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Barriers around Holy Kaaba removed 03 Aug 2022 - 09:44 am

Makkah Al-Mukarramah: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced on Tuesday the removalof the protective barriers around the...

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut 02 Aug 2022 - 11:48 pm

A giant Chinese supplier of electric-vehicle batteries decided to push back announcing a multibillion-dollar North American plant to supply Tesla Inc. and Ford...

Sudan lifts COVID-related health restrictions 02 Aug 2022 - 11:11 pm

KHARTOUM: Sudanese Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday it lifted all coronavirus-related restrictions and health conditions imposed on entry into the country. This...

China slaps export ban on 100 Taiwan brands before Pelosi visit 02 Aug 2022 - 10:53 pm

China barred shipments from more than 100 Taiwanese food exporters in an apparent effort to impose economic pressure on a key industry ahead...

Yemen’s warring parties agree to renew existing truce: UN 02 Aug 2022 - 09:54 pm

CAIRO: The United Nations says Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Tuesday to renew an existing truce for another two months after international concerted...

Palestinian PM calls on US Congress to recognize State of Palestine 02 Aug 2022 - 09:17 pm

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prime Minister HE Mohammad Shtayyeh has called the US Congress today, August 2, to recognize the state of Palestine since...

Philippine president says won't rejoin International Criminal Court 02 Aug 2022 - 08:35 pm

MANILA: Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the Philippines has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court, a decision...

Congo to reassess UN withdrawal plan after deadly protests 02 Aug 2022 - 07:34 pm

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo's government will re-evaluate the withdrawal plan of the United Nations peacekeeping mission after deadly anti-U.N. protests last week,...

US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan; Chinese warplanes take to skies 02 Aug 2022 - 06:41 pm

TAIPEI: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Chinese-claimed Taiwan aboard a U.S. military aircraft late on Tuesday, the first such...

Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque 02 Aug 2022 - 02:45 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: Dozens of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday under the heavy guard of the Israeli occupation police. The Department of Islamic...

World’s No. 2 clothes exporter faces order drop as power falters 02 Aug 2022 - 02:35 pm

Bangladesh’s garment industry, the world’s No. 2 exporter after China, is facing a double whammy from slowing global demand and an energy crisis...

Shelter rescues parched animals as France bakes in third heatwave 02 Aug 2022 - 01:53 pm

SAINT-CEZAIRE-SUR-SIAGNE, France: With temperatures soaring once again across southern France, Laura Borderes uses a syringe to feed an infant squirrel now in the...

1 Killed, 5 injured in shooting in Washington D.C. 02 Aug 2022 - 01:30 pm

Washington: One person was killed and at least five were injured in a shooting late on Monday in the northeastern part of Washington...

Biden names FEMA, CDC officials to head US monkeypox response 02 Aug 2022 - 01:06 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and...

One killed, one injured in aircraft crash western Malaysia 02 Aug 2022 - 12:49 pm

Kuala Lumpur:A person was killed and other injured in aircraft crash Monday, in the state of Perak, western Malaysia. A flight instructor was...

UK house prices rise least in a year in a sign of slowdown 02 Aug 2022 - 12:30 pm

UK house prices barely rose in July, indicating the property market is cooling in response to the worsening cost of living crisis. The...

Schiphol Airport says passenger caps to continue through October 02 Aug 2022 - 12:18 pm

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport said on Tuesday that passenger caps introduced for the summer season to cope with long waiting times and other logistical...