Nigeria oil tanker blast toll rises to 86
LAGOS: The death toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck in Nigeria that killed people rushing to gather fuel has risen to 86, emergency services said on Sunday. The truck carrying 60,000 litres (nearly 16,000 gallons) of gasoline exploded after flipping over on a road in the centre of the country on Saturday, authorities said. […]
1,000 Palestinians, 33 Israelis to be freed in first phase
DOHA: Key mediator Qatar said on Wednesday that 33 Israeli prisoners held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of the ceasefire deal. Israel said it would release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in the first stage of the agreement. Below are the key details of the initial phase of the deal. […]
Nigeria’s air force says it killed 16 civilians by mistake
MAIDUGURI: Nigeria’s air force said it was investigating reports of civilian casualties during a weekend air strike that targeted armed gangs in the northwest, the latest military operation where innocent people may have been accidentally killed. The army and air force have increasingly used aerial assaults against the growing threat in the northwest and central […]
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America. Bangladesh’s key clothing manufacturing industry supplying global brands was crippled by a revolution that toppled the government last year, in which garment sector protesters played an important […]
Syria’s de facto leader holds talks with Kurds
BEIRUT: Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has held talks with delegates of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an official said on Tuesday, adding that they had been “positive”. “A meeting took place on Monday between senior officials of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Jolani in Damascus,” the official said, using Sharaa’s nom de […]
Hamas accuses Israel of delaying ceasefire deal
• Says Tel Aviv’s ‘new’ conditions blocking agreement • Netanyahu alleges Hamas reneging on understanding • Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians across Gaza DUBAI: The Palestinian group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday over their failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in the past days. Hamas said that […]
Israeli strikes on homes, school in Gaza kill 22
CAIRO: Israeli troops killed at least 22 Palestinians, most of them in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday in attacks on targets including a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, medics and residents said. They said at least half of the dead were killed in three separate air strikes on Gaza City houses, nine were killed in […]
Israeli strike on Gaza post office leaves 30 dead
• Families displaced by conflict took refuge in the facility • Palestinians mourn, bury victims CAIRO: An Israeli strike on a post office sheltering Gaza residents killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50, medics said on Friday. Families displaced by the 14-month-old conflict had sought refuge in the postal facility in the Nuseirat camp, […]
Israeli air strikes kill 34 Palestinians in Gaza
CAIRO: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed into areas in central and southern parts of the enclave. An Israeli air strike killed at least 25 people in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, where Israeli forces have operated since October, and […]
South Korea’s Yoon apologises for martial law but does not resign ahead of impeachment vote
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised on Saturday for his attempt to impose martial law this week but did not resign, defying intense pressure to step down even from some in his ruling party and only hours ahead of a planned impeachment vote. ADVERTISEMENT Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and […]
