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LONDON: Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be an exponential growth in the
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LONDON: Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be an exponential growth in the

DUBAI: If one were to describe The Cap Project’s designs in a few words, “a mix of couture and streetwear” would…

For those of us who have championed the Palestinian cause for so many decades, and who view Palestine as the just…

BEIRUT: A prominent Lebanese footballer has died of a bullet wound sustained last month during a funeral for one of the…

When Elli Kriel moved to Dubai from South Africa eight years ago, she was determined to maintain her family’s kosher Jewish…

MALAGA: Qatari businessman Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, who was removed as president of Spanish football club Malaga on charges including the alleged…

DUBAI: Jordanian-Romanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi revealed on Thursday that she is expanding her business with a new handbag collection that will…

DUBAI: The Israeli and Dubai diamond exchanges announced Thursday they had struck a deal to boost trade, just days after Israel…

BRUSSELS: Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark…

SARAJEVO: Bosnian police arrested nine ethnic Serbs on Wednesday suspected of taking part in the killings of 44 Muslim civilians in…

TOKYO: Japan’s Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man. Keeping his…

DUBAI: A man stands in the street with his hands stretched angrily in the air. Other men surround him in groups,…

DUBAI: The worst is probably over for the Philippines despite a steeper GDP contraction projected for it this year, as the…

LESBOS, Greece: Greek police have detained five people over a fire that razed the Moria refugee camp to the ground, a…

DUBAI: For Sarah Essam, the only female Arab footballer playing professionally in a European league, the long wait to score her…

DUBAI: In spite of the backlash Netflix received for its use of an inappropriate poster to promote French-language film “Cuties” (“Les…

ANKARA: Turkey said on Monday that an energy exploration vessel that had pulled out of waters claimed by Greece was only…

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday added its voice to an international outcry over the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari,…

PARIS: Around 1,000 people gathered in two “yellow vest” protests in the French capital Paris Saturday in lower-than-hoped-for numbers for the…

NEW DELHI: China on Saturday released five Indian nationals it detained in a region bordering Tibet, the Indian army said, days…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his government’s plan to override sections of the Brexit deal he negotiated…

MUMBAI: Millions of coronavirus cases may gone undetected in India earlier this year, a research paper estimates, saying that for every…

CLOVIS, United States: Firefighters were battling unprecedented wildfires up and down the US West Coast on Friday that killed 15 people…

CAIRO: With more than a decade of experience in jewelry making, British-Egyptian designer Adam Elwan has made a name for himself in…

One of the more positive postwar global trends has been the fact that on average people are living longer. Pakistan is…

DUBAI: The trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s new film, the sci-fi adventure “Dune,” was released on Wednesday, and both the UAE…

DUBAI: Ayten Amin is learning to show her true face. The Egyptian writer-director, based in Cairo, has long chronicled the lives of…

Police arrested 11 people in Portland as protests continued to take place after 100 days of demonstrations in the Oregon city…