DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation — a response that appeared gauged toward averting region-wide war. The limited scale of the attack and Iran’s muted response both appeared to signal … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full UN member “was unable to make a unanimous recommendation” on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The Palestinian Authority is still expected to push the 15-member Security … Read more
Rahm’s Legion XIII claim team competition, Burmester wins individual title at LIV Golf Miami MIAMI: Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton will head to Augusta National this week after celebrating their second LIV Golf team victory of the season. Stinger GC’s Dean Burmester is not in the field for the … Read more
Watchdog calls on Sudanese authorities to lift suspension on Al Arabiya, Al Hadath, Sky News Arabia LONDON: Media watchdogs have called on Sudanese authorities to lift the suspension imposed on three Gulf networks earlier this week. On Tuesday, Sudan’s state news agency announced that the Ministry of Culture and Information had suspended the operations of … Read more
NEW YORK CITY: Israel must bear the full responsibility for the consequences of its attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, and Iran reserves its right to deliver a “decisive response to such reprehensible acts,” Tehran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN told members of the Security Council during a meeting on Tuesday. “Iran has … Read more
UAE cyclist wants to ‘battle with the best’: Safiya Al-Sayegh’s historic road to Paris Olympics Safiya Al-Sayegh is accustomed to being first. The American University of Dubai student has emerged as the UAE’s most exciting young cycling talent in recent years, having won the UAE National Cycling Championships in 2022 and 2023. Alongside her studies, … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt’s president has declared his country’s “full support” to Palestine in a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the call on Wednesday highlighted Egypt’s “intensive efforts” to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, and Cairo’s backing for the Palestinian right to an independent state. Abbas expressed his gratitude … Read more
Opinion piece about Detroit suburb is ‘racist and Islamophobic,’ Democrats say LANSING, Michigan: An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb “America’s jihad capital” is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as “racist and Islamophobic” in a resolution presented Tuesday.Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, … Read more
PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership PEBBLE BEACH, California: The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal announced Wednesday that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. … Read more
RIYADH: Global cooperation will be in focus as Bahrain hosts top officials from the member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization, addressing challenges in the sector for sustainable growth. The 3rd General Assembly of the global multilateral body will serve as a platform to discuss DCO initiatives, focusing on promoting digital prosperity. The forum, scheduled … Read more