AMMAN: Jordan has condemned Israel’s announcement it will build 1,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, calling it the latest affront to Palestinians amid a spiral of violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan a day … read more
BEIRUT: Soaring numbers of children, some as young as six, are being sent to find work in Lebanon as families struggle to afford even the basics during a spiraling economic crisis, a UN report says. Ninety percent of households do … read more
LONDON: Britain’s government said Wednesday it was investigating allegations that UK universities have collaborated with Iran on drones and other sensitive technology despite a legal ban. With Russia accused of unleashing Iranian-made attack drones in Ukraine, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak … read more
RAMALLAH: Dozens of residents in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces attempting to suppress protests by the owners of land targeted for confiscation in a wind turbine project. Clashes erupted after landowners protested … read more
DUBAI: Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a sticking plaster that can detect COVID-19 infections in “real time.” Blood is drawn from a pinprick to a finger, the plaster is applied, and then embedded gold “nanoparticles” indicate the presence … read more