In a Jamaican Town, Melissa leaves floods ‘infested’ by dead livestock
NEW RIVER, Jamaica — Isaiah Beck, a carpenter, was trying to reach his house in the New River community in St. Elizabeth parish, on Jamaica’s storm-battered southwestern coast. His…
Tanzania President Hassan wins election with 97.66% vote
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a landslide election victory with 97.66 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced Saturday, after polls th…
Grand Egyptian Museum opens today
MUSCAT/CAIRO: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, arived in Cairo on Friday to take pa…
Sharbathat: A Dhofari village keeping ancient art alive
Along the rugged Dhofar coastline, about 430 km from Salalah, lies Sharbathat — a peaceful fishing village that reflects the calm and beauty of Oman’s southern coast. Beyond its pr…
Israel attacks test fragile Gaza truce
GAZA: The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a third day on Thursday night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency said, in another test of…
WALKING THROUGH RUINS
Syrian children walk past destroyed buildings, in the suburb of Darayya, 8 km south-west of the centre of the capital Damascus. — AFP
The bright side of being afraid
Fear is often misunderstood. Many people see it as a weakness. In truth, it is a natural alarm that has kept humans alive for thousands of years. It warns us when something feels w…
UK welcomes king’s move to strip Andrew of royal titles
LONDON: King Charles III’s historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and effectively exile him won widespread backing on Friday, but failed to calm calls fo…
Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests
Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Friday hundreds of people had been killed in protests over elections across the country this week, as the government said it was restoring…
Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa was ‘moving quickly away’ from Bermuda early Friday after the death toll rose to nearly 50 people, officials said.The ferocious storm has devastated Caribbean isl…