Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off

DHAKA: Bangladesh partially restored telecommunications services on Wednesday, but internet connections remained slow and social media remained blacked out, days after 150 people were killed in deadly protests over reservations in government jobs. The country has been largely calm since Sunday, when the Supreme Court overturned a high court verdict that reduced reservations for various … Read more

No flags but plenty of fire for Medvedev at Paris Olympics

PARIS: There will be no flags or celebrations for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics, but it seems unlikely that Russia's best athlete will make headlines in the French capital. The tennis star and other Russians and Belarusians were forced to compete as neutrals after Moscow invaded Ukraine. They were allowed to compete, but were … Read more

Joe Biden to address US as clock ticks on presidency

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will deliver his final speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday, explaining why he is stepping down from the November election and denying that he will spend six months in a state of limbo. With the world’s eyes already focused on the impending clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and … Read more

Tunisia migrants in ‘unsuitable conditions’: rights group

Tunis: More than half of Tunisia’s mainly sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are now living in “inadequate conditions,” a local human rights group said Tuesday. “More than half” of Tunisian migrants live in “streets, parks, camps and open areas,” the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said in its latest study on … Read more

Libya’s Berniq Airways orders six planes from A320neo family, says Airbus

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdellati met with his Egyptian counterpart Hussein Awad on Tuesday and pledged Egypt's continued support for Sudan's stability and security. Abdelati said Egypt would do its best to help “our Sudanese brothers” overcome the political, security and humanitarian difficulties caused by the ongoing war in the country. He highlighted the outcomes … Read more