DUBAI: Qatar First Bank (QFB) has acquired an office building in Ohio, its seventh US real estate purchase. The bank said it acquired the first phase of the CoverMyMeds campus headquarters in
CAIRO: A Lebanese environmentalist artist has used hundreds of plastic bottles to create a mosaic of the green-and-white Saudi flag in a gesture of solidarity with the people of Saudi Arabia and
DUBAI: Streaming giant Netflix is set to launch a new documentary based on the life of Lebanese singer Myriam Fares. Entitled “Myriam Fares: The Journey,” the new 71-minute long documentary is
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, sending panicked residents of the nearby
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health is intensifying efforts to control the fierce third wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the largest vaccination center in the Middle East. All of
TOKYO: The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said Friday the games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of
KIAWAH ISLAND, US: Lefty is on top at the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson used another late-round rally to climb up the leaderboard after he appeared to be fading in the second round at the Ocean
CAIRO: Egypt received on Friday the first batch of components to locally produce 2 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine. According to the country’s health ministry, the delivery includes 1,400
BEIRUT: Lebanon has foiled a plot to smuggle 4 tons of hashish from Sidon to the Egyptian port of Alexandria, a presidency statement said on Saturday. Lebanon’s leaders have called for a renewed push
DUBAI: US singer Kelly Rowland recently appeared on “The Late Late Show” hosted by James Corden, where she performed her most recent single and for the occasion donned a look from the Middle East.
MANILA: The Philippines on Thursday announced it was temporarily suspending the deployment of workers to Israel due to the ongoing Gaza conflict. Israeli forces have continued to bomb Gaza with Prime
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday urged the United Nations General Assembly to deploy an international protection force to safeguard Palestinians against Israeli
GAZA CITY, Dubai: Like thousands of others in Gaza, Umm Jihad Ghabayin fled home with her children from Israeli bombardment without taking any essentials — let alone a facemask against the raging
REYKJAVIK, Iceland: Top diplomats from the United States and Russia sparred politely in Iceland on Wednesday in their first face-to-face encounter, which came as ties between the nations have
BARCELONA: Two of Spain’s most modest stadiums are set to offer scenes of joy and sorrow on Saturday. Atlético Madrid can ensure it clinches its first Spanish league title in seven years with a win
CAIRO: World Health Organization officials called on Thursday for a humanitarian pause in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza to allow access for aid as the health system in the Palestinian enclave faces
THE HAGUE: Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn must repay nearly five million euros in wages to Nissan-Mitsubishi, a Dutch court ruled Thursday as it threw out his own claim for damages. Ghosn was
DUBAI: Dubai Police and Municipality officials were attempting to capture a “wild animal” on the loose since Tuesday morning. The creature, described by residents as a black big cat, has been
RIYADH: Social media footage has shown CNN staff being surrounded and pushed by Israeli forces. The clip shows Ben Wedeman, a CNN senior correspondent, being encircled by Israeli soldiers near a
LONDON: Tech giant Google has received a letter from 250 Jewish employees urging it to do more to support the Palestinian people. The group, called Jewish Diaspora in Tech, asked CEO Sundar Pichai to
CHENNAI: Director Alexandre Aja returns to French-language cinema with “Oxygen,” made during the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic last year. Now streaming on Netflix, it has a
LONDON: The proposal was always going to be met with equal embrace and resistance. Saudi Arabia’s request that “a feasibility study to be carried out on the impact” of hosting the men’s and women’s
GAZA CITY: Residents of the Gaza Strip were awakened in the early hours of Monday by the heaviest Israeli bombardment since the conflict escalated a week ago as residential buildings were hit and
DUBAI: Amid the scenes of horror and human suffering unfolding in the Gaza Strip in recent days, one series of images stands out. Shortly after 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, a salvo of rockets fired