‘Exceptional’ Sahara dust cloud hits Europe: monitor
PARIS: An “distinctive” mud cloud from the Sahara is choking elements of Europe, the continent’s local weather monitor mentioned on Monday, inflicting poor air high quality and coating home windows and vehicles in grime. Copernicus Ambiance Monitoring…
Hyundai, Kia to partner with India’s Exide on batteries
Hyundai Motor and Kia on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Exide Power Options Ltd to produce batteries for his or her electrical automobiles in a bid to spice up competitiveness on the planet’s No.3 auto market. The South Korean…
Eidul Fitr 2024: Shawwal moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia
The Shawwal Crescent Moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Monday, April 8, in accordance with the moon sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Consequently, the holy month of Ramadan will proceed till April 9, lasting 30 days and Eidul Fitr shall be…
Six months into war, Israel pulls troops out of south Gaza
Israel pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday in a partial withdrawal that got here half a yr into the battle broke out on October 7. After the troops left areas in and across the largely destroyed metropolis of Khan Yunis, a stream…
Over 90 dead as ferry sinks off Mozambique coast
Over 90 individuals died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, BBC reported late on Sunday citing native authorities. 5 individuals had been rescued out of practically 130 believed to have been on board, the report mentioned. The boat was…
Saudi Arabia’s premium visa opens market to expats, investors
RIYADH: New additions to the premium residency visa options by the Saudi government this year could open the Kingdom’s market to affluent expatriates and investors, a survey said. According to the report released by real estate consultancy Knight Frank,…
Hamas says delegation to go to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
CAIRO: A Hamas delegation headed by the group’s deputy chief in Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya, will go to Cairo on April 7 for Gaza ceasefire talks, in response to an invite prolonged by Egyptian mediators, the group mentioned in an announcement on Saturday.…
Hundreds rescued after flooding in Australia
SYDNEY: Widespread flooding in Australia left lots of needing to be rescued after a pure catastrophe was declared in areas throughout New South Wales on Sunday. Intense rainfall in the beginning of the weekend noticed round 300 houses evacuated in…
China conducts military drills in South China Sea
BEIJING: China carried out milit ANN(Asian Info Neighborhood) “battle patrols” Sunday inside the disputed South China Sea, its navy talked about, the equivalent day as joint drills by the Philippines, america, Japan and Australia. The announcement comes…
Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital in ruins after 6 months of Israeli attacks: WHO
UNITED NATIONS: With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has now become “totally inadequate” following six months of Israeli attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has…
Paramilitary attack on Sudan village kills 20: activists
The Speedy Help Forces (RSF) “attacked the village of Um Adam” 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of the town on Saturday, mentioned a press release from the native resistance committee, one among many pro-democracy teams that coordinate assist. Sudan’s…
UN relief chief calls Gaza war a ‘betrayal of humanity’
GENEVA: United Nations (UN) humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has asserted that Israel’s war on Gaza has turned into a “betrayal of humanity”. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversANN(Asian News Network) of the war, Martin Griffiths, the…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns of dwindling air defence missiles
Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in remarks aired on Saturday. The Ukrainian leader’s starkest warning to date of the deteriorating…
Israel launches strikes on eastern Lebanon after Hezbollah downs drone
Israel launched air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon early on Sunday, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, a few hours after Hezbollah said it had downed an Israeli drone over Lebanon. The sources said that the Israeli attack…
