Iraq to send 10 million liters of fuel to Gaza

Palestinian cancer patients find treatments in Egypt no longer available in embattled Gaza ARISH, Egypt: Twenty-one Palestinian cancer patients who escaped Gaza in recent months are now housed in a residence named Building 30 in the city of Arish in Egypt’s northern Sinai. There they await treatments that are no longer available in their war-scarred … Read more

US has agreed to send more bombs and warplanes to Israel, sources say

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world’s top court ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in the Palestinian territory.But despite a binding United Nations Security Council resolution this week demanding an “immediate ceasefire,” fighting continued Friday, including … Read more

Bangladesh seeks to send more agriculturists, trained farmers to Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: A veteran Saudi diplomat and keen observer of Pakistani politics says that what he sees today makes him “very optimistic” about the country’s future under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif, the new prime minister. Appearing on “Frankly Speaking,” the weekly Arab News current affairs show, Dr. Ali Awadh Asseri also expressed hope that the 2024 … Read more

NATO’s biggest drills since the Cold War send a signal to Russia and aim for a real-life feel

ABOARD THE FRENCH FRIGATE NORMANDIE: Large NATO drills in the frigid fjords of northern Norway may be just war games meant to hone the fighting skills of the newly expanded 32-nation military alliance. But for troops taking part, they are very real. And that’s the whole point. With drills underway now, NATO is baring its … Read more

US plans to send weapons to Israel even as Biden pushes for ceasefire, WSJ reports

MUNICH: Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft and TikTok signed a pledge Friday to crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of crucial elections around the world this year. The accord commits the companies including Google and OpenAI to develop ways to identify, label and control AI-generated images, videos and audio that aim … Read more

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

Two Afghans detained at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years have been released— Taliban ISLAMABAD: Two Afghan prisoners who were held in US custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. Abdul Zahir Saber and Abdul Karim were … Read more

Tah strikes late to send Leverkusen to German Cup semis

LEVERKUSEN,Germany: Jonathan Tah scored in the 90th minute to send Bayer Leverkusen through to the German Cup semifinals with a 3-2 win at home over Stuttgart on Tuesday. League leaders Leverkusen twice came from behind against an impressive Stuttgart side, securing victory in the dying moments for the third time in their past five matches. … Read more

Indonesia to send largest-ever number of Hajj pilgrims this year

BEIJING: At an “Invest Maldives” forum in a southern Chinese port city, the Maldivian president shook hands and exchanged words with smiling local officials on a China visit set to deepen bilateral ties as the archipelagic nation pirouettes away from India. After the forum in Fuzhou on Tuesday, Mohamed Muizzu and his delegation will meet … Read more