BANGKOK: A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured Tuesday in what passengers described as a terrifying scene aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence, triggering an emergency landing in Bangkok. An initial data analysis by the aviation tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the London-Singapore flight experienced more than one … Read more
How the life and death of Walid Daqqah in an Israeli jail encapsulates Palestinian Prisoners’ Day LONDON: When he was arrested by Israeli forces on March 25, 1986, Walid Daqqah was just 24 years old. When he died of cancer on April 7 this year, aged 62 and still a prisoner, he had spent all … Read more
With the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar only one week away, Arab News assesses the chances of 10 Arab nations taking part in the 24-team tournament. Group A (includes China, Tajikistan) Qatar (2019 champions. FIFA ranking 58) It has been a long five years since the triumph in the 2019 edition of the competition … Read more
Fears of Gaza conflict spillover grow as Israel kills senior Hamas official in Beirut BEIRUT: Fears that the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might spill over into neighboring countries grew on Tuesday when an Israeli drone strike killed Hamas’s deputy leader, Saleh Al-Arouri, in Beirut. He was among six people who died in … Read more