King, Crown Prince congratulate UAE President on National Day
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Sheikh Mohamed bin…
Indonesia to make sex outside marriage punishable by jail
JAKARTA — Indonesian lawmakers are soon expected to pass a new criminal code that would criminalize sex outside marriage and…
Saudi Arabia extends term for $3bn deposit in Pakistan’s central bank
KARACHI — Saudi Arabia on Friday extended the term of a $3 billion deposit it made to Pakistan’s foreign reserves,…
Appeals court halts Mar-a-Lago documents review in major defeat for Trump
WASHINGTON — In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party…
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence
WASHINGTON — Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of “inciting violence” over offensive tweets — just two…
India remittances set to hit record $100bn in 2022
WASHINGTON — Indians are set to receive $100bn in remittances this year, according to a World Bank report – the…
Infectious Covid virus can stay on some groceries for days
LONDON — The Covid virus can reside on some ready-to-eat groceries for days, UK experts have confirmed. Scientists carried out…
Gautam Adani; The school dropout’s high-risk journey to become Asia’s richest man
NEW DELHI — On the night of 26 November 2008, Gautam Adani, then the 10th richest man in India, was…
Canadian man accused of murdering four indigenous women
WINNIPEG, Canada — A Canadian man already accused of murdering one woman has been charged by police in the city…
Biden prepared to meet Putin to end Russia’s war with Ukraine
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden has said he would be ready to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin “if in fact…