After Pakistan alert, WHO likely to issue wider warning on contaminated J&J cough syrup LONDON: The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children’s cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email. Nigeria’s regulator recalled a batch of Benylin paediatric syrup last Wednesday, … Read more
Manila: With a decades-old tradition of solidarity iftars bringing Filipinos of different faiths together during Ramadan, this year the occasion has also become a platform for Muslim and Christian communities to raise awareness about Palestine. In the Christian-majority country where more than 110 million identify as Roman Catholics, Muslims make up about 10 percent of … Read more
RIYADH: Sanad Hourani was raised on philanthropic values from a young age which has inspired him to do more for his community. Hourani and his friend Yousef Amjad established Subha, a Jeddah-based non-profit organization bringing the city’s youth together through charitable initiatives. Hourani told Arab News recently: “I realized the need for it. As much … Read more
RIYADH: A Saudi artist whose fascination with Japanese animation began in childhood is breaking new ground in the Kingdom’s burgeoning art scene. Maryam Al-Suwaidan paints Japanese-style whimsical characters that evoke feelings of nostalgia. Her love for Japanese art began in childhood when she copied drawings from the covers of videos and comic books featuring her … Read more
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 Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs step up coordinated attacks in … Read more
TBILISI: Like many other young Russians, Anastasia Panchenko’s political awakening came courtesy of Alexei Navalny. Left reeling by his sudden death, she is looking now to his widow Yulia to take on the mantle of Russian opposition leader.Since Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony last Friday, Panchenko has been coming most days to lay … Read more
LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been asked to clarify claims he made regarding arms sales to Israel by the chair of the UK’s foreign affairs select committee. Cameron recommended arms sales to Israel be allowed to continue on Dec. 8 despite fears by Foreign Office officials over Israel’s military and humanitarian conduct in … Read more
100 days of fighting on southern Lebanese front: devastation, displacement and violations BEIRUT: Fighting in southern Lebanon between the Israeli army and Hezbollah entered its 100th day on Monday with no prospect of an end in sight any time soon. Despite diplomatic efforts in recent weeks, Lebanese officials unanimously stated that halting the hostilities on … Read more
COX’S BAZAR: Believed to be a site visited by Gautama Buddha, Rangkut Banasram in the forest of Cox’s Bazar is the oldest monastery in Bangladesh, and a reminder of the country’s rich Buddhist past. Only around 1 million people profess Buddhism in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country of 170 million. Most of them live in … Read more
LONDON: A British-Palestinian doctor who worked in Gazan hospitals during the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes that testimony he has given to UK police will lead to prosecutions for war crimes. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon specializing in conflict injuries, spent 43 days volunteering in the besieged Palestinian territory, mostly at the al-Ahli and Shifa hospitals in … Read more