CAIRO: Egypt was looking to establish a high-speed train network that would transform the country’s connectivity, experts have revealed. Four lines covering 2,250 km would link more than 80 Egyptian cities and extend to neighboring countries such as Libya and … read more
LONDON: Civilians in Gaza are becoming more desperate by the hour as food shortages and hunger grow in the enclave amid an Israeli bombing campaign against Hamas, the UN World Food Programme warned on Sunday. Thousands of civilians stormed a UN-run warehouse … read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: It was neither the place nor the time for a proper goodbye, said Omar Dirawi. Not here, in this dusty field strewn with dead people wrapped in blankets and zipped up in body bags. And not … read more
BEIRUT: Israeli drones on Saturday fired three missiles at a site in Jabal Safi in Lebanon’s Iqlim Al-Tuffah area, about 20 km from the border demarcation line. It was a second violation of Lebanese airspace by Israeli forces in the … read more
LONDON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday sharply criticized the “unprecedented escalation” by Israel of the bombardments in Gaza, and repeated a call for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire for the delivery of aid. “I was encouraged by what seemed to … read more