How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
Businesses in Australia are facing a growing number of bankruptcies, and one coffee shop owner says he is simply unable to recover.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned girls' education, leaving thousands of classrooms empty. KABUL: Before the Taliban banned secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with their sisters, but after the ban came into effect nearly three years ago, they stopped going altogether. “They don’t want to come alone. … Read more
LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life has been breathed into the concept. Indeed, such has been the … Read more
How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
How have post-Oct. 7 events affected the chances of Palestinian statehood? LONDON: On Oct. 6 last year, the prospect of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the two-state solution seemed as far from becoming a reality as ever. Yet in the wake of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, new life … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index closed its first trading session of the week on Sunday up 149.22 points, or 1.24 percent, to 12,175.43.The total trading value of the underlying index was SAR6 billion ($1.6 billion), with 143 stocks gaining while 84 declined.The kingdom's parallel stock exchange, Nomu, also rose 82.97 points, or 0.31 … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's national carrier has topped a list of global airlines with an on-time arrival rate of 88.22 percent in June, according to new data from independent flight tracking website Cirium. Saudi Arabia also recorded an on-time departure rate of 88.73 percent while operating 16,133 flights across a network of more than 100 destinations … Read more
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned girls' education, leaving thousands of classrooms empty. KABUL: Before the Taliban banned secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with their sisters, but after the ban came into effect nearly three years ago, they stopped going altogether. “They don’t want to come alone. … Read more
Cairo: An Israeli airstrike on a school used by displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least 30 people, including several children. Arab parliaments condemned the airstrike, in which Israeli forces brutally killed unarmed Palestinian civilians inside a field hospital of a school housing thousands of displaced people in the Gaza … Read more
