India to provide $450m to cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: India has committed $450 million in humanitarian assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from the devastating damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah, foreign minister Subrahmanyam J…
Bangladesh summons Indian envoy as protest
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned the top Indian envoy as fresh protests erupted outside its high commission in New Delhi over the mob lynching of a worker in Dhaka. The garmen…
Napoli beat Bologna to lift Italian Super Cup
RIYADH: Napoli lifted the Italian Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Bologna in Riyadh on Monday, David Neres netting both goals to earn the league champions a deserved victory over th…
Israel signals to stay in Gaza, build new outposts
GAZA: Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian territory, according to a video of…
Greenland prime minister stresses autonomous future
COPENHAGEN: Greenland’s prime minister on Tuesday stressed that decisions about the autonomous territory’s future would be made on the island, after US President Donald Trump reite…
‘Massive’ Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites
KYIV: Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as US-led talks…
Trump urges ‘smart’ Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said it would be “smart” for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American cou…
THE THRILL OF WADI AL NAKHR
It was last Wednesday when my friend Rami called me to ask if I could guide them through Wadi Al Nakhr to cross this spectacular canyon starting from Jabal Shams and ending in Wadi…
UN envoy thanks Oman for hosting Yemen prisoner talks
Riyadh: Jasem Mohammed al Budaiwi, GCC Secretary-General has welcomed the agreement that signed in Muscat on Tuesday for the exchange of prisoners in Yemen.Al Budaiwi commended the…
Oman, Egypt explore zone cooperation
MUSCAT: Oman and Egypt have discussed strengthening cooperation in special economic zones, free zones and industrial cities, as part of efforts to deepen economic integration betwe…