AHMEDABAD, India: Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Sei Young Kim took advantage of ideal playing conditions Wednesday, shooting a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the T-Mobile Match Play. Las Vegas-area residents Danielle Kang and Rose Zhang, making the best use of not having to go on the road, were each just a stroke behind. Top-ranked Nelly … Read more
MOGADISHU: Somalia’s parliament has unanimously approved proposals to overhaul the country’s electoral system to reintroduce universal suffrage, a plan that has been criticized by some leading politicians. Last March, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pledged to end the complex clan-based indirect voting system in place for more than half a century in the troubled Horn of Africa … Read more
Investigation launched after Israeli survivors of attack by Hamas claim discrimination at UK’s Manchester Airport LONDON: An investigation has been launched after Israeli citizens who survived the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas claimed they were victims of discrimination at Manchester Airport in the UK. A letter written by the Jewish Representative Council for Greater Manchester … Read more
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. The jailbreak marked a new low in … Read more
CAIRO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to meet his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, sealing a long-running rapprochement between the two men. Erdogan on Monday said the pair would discuss “every effort” to stop the “bloodshed” in the Gaza Strip, while Turkish state news agency Anadolu said … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is poised for a 105 percent surge in average wealth per person in the next 10 years, jumping from the current $54,000, a new study showed. According to Henley & Partners’ BRICS Wealth Report, the Kingdom presently holds the sixth position within the bloc in terms of high-net-worth individuals. The consulting agency … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index experienced a rise on Thursday, gaining 42.57 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 11,931.92. This marks the highest close since October 2022. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR7.19 billion ($1.91 billion) as 123 of the listed stocks advanced, while 91 retreated. Similarly, the … Read more