Xi Jinping warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will “get their heads bashed”, a...

Saudi Arabia unveils Hajj operational plan

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched its operational plan for this year’s Hajj season. Acting Minister of Media Majid Al-Qasabi said the count...

Putin, in COVID-19 vaccine push, says he got Sputnik V shot

President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a wave of cases, and said for the first time tha...

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died -family

WASHINGTON: Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defense secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W. Bush rep...

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed inaugurates gulf’s largest digital arts centre in Dubai

DUBAI: Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, inaugurated Infinity des Lumiè...

Death rate soars as Canada’s British Columbia suffers “extreme heat”

The Canadian province of British Columbia suffered nearly double the average deaths as temperatures hit a record high of 46.6°C (115.88°F) d...

“DoubleVPN” service used by hackers seized and shut down

AMSTERDAM: Europol, the European police coordinating agency, said on Wednesday that police in Europe, the United States and Canada had seize...

Health Canada recommends people with rare blood condition not get AstraZeneca vaccine

Health Canada said late on Tuesday it has recommended that people with a history of capillary leak syndrome not be inoculated with drugmaker...

Heart inflammation after COVID-19 shots higher than expected: study

Members of the US military who were vaccinated against COVID-19 showed higher-than-expected rates of heart inflammation, although the condit...

Ancient quarantine chambers inside caves discovered in Oman

Around 81 ancient isolation chambers carved in caves have been found in Oman, that were used by people in that time to quarantine patients s...

‘World must remove 1 bln tonnes CO2 by 2025 to meet climate goal’

Projects in development will remove only a fraction of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air that needs extracting by 2025 to meet...

Saudi Arabia plans new national airline as it diversifies from oil

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline as part of a broader strategy...

Germany completes troop pull-out from Afghanistan: minister

BERLIN: Germany has completed its troop pull-out from Afghanistan, started in May, the defence ministry announced Tuesday, ending a nearly 2...

Pilgrims can use Hajj smart card for teller services in Saudi Arabia

MAKKAH: Foreign pilgrims can use their Hajj smart cards for teller services in Saudi Arabia. According to the details, the Hajj smart card ...

Gangsters wear full protective gear to cremate a man they had murdered

Five gang members in India wore full protective gear to cremate a man they had murdered, pretending he died from Covid-19, police said Tuesd...

Five drugmakers to jointly start trial of Merck’s COVID-19 drug

Five Indian generic drugmakers, including Cipla and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, said on Tuesday they would jointly conduct a clinical trial of ...

Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 90% effective against Delta variant

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 90% effective against the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, its develope...

United Airlines confirms 270 Boeing and Airbus jet order

United Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes worth more than $30 billion at ...

Three Australian cities lock down in fight against Delta COVID-19 variant

SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a slight rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, while ...

Abu Dhabi will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces

Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including schools, universities and nurseries...

Declawed lion seized from home after appearance on TikTok

PHNOM PENH: Authorities raided a house in a wealthy district of Phnom Penh to rescue an 18-month-old lion that had been defanged, declawed a...

US to send 2.5m doses of Moderna vaccine to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) on Monday has announced to send 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Pakistan, confirmed White Hou...

Kuwait announces lifting work from home mandate from August 1

KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait authorities have announced ending the work from home mandate of the government employees starting from August 1. Ku...

Foreign ministry rejects reports claiming SAPM Bukhari visited Israel

ISLAMABAD: Responding to the media reports and consequent queries regarding former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Oversea...

Dubai announces winners of 2021 Business Excellence Awards

Dubai Economy hosted an online ceremony today under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Ministe...

UAE Cabinet approves national agenda for non-oil export development

The UAE cabinet has adopted an agenda to develop its non-oil export development sector as the country aims to increase its exports by 50 per...

World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China

China began operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing’s carb...

#MWC21: Thousands descend on Barcelona for reboot of Mobile World Congress

The great and good of the mobile communications world have flocked to their annual jamboree in Barcelona, all armed with this year’s must-ha...

Indonesia recommends Sinovac vaccine for children aged 12-17

Indonesia’s food and drug agency has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech for children aged 12-17, the country’s...

Death toll in Florida condo collapse climbs to 9, with 150 still missing

SURFSIDE, Florida: The official death toll from the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium complex near Miami rose to nine on Sunday, w...

Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in a blast in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police s...

Absher warns people about handling suspicious messages claiming relationship with platform

RIYADH: Absher platform has warned beneficiaries of its services from dealing with any suspected messages alleging relation with the platfor...

Ice baths for the mind and body break heat of UAE desert

DUBAI: As the morning sun bakes the orange dunes of the UAE desert, a man lowers himself into a tinkling tub of ice. Weathering such extrem...