LONDON: The children of British Daesh brides are being returned to the UK from Syrian detention camps and put up for adoption, The Times reported. At least 10 children — mainly orphans or those who have been left unaccompanied — have been quietly repatriated from the camps. Dozens of British women married to fighters traveled … Read more
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories: At almost exactly the same time Israeli negotiators pulled out of deadlocked truce talks in Qatar on Saturday, Israeli jets sent a prestige Doha-funded housing development in the Gaza Strip up in smoke.Hamad City is named for the former emir of the Gulf petro-state, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who laid … Read more
SRINAGAR, India: Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia’s victory over India in the men’s Cricket World Cup final earlier this month, police said on Tuesday. A senior police official said seven students from an agriculture university were detained last week after a … Read more
SAO PAULO: With an estimated 20 million people of Arab descent, Latin America has a number of institutions dedicated to the dissemination of Arab culture. They have been playing a central role in disseminating information and organizing protests throughout the Gaza conflict. The Palestinian cause is central to these cultural centers, not only because there … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The two ministers discussed the work and efforts of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit and the talks held by the delegation in Beijing, … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index gained 55.06 points, or 0.50 percent, on Sunday to close at 11,137.03. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.50 billion ($1.20 billion) as 158 of the listed stocks advanced, while 59 retreated. Similarly, the Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also jumped 77.43 points, or 0.33 percent, … Read more
