As fuel prices soar, Karachi’s young fishermen make perilous journeys on makeshift plastic boats KARACHI: In the pre-dawn haze earlier this week, as fishing communities in the downtrodden coastal settlements of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi began to stir, 12-year-old Danish Rafiq set sail from his home on Bhit Island, navigating a rickety boat … Read more
Empowering women for a prosperous and healthy planet on International Women’s Day DUBAI: Although the Arab world has a long way to go before it achieves gender parity, recent reforms in Saudi Arabia have already transformed women’s participation in the labor force, business and leadership, while promoting economic growth and sustainable development. The pursuit of … Read more
Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62 percent in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, adding the Israel-Gaza war played a key role in the last three months. India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech incidents targeting Muslims in … Read more
LONDON: A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC on Sunday. The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department attended the scene at around 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and found the man with burn injuries, The Hill reported. … Read more
DUBAI: Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries.Iran’s provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said. This road-mobile missile is capable … Read more
JAKARTA: On course to win Indonesia’s presidential election by a wide margin, Prabowo Subianto faces the task of balancing the resource-rich archipelago’s relations with the US and China, among other challenges.Here is what his presidency will mean for Indonesia’s allies around the world:Prabowo will have to balance relations with two global powers as the US … Read more
A cargo ship in the Red Sea suffered minor damage after being hit by a projectile while sailing off the coast of Yemen’s Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency and British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday. The ship, located 57 nautical miles west of Hodeidah, said a projectile was fired … Read more
STOCKHOLM: An object believed to be an explosive device was found outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm on Wednesday and destroyed by the national bomb squad, Swedish police said. Embassy staff had notified police of the object, triggering a large response from law enforcement, police said. The device was later detonated in a controlled manner, … Read more
Haley vows to stay in GOP race as Trump seeks commanding victory in New Hampshire MANCHESTER, N.H.: Nikki Haley, the last major GOP opponent of Donald Trump, insisted she would not drop out if she loses Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary to the former president, who aimed for a commanding victory to make a November rematch … Read more
Traditional world arts come together in mural at King Khalid International Airport RIYADH: Riyadh Airports and the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts recently inaugurated the “Our Heritage, Our Identity” mural at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The mural’s bricks highlight various civilizations, each embodying their originality, artistry and distinctiveness. A total of 401 bricks … Read more