Blinken says US considering actions against Sudan leaders

OSLO: Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that the United States could take action against rival Sudanese leaders after the collapse of a US-brokered truce.
The United States is “looking at steps that we can take to make clear our views on any leaders who are moving Sudan in the wrong direction, including by perpetuating the violence and by violating cease-fires that they’ve actually committed to,” Blinken told reporters.

Hezbollah accused of deliberately killing peacekeeper

BEIRUT: Hezbollah members have been accused by a military court of intentionally killing a UNIFIL soldier and injuring others in an ambush of their vehicle in southern Lebanon.

Judge Fadi Sawan ruled in a provisional decision after concluding investigations into the incident in Al-Aqabiya on Dec. 14. The soldier, an Irishman, was shot in the head as he tried to drive his stricken vehicle to safety and four others were injured when the vehicle overturned.

UAE’s In-Country Value Projects Driving Billions to Local Firms

ABU DHABI: More than $27.23 billion has been redirected to the local economy since the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and ADNOC launched major in-country value programs to support domestic industries.
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After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies

JERUSALEM: An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an Israeli hospital said Thursday. Her death marks the sixteenth fatality from that attack.
Hana Nachenberg was 31 at the time and was dining with her 3-year-old daughter when the blast occurred, Israeli media reported. She was in a coma for nearly 22 years until she died on Wednesday, reports said. Her daughter was not hurt in the attack.

Philippine Consul-General lauds UAE’s initiatives supporting Filipino expatriates

DUBAI: The Consul-General of the Philippines in Dubai and the Northern Emirates has praised the UAE’s community initiatives for Filipino expatriates in the country.

Renato Duenas also lauded the UAE for its recent provision of a Migrant Workers’ Office. The office is part of the Philippine Consulate-General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and has a new waiting area for visitors and clients.