Speculation mounts over future of Rex Airlines as share trading halts

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All eyes are on budget carrier Rex, with speculation growing about its future in the Australian aviation market. The airline suspended trading of its shares on the ASX on Monday, with a spokesperson saying a major announcement about the airline’s future would be made within the next 24 hours. As reported by AustralianDeloitte restructuring partners … Read more

Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice

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Filipino children call for boycott of Israel as they join Global Students' Movement for Palestine MANILA: Student organizers at universities in the Philippines are calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel and Zionist groups over their involvement in a global movement in support of Palestine. Pro-Palestinian student leaders and activists from universities in … Read more

Druze in shock as war between Israel and Hezbollah strikes home

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Could the Majdal Shams football stadium tragedy spark a war between Israel and Hezbollah? BEIRUT/DUBAI: Israel's security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to respond to Saturday's rocket attack on a football stadium in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 … Read more

What we know about Hezbollah’s weapons arsenal

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Could the Majdal Shams football stadium tragedy spark a war between Israel and Hezbollah? BEIRUT/DUBAI: Israel's security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to respond to Saturday's rocket attack on a football stadium in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 … Read more

UAE’s Masdar Spanish solar farm deal heralds more European investments

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MADRID: UAE renewable energy company Masdar is looking for further opportunities in Europe's green energy sector and will consider investing in minority and controlling stakes, the company's CFO said, after striking a deal with Spain's Endesa last week. Masdar has agreed to pay 817 million euros ($887 million) for a 49.99 percent stake in 48 … Read more

British lawyer urges UK to stop arming Israel

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LONDON: Nearly 3,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli war in Gaza Strip identified by independent observers The UK-based Airwars organisation, which assesses the civilian impact of conflicts around the world, analysed nearly 346 incidents during the first 17 days of the war and named 2,993 victims of Israeli attacks. An airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp … Read more

Researchers name almost 3,000 killed in early days of Gaza war

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LONDON: The UK should stop supplying arms to Israel after the International Court of Justice said member states should not “provide aid or assistance” to the occupation of Palestinian territory, a British lawyer representing Palestine at the International Court of Justice has said. Philippe Sands KC said the ICC's recommendations would cause problems for the … Read more