KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: They arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people. No one suspected a thing until the shots rang out.The Israeli raid caught everyone off guard, from the Hamas militants guarding four…
The staff of the UAE Floating Hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish, as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, arranged a recreational day for the children of Gaza.The initiative aimed to alleviate the impacts of the war on them and served as a form of psychological and rehabilitative therapy.Mona Talib Ahmed, a nurse…
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…
