Five rescued from China building collapse
BEIJING: Five people were rescued from a collapsed building in China, authorities said Saturday, after emergency teams overnight clawed through the rubble of a structure that housed a cinema and…
France gears up for May Day protests, in first test for newly reelected Macron
PARIS: Like quite a few on the left, 60-year-old nurse assistant Isabelle-Touria Boumhi says backing either Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential runoff last Sunday would have…
Milan’s archbishop writes letter of solidarity to Muslim community
ROME: Prayers at the end of Ramadan are an “occasion for strengthening the ties of solidarity and peace,” Milan’s archbishop wrote in a letter to the Italian city’s Muslim community…
Millions of Indonesians stuck in huge traffic jams as annual Eid exodus returns
JAKARTA: Millions of Indonesians were stuck for up to 15 hours in traffic jams on Saturday as they traveled back to their hometowns to spend the Muslim holiday season of…
For Bangladeshi garment exporters, business as usual with Russia despite sanctions
DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment exports to Russia have not been disrupted by international sanctions on Moscow, businessmen say, as most of their transactions are made through third countries. The textile sector…
Erdogan’s visit to the Kingdom is expected to usher in a new era of cooperation between the two countries
ANKARA: Following Thursday’s meeting in Jeddah between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Salman of Saudi Arabia, the strained relationship between the two countries is expected to dramatically improve.…
Egypt launches summer tourism campaign
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a promotional campaign on social media to promote the country’s tourist destinations for this summer. The ministry said the campaign targets…
Egypt COVID-19 vaccination rate reaches 79.5%
CAIRO: Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that the vaccination rate against COVID-19 in Egypt has reached 79.53 doses per 100 citizens — the highest according…
Arrests made after Palestinian group claims killing of Israeli guard
RAMALLAH: Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank late on Friday, bringing the number of Israeli losses…
Lebanon tells UNHCR that it can no longer tolerate the burden of Syrian refugees
BEIRUT: Lebanon has once again voiced its concerns about Syrian refugees, stating that the country can no longer tolerate some of their actions. Lebanese Minister of Labor Mustafa Bayram said:…