UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone

DHAKA: A jubilant and hopeful Bangladeshi people on Friday welcomed a new interim government headed by Nobel laureate in economics Muhammad Yunus and joined by prominent lawyers, academics and leaders of the student movement that ousted the previous regime. The new administration was sworn in at the presidential palace in Dhaka on Thursday night, three … Read more

Saudi Embassy extends weather warning as Debby hits US

RIYADH: Many people want to make their dreams come true. Animator Mahmoud Zaini is making that dream a reality. He draws inspiration from his childhood movies and his respect for Saudi culture to create his imaginary world. As a child, he developed an appreciation for caricatures and comics through newspapers, Japanese anime series, and movies … Read more

Fighting in east Syria kills 11 civilians: war monitor

DAMASCUS: Bombings by pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government have killed 11 civilians in an eastern town controlled by Kurdish-led forces, a war monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six children were among the victims of the heavy shelling of Dahla in Deir ez-Zor province. The Britain-based monitor, which relies on … Read more