Abu Dhabi: , The Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, on Friday marked the resumption of its first flight to Basra in Iraq from Sharjah International Airport. The new route connects Sharjah and Basra with a frequency of four weekly flights. Basra is Air Arabia’s fourth direct route to Iraq…
JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said on Friday it had killed 17 militants the day before in an air strike on a UN school in central Gaza, raising its previous toll from nine. Thursday’s Israeli strike hit a school operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in the Nuseirat area of central Gaza where thousands…
Exam rescheduled as manhunt launched for culprits Cairo: Kuwait’s education and security authorities are intensifying efforts to identify and arrest suspects involved in the leak of a crucial high school exam paper earlier this week. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Education cancelled the Islamic education exam on Monday after its questions and answers circulated on social…
A gunman fired shots at the US embassy in Beirut and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops The UAE strongly condemned the attack that targeted the US Embassy in Beirut, according to a statement issued on Thursday. The government stressed the importance of protecting diplomatic buildings, as mandated by international law. A…
Hamas’s Health Ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 36,586 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes at least 36 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 83,074 people have been wounded in…
DAMASCUS: Syria’s foreign minister said Tuesday that any dialogue between Syria and Turkiye should only take place after Ankara announces that it will withdraw its troops from all Syrian territories it controls. Faisal Mekdad made the comments during a joint news conference with Iran’s acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, after Turkiye threatened in recent days…
The products were found to be contaminated with yeast, mould, bacteria, or heavy metals Dozens of unsafe, contaminated products were detected in Abu Dhabi this year — from cosmetics and stimulants to dietary supplements and weight loss products, authorities have announced. The emirate’s Department of Health (DoH) found 116 products that were contaminated with yeast,…
DUBAI: Actress Yara Shahidi attended the Cameron Boyce Foundation’s 2024 Annual Cam For A Cause Gala in Los Angeles on Sunday in a vintage Christian Dior dress. The part-Middle Eastern star attended the gala that is held annually to raise funds to cure epilepsy through funding research, education and awareness campaigns. It is held by the…
JEDDAH: The world’s best billiards players arrived in Jeddah on Sunday to compete for $1 million in prizes at the Saudi Arabia World Pool Championship 2024. This is the first time the Kingdom has hosted a World Nineball Tour event and the $250,000 first prize and total pool are the biggest in its history. A…
NAIROBI: Somalia will expel thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country to help with security by the end of the year unless Addis Ababa scraps a disputed port deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, a senior Somali official said on Monday. Security experts and foreign diplomats said the move risks further destabilizing Somalia as…
