RIYADH: 18-year-old Saudi ballerina Hala Nakadi is captivating audiences with her relentless determination and hopes others will be inspired to “embrace this beautiful and expressive art form”. She is now preparing for the Dubai International Dance Competition 2024, which will kick off on November 17, and will feature professional and amateur dancers from around the … Read more
PARIS: Celebrating its reputation as the birthplace of revolution, Paris kicked off the Summer Olympics for the first time in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony decked out in stars and fantasy on the banks of the Seine. Intermittent rain, the first to fall at the opening ceremony of the Summer … Read more
RIYADH: Global food shortages are worse than previously thought, concludes the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report released this week by a coalition of United Nations agencies, which found efforts to tackle malnutrition were failing badly. As countries around the world fall short of achieving the United Nations' second Sustainable … Read more
Gaza: After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere to go, hundreds of Palestinians are forced into a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and thieves. Yasmeen al-Dardasi said she and her family had to transport the wounded they could not help while evacuating from a district in the southern city of Khan … Read more
Tunis: A Tunisian appeals court reduced the jail term of a television news anchor from one year to eight months on Friday, the anchor's lawyer told AFP. Borhen Bsais was initially given a 12-month sentence for “spreading false information” and “defamation of another person or damaging his reputation”. “The appeals court in the capital Tunis … Read more
When 22-year-old Lu saved $113,000 for a down payment on her first apartment, she found that her real estate agent couldn't “take her seriously”. Sydney woman works in tech and saves deposit by living in house with “virtually no expenses” “I cover essential expenses such as travel, food, health and entertainment. I am able to … Read more
RIYADH: Global food shortages are worse than previously thought, concludes the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report released this week by a coalition of United Nations agencies, which found efforts to tackle malnutrition were failing badly. As countries around the world fall short of achieving the United Nations' second Sustainable … Read more
There are growing warnings that Australia could be in dire straits if Donald Trump becomes president and a fight with China breaks out.
JERUSALEM: Israeli troops have been battling Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, destroying tunnels and other infrastructure as they try to neutralize a small terrorist unit that continues to fire mortars at soldiers, the army said Friday.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says its troops have killed around 100 Palestinian fighters … Read more
The opposition says Labor's party's grouping system means Anthony Albanese will not be able to announce the best team for his cabinet reshuffle on Sunday.
