No secret accords with US this time, Mooed Yusuf tells Washington presser

WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said Sunday while addressing a news conference at the Pakistan embassy that this...

Delta variant not specifically targeting children: WHO

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not specifically targeting children, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO’s Covid-19 ...

Millions of Americans at risk of losing homes

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday when a nationwide ban on evictions expires, even as billions in governm...

Johnson & Johnson not liable for woman’s death in talc case

An Illinois jury on Friday refused to hold Johnson & Johnson liable for a woman’s death from ovarian cancer, which her family blamed on ...

MSC Bellissima: Super cruise ship sets sail from Saudi Arabia for first time

A super cruise ship has departed Saudi Arabia for the first time, setting sail for regional waters as the kingdom seeks to expand its touris...

Dubai Customs launches Trader Export Report service

Dubai Customs, in cooperation with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), launched the Trader Export Report service. The new service will help cl...

China reports 55 new COVID-19 cases as Delta variant spreads

China on Saturday reported 55 new coronavirus cases on the mainland for July 30, compared with 64 cases a day earlier, as the Delta variant ...

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced a record number of COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven ...

Disney makes vaccination mandatory for on-site US employees

Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Friday it was making vaccination mandatory for all its on-site salaried and non-union hourly employees in the...

Japan expands state of emergency as COVID-19 surge shadows Olympics

TOKYO: Japan said on Friday it will expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Os...

Thousands displaced as floods hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps

Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Banglad...

Four footballers killed in Somalia bus blast

Four local footballers in Somalia were killed when an explosion believed to have been caused by a bomb ripped through their bus on Friday, p...

Sri Lanka ends work-from-home option despite virus surge

Sri Lanka announced Friday it was ending its work-from-home option for civil servants, ordering all 1.2 million back to the office from Mond...

Deadly wildfires deal new blow to Turkish tourism

Turkish firefighters made progress Friday containing deadly wildfires that forced the evacuation of entire villages and Mediterranean coast ...

Russia blames software failure after space station briefly thrown off course

Russia on Friday blamed a software failure for an incident that briefly knocked the International Space Station (ISS) off course and said it...

Germany tightens rules for travellers

Germany will require all unvaccinated travellers arriving in the country from Sunday to present a negative COVID-19 test result, stepping up...

Saudi Arabia to welcome vaccinated tourists from August 1

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism announced that the Kingdom will open its doors to foreign tourists, and lift off the suspension o...

flydubai restarts its operations to Hargeisa

flydubai has announced to operate a three-times weekly service to Hargeisa in Somaliland from August 10, growing its network in Africa to 12...

Japan OKs administration of AstraZeneca vaccines after delay

TOKYO: Japan on Friday approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after a few months’ pause due to fears about potential ...

Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for US

WASHINGTON: Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and othe...

Youngster dies while playing with snake as friends capture episode on camera

Playing with a snake is dangerous but a youngster thought otherwise and suffered from the worst ‎consequences after the reptile bit him when...

Pakistan will continue arbitration for Afghan peace, Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Addressing the session organized Friday in the Pak-Afghan Youth Forum, federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry has said it is...

Biden pushes cash reward to get vaccinated, new rules for federal workers

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday urged local governments to pay people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and set new rules requ...

ITV says ‘no current plans’ for another ‘X Factor’ series

British broadcaster ITV said it has “no current plans” for another series of music talent show “The X Factor”. The singing competition, cre...

Health body warns against visiting popular island over COVID-19

ATHENS: Greece’s south Aegean islands were marked dark red on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s COVID-19 map on Thurs...

Qatar approves electoral law for first legislative polls

DUBAI: Qatar’s emir approved laws on Thursday for the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative election in October, when Qataris will elect two-t...

LinkedIn allows employees to work fully remote

LinkedIn will allow employees to opt for full-time remote work or a hybrid option as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila H...

Oman extends nightly COVID-19 lockdown

DUBAI: Oman on Thursday extended a nightly lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with movement and commercial activities to be ...

Sunisa Lee wins Olympic all-around gold as Biles cheers her on

American teenager Sunisa Lee won the women’s gymnastics all-around Olympic gold on Thursday, succeeding defending champion Simone Biles who ...

Military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise

Australia’s military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Thur...

Abu Dhabi Police launches ‘Challenges Platform’

Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has launched “Challenges Platform” as a part of online Ideas Centre to receive innovative ideas and utilise them to f...

First cruise ship terminal inaugurated at Jeddah Islamic Port

JEDDAH: The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) and the Cruise Saudi Company inaugurated today of the first cruise ship terminal at Jeddah Islami...

Two people attending Tokyo Olympics admitted to hospital with COVID-19

TOKYO: Two people attending the Tokyo Olympics from overseas have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19, a Tokyo 2020 spokesperson said on...