Apr 20 2024
Polls have opened in Chile for a referendum on whether the Pinochet-era constitution should be torn up and replaced by a fresh charter drafted by citizens, a key demand in protests that erupted last year. Fierce anti-government demonstrations over inequality […]
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the company said. Lee, who turned the South Korean firm into a global tech giant, was left bedridden by a heart attack in 2014. “It is with […]
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is all set to launch an AED500 million economic stimulus package to support various businesses across the emirates amid […]
Climate plan an ‘economic disaster, drafted under AOC plus three’, loss of jobs resulting in a move to defunct fracking, ‘big man’ allegation over Hunter Biden corruption scandal, 1994’s ‘racist’ Crime Bill, and dissent over ‘poor job’ in office over […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has directed to build a mosque named after Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in Diplomatic Area in Abu Dhabi. […]
President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their families, but some hurt […]
Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there, according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter. U.S. officials made multiple “high-level” approaches in […]
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they accuse of being installed by the military in a rigged 2018 election. […]
Celebrities from filmmaker Ava DuVernay to Britain’s Prince William to the Pope himself issued powerful calls last week calling for people to mobilise and unify to confront the climate crisis. Joining the panel of hosts at the live-streamed, TED Countdown […]
The Emirati colours soar high in the Arab region as UAE ranks first on the ‘COVID Economic Recovery Index Ranking’ issued by the Horizon Research Group. The Index assesses how 122 countries are positioned for recovery, based on their overall […]
