Showing results for "2 march"

Roberto Mancini likely to be next Saudi Arabia coach: Report

  • Italy’s Roberto Mancini has quit as coach of his country’s football team and could take over as manager of Saudi Arabia’s national squad, according to Arabic-language sports daily Arriyadiyah. The news outlet quotes unnamed sources as saying that Mancini, 58, would likely take up the role vac...
·

Lioness shot dead after escaping from South Korean farm

  • SEOUL: A lion was shot dead in South Korea on Monday after escaping from a privately owned farm and triggering a search by more than 100 police officers and the evacuation of dozens of campers from a nearby camping area. The lioness, named Sasoonee, was reported to be on the loose at around 7:...
·

Afghan women take protests online as Taliban crush dissent

  • Days after the Taliban administration in Afghanistan announced in July that all women’s beauty salons must be closed within a month, videos on social media showed groups of women protesting on the streets in Kabul, as well as in their homes, with many holding signs that read: “Bread, justice, w...
·

Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesian organizer as sexual harassment allegations swirl

  • JAKARTA, Indonesia: The Miss Universe Organization has cut its ties with its Indonesian franchisee and will cancel an upcoming pageant in Malaysia after contestants complained to police, accusing local organizers of sexual harassment. The New York-based organization said in a statement late Sa...
·

Omagh marks 25 years since deadly bombing

  • OMAGH, United Kingdom: Victims’ families, survivors and dignitaries gathered on Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the deadliest attack in the period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the “Troubles.” On 15 August, 1998, a massive car bomb planted by diss...
·

What next for Turkiye’s ailing opposition?

  • The post-national elections era in Turkiye has become complicated because of the failure of the so-called Table of Six coalition. A new set of elections — this time at the municipal level — will be held on March 31 next year. Two dynamics are likely to play a role in these local elections. One ...
·

Syria becoming a key battleground in US-Russia rivalry

  • A growing strategic consensus gaining influence inside Washington suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin is stepping up the pressure on the US in Syria in a bid to force American troops out of the country. And some US military experts are blaming the Biden administration for being too t...
·

Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar pin new hope on OIC support

  • DHAKA: Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar have sought support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation as they continue to face uncertainties about their future compounded by a massive cut in UN food rations this year. Aid for the Rohingya in Bangladesh was cut to $8 per person per month, o...
·

UK urged to speed up eligible Afghans’ relocation with thousands still stuck overseas

  • LONDON: Thousands of Afghans eligible to live in the UK are still waiting for relocation two years after their country fell to the Taliban, with an increase in the number of claims rejected in the past few weeks drawing condemnation from senior politicians and military figures. The Afghan Rel...
·

Saudi Ports Authority adds 20 new shipping services in H1

  • RIYADH: In a bid to boost supply chains and consolidate its position as a global logistics center, Saudi Ports Authority added 20 new shipping services in the first half of 2023.   Also referred to as Mawani, the authority added these new shipping services across Jeddah Islamic Port...
·

Pages