News Archives for World - 2024-01-25

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World

US CIA chief to help broker Gaza hostage deal: source

WASHINGTON: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns plans to meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:38pm

Europe

UK and US impose sanctions on key Houthi figures

LONDON: Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had imposed sanctions on key Houthi figures to protect...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:27pm

World

Health ministry in Gaza says Israel kills 20 waiting for aid

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli forces had on Thursday killed 20 people waiting for...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:13pm

Middle East

UN says Israel army orders Gazans to leave shelter hit by tank fire

GAZA STRIP: The United Nations told AFP on Thursday that the Israeli military ordered people taking refuge in their...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:41pm

Movies & Music

Atif Aslam, Ellie Goulding, AP Dhillon among upcoming performances in Dubai

As winter and its accompanying festivities continue in Dubai, a slew of festivals and events are set to take place...

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:16pm

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis leader: targeting of Israel-linked ships will continue until aid reaches Gaza

DUBAI: The targeting of ships linked to Israel will continue until aid reaches the Palestinian people in Gaza,...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 07:25pm

Europe

Erdogan, eyeing more trade with Iran, says Turkiye weighing opening new border crossings

ANKARA: Turkiye is considering opening new border crossings with eastern neighbour Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 05:46pm

Asia

Japan PM Kishida pledges all-out support for quake victims

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday pledged all-out support for those affected by a major...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 02:40pm

South Asia

France’s Macron arrives in India for two-day visit: AFP

JAIPUR: President Emmanuel Macron landed in India Thursday at the start of a two-day visit, an AFP photographer...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 02:33pm

Europe

Kremlin says unclear how downing of plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs will affect future such swaps

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that nobody could say at this stage how what it says was the Ukrainian shooting...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:59pm

Europe

French court to rule on controversial immigration bill

PARIS: France’s highest constitutional authority will on Thursday issue a keenly-awaited verdict on whether an...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:06pm

Middle East

Qatar ‘appalled’ at alleged criticism by Netanyahu

DOHA: Qatar said Wednesday it was “appalled” by remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:00pm

World

Giant waves flood key US military base on Marshall Islands

MAJURO: A clean-up operation was underway Thursday after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 11:53am

Middle East

Israeli aggression on Gaza’s Khan Yunis after deadly shelling hits UN shelter

GAZA STRIP: Israeli aggression that included air strikes and ground operations were focused Thursday on the Gazan...

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 10:24pm

Europe

Ukraine says it shoots down 11 of 14 Russian drones

KYIV: Russia launched 14 attack drones and five missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday,...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 11:08am

USA

FAA halt to Boeing MAX production expansion to hit airlines, suppliers

WASHINGTON: The aerospace industry faces widening disruption from the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 11:06am

South Asia

India has not told its defence personnel to pull out from Maldives

NEW DELHI: India’s government has not told its defence personnel to pull out from Maldives following a request from...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:44am

USA

US deplores deadly attack on UN shelter in Gaza

WASHINGTON: The White House has condemned Wednesday’s deadly shelling of a UN shelter in southern Gaza, reiterating...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:39am

World

Raisi meets Erdogan in Turkey for talks on Gaza conflict

ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was set to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara...