of the OPEC+ alliance of... Published 11 May, 2022 06:03pm
Energy Petrochina offers Pakistan lowest bids for two June LNG spot cargoes Rates of $23.96/mmbtu for a June 1-2 delivery and $22.49/mmbtu for a June 28-29 delivery offered Published 11 May, 2022 05:37pm
South Asia Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coup COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s... Published 11 May, 2022 05:26pm
South Asia Ferdinand Marcos Jr claims victory in Philippines election MANILA: The son of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday claimed victory in the presidential... Published 11 May, 2022 05:16pm
South Asia Morgan Stanley cuts India growth forecasts on inflation, global slowdown Morgan Stanley has lowered its forecasts for India’s economic growth in the next two fiscal years, saying a global... Published 11 May, 2022 04:46pm
Europe Lavrov says Russia has enough energy buyers apart from West Russia has enough buyers for its energy resources outside of Western countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei... Published 11 May, 2022 03:29pm
Middle East Al Jazeera says reporter killed by Israeli army gunfire in West Bank JENIN: An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with the... Published 11 May, 2022 02:28pm
MENA Qatar’s emir to travel to Tehran on Thursday DUBAI: Qatar’s emir will travel to Tehran on Thursday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported. Reuters reported... Published 11 May, 2022 12:45pm
Asia South Korea’s Yoon faces early test as it braces for North Korea nuclear test SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face... Published 11 May, 2022 12:23pm
Europe Inside a Ukraine hospital where medics work as rockets fall BAKHMUT: The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended to receive queues of ambulances... Published 11 May, 2022 11:48am
Europe Soaring food, fuel ramp up social unrest risk for emerging markets: report LONDON: Rising fuel and food prices look set to stoke an “inevitable” rise in civil unrest, with developing... Published 11 May, 2022 11:40am
Europe Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains KHARKIV: Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point in Ukraine dried up on Wednesday, while Kyiv... Published 11 May, 2022 11:33am
Europe Probable steps in any Finnish, Swedish NATO bid BRUSSELS: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is expected on Thursday to say whether his country should join the NATO... Published 11 May, 2022 11:22am
Europe UK says fight continues between Russian, Ukrainian forces at Snake Island Fighting between Russia and Ukrainian forces has continued on Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island, with... Published 11 May, 2022 11:18am
Africa Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads GODE: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys... Published 11 May, 2022 10:49am
South Asia Sri Lanka orders ‘offensive’ to contain riots COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have been ordered to go on the offensive and use live ammunition to stop rioting, a top... Published 11 May, 2022 10:39am
New Zealand to fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern WELLINGTON: New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday,... Updated 11 May, 2022 10:27pm
Son of late Philippine dictator wins presidency in landslide MANILA: The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
WHO chief says China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’ LONDON: The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
UN condemns escalating violence in Sri Lanka GENEVA: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned the escalating violence in Sri Lanka amid the... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
South Asia Shoot-on-sight orders in Sri Lanka after deadly violence COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders on Tuesday to quell further unrest a day after the... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Xi warns of confrontations arising from Ukraine crisis BEJING: Confrontation between blocs resulting from the Ukraine crisis could become a bigger and more lasting threat... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
South Asia India among potential partners for Embraer turboprop DUBLIN: Brazil’s Embraer is in talks with potential partners in India and elsewhere over proposals for a new... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Iran rules out prisoner exchange with Sweden TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary dismissed Tuesday the possibility of a prisoner swap that would see a former Iranian... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
USA Biden to blast Republicans as having no plan on inflation WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will use a speech on inflation on Tuesday as an attempt to turn his Democratic... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Europe Putin ‘likely’ to impose martial law in Russia to support war effort: US intelligence chief WASHINGTON: President Vladimir Putin is expected to become more unpredictable and could order martial law in Russia... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
US set to approve $40bn for Ukraine, warning of long war ahead WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were set to begin debate Tuesday on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Europe Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies at 88 KYIV: Leonid Kravchuk, a former communist who helped signed the Soviet Union’s death warrant and then served as the... Published 11 May, 2022 12:47am
USA US House to vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday: Pelosi WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for... Published 11 May, 2022 12:41am