RIYADH: Armenia is committed to drafting a “road map” for the development of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia’s minister for foreign affairs, told Arab News on Thursday in an exclusive interview during a visit to the Kingdom. In a wide-ranging discussion, in which he explored the development of ties, the peace process … Read more
Why displaced Syrians in Lebanon face an agonizing dilemma amid mounting hostility LONDON: Syrian refugees in Lebanon are in an impossible fix, unable to safely return home while also facing mounting hostility from host communities and local authorities, especially following the death of a Lebanese Forces party official, allegedly at the hands of Syrian criminals. … Read more
Why the killing of a Lebanese party official has raised the specter of new sectarian strife BEIRUT: Almost five decades since the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 began, reactions to the kidnap and subsequent murder this week of Pascal Suleiman, an official of the Lebanese Forces, show the country’s fragile peace remains on a knife … Read more
DUBAI: The usually private French Algerian actress Sofia Boutella has been on something of a paparazzi spree in New York, hitting the streets in a series of looks — and attending various promotional events — ahead of the release of Netflix’s “Rebel Moon — Part 2: The Scargiver” on April 19. The science fiction epic, … Read more
What doctors volunteering in Gaza’s stricken hospitals witnessed under Israeli siege NEW YORK CITY: Four doctors from the US, UK and France, who have been working with teams in Gaza to support its healthcare system, have described witnessing “appalling atrocities” under Israel’s military offensive. The four specialists told an event at the UN headquarters this … Read more
CAIRO: Trucks of flour have reached northern Gaza for distribution to areas that have had no aid in four months, Palestinian media reported on Sunday, with famine looming in the enclave and truce talks between Israel and Hamas due to resume in Qatar. A convoy of 12 trucks arrived in the north on Saturday — six … Read more
MIAMI: “Technology doesn’t wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m going to be good or bad today’… it does what we tell it to do,” Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of tech company Dell told the Future Investment Initiative Priority summit in Miami on Thursday. “And so we have to have it reflect … Read more
AI will drive efficiency amid global economic slowdown, leading financiers tell FII Priority Summit MIAMI: The chiefs of four of the world’s leading corporations stressed on Thursday, during the first day of the Future Investment Initiative Miami Summit, that while artificial intelligence has the potential to drive higher investment and economic growth across the world … Read more
AI will drive efficiency amid global economic slowdown, leading financiers tell FII Priority Summit MIAMI: The chiefs of four of the world’s leading corporations stressed on Thursday, during the first day of the Future Investment Initiative Miami Summit, that while artificial intelligence has the potential to drive higher investment and economic growth across the world … Read more
MUNICH, Germany: A lack of long-range missiles and artillery shells is limiting Ukraine’s fightback against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a defense conference on Saturday, making a fresh appeal for more weapons. Later in the day, delegates at the conference also discussed the situation in Gaza, with some holding out slim hopes of a lasting … Read more