JERUSALEM: Israel braced for more protests on Saturday after clashes at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound left more than 200 people injured. The unrest followed Friday prayers when Israeli riot police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians as violence erupted outside Islam’s third holiest site. At least three people were seriously…Continue Reading
RIYADH: The days of working from home may be numbered following a recent government decision making coronavirus vaccines mandatory for employees, with people telling Arab News that the move would curb the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. While some companies are still allowing staff to work from home, others are formulating plans in response…Continue Reading
Screenwriter Mariam Naoum works with acclaimed Irish filmmaker on Egyptian serial killer show DUBAI: Egyptian screenwriter Mariam Naoum has been sued three times for the films she has made. For her, that’s not a sore spot — it’s a badge of honor. “It makes me stronger, actually,” she tells Arab News. “I don’t think, ‘Oh,…Continue Reading
Screenwriter Mariam Naoum works with acclaimed Irish filmmaker on Egyptian serial killer show DUBAI: Egyptian screenwriter Mariam Naoum has been sued three times for the films she has made. For her, that’s not a sore spot — it’s a badge of honor. “It makes me stronger, actually,” she tells Arab News. “I don’t think, ‘Oh,…Continue Reading
Screenwriter Mariam Naoum works with acclaimed Irish filmmaker on Egyptian serial killer show DUBAI: Egyptian screenwriter Mariam Naoum has been sued three times for the films she has made. For her, that’s not a sore spot — it’s a badge of honor. “It makes me stronger, actually,” she tells Arab News. “I don’t think, ‘Oh,…Continue Reading
DUBAI: The Philippines and Egypt were the latest inclusion in Oman’s list where travelers from the said countries are banned from entering the Sultanate. The decision was issued by the Supreme Committee, which takes lead in the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and took effect on Friday, May 7. Travelers from Egypt and the…Continue Reading
A member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, on June 22, 2018. (File/AFP) Updated 28 April 2021 April 28, 2021 11:50 Updated 08 May 2021 May 08, 2021 07:01 Related Updated 08 May 2021 May 08, 2021 06:26…Continue Reading
AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni model who was abducted by the Houthis is going to be subjected to a virginity test, Amnesty International said on Friday. The rights group urged the militia to immediately halt its plans. “Yemen’s Houthi de facto authorities must immediately halt all plans to subject Entesar Al-Hammadi to forced virginity testing,” Lynn Maalouf, …Continue Reading
Houthis to force virginity test on abducted Yemeni model, says Amnesty International AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni model who was abducted by the Houthis is going to be subjected to a virginity test, Amnesty International said on Friday. The rights group urged the militia to immediately halt its plans. “Yemen’s Houthi de facto authorities must immediately halt…Continue Reading
GAZA CITY: Ola Zaqout regularly rides a bicycle as part of an unprecedented sports project she recently launched on the Gaza Strip with dozens of her Palestinian female friends. Marking a departure from the norms in the strip that Hamas has run for 15 years, the initiative provides an opportunity for girls to ride bicycles…Continue Reading
ANKARA: Turkey has reopened its consulate in Mosul, in northern Iraq. The consulate has been closed for the past seven years, since Daesh seized control of the city. At that time, Daesh held 49 consulate staff — including then-Consul General Ozturk Yilmaz — hostage for over three months. Ankara has announced several times in recent years…Continue Reading
