International

07-12-2022 BEIJING/ RIYADH: China’s President Xi Jinping will be in Saudi Arabia from December 7-9 on an official visit to the kingdom and to attend a Chinese-Saudi summit, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. This is President Xi’s first visit to the world’s biggest crude oil exporter since 2016. …

07-12-2022 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: According to a recent study, about 23% of those who are employed had encountered violence and harassment at work, whether it was physical, verbal, or sexual. The International Labor Organization (ILO), Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF), and Gallup collaborated to produce this groundbreaking report. It demonstrated that the …

07-12-2022 KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Sudanese protesters have denounced a framework agreement between the military, powerful armed groups and political parties. The deal, signed on Monday, is aimed at ending the standoff that exceeded a year between security and political elites following a military coup on October 25, 2021. Critics fear the …

07-12-2022 JAKARTA: Indonesia has passed a controversial new Criminal Code that includes outlawing sex outside marriage and cohabitation, in changes that critics contend could undermine freedoms in the Southeast Asian nation. The new laws apply to Indonesians and foreigners and also restore a ban on insulting the president, state institutions …

07-12-2022 THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Al Jazeera Media Network has submitted a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute those responsible for killing veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Abu Akleh, a television correspondent with Al Jazeera for 25 years, was killed by Israeli forces on …

06-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least seven people were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers in the northern province of Balkh, while another blast in the eastern city of Jalalabad injured six people. “Today at around 7am …

06-12-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: Many Indians who work on temporary visas in the US are facing an uncertain future after mass layoffs at big tech firms. Surbhi Gupta, who lost her job at Meta, tells her story of in her own words. It was my mum’s …

06-12-2022 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Sunday to oppose Israeli settlements or annexation in the West Bank, but promised to judge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming government by actions and not personalities. Netanyahu is expected within days to return to power after sealing a coalition deal with …

06-12-2022 JAKARTA: A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java Island. There were no immediate reports of …

06-12-2022 BAVARIAN ALPS, GERMANY: The price cap on Russian seaborne oil agreed upon by the European Union, the G7 and Australia has come into force. The cap of $60 per barrel, which took effect on Monday, is aimed at limiting Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine while making …