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Note from 12 Republican senators threatens court’s chief prosecutor, family and associates with sanctions in bid to protect Israeli leaders.
Attracting listings to the bourse from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other regions, and introducing trading when typhoon signal No 8 is in force are at the top of his list.
Pledge to use city’s new domestic national security law only in compelling circumstances and to promote ‘soft power’ suggests a subtle change in government stance.
- International outrage has mounted at Israel’s operations in Rafah, which at least 300,000 Palestinians have fled over the past week
- UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that a full-scale ground operation in the city in southern Gaza would spark an ‘epic humanitarian disaster’
Two regions can revitalise historical connections through financial collaboration, but more understanding is needed, says a director with index provider MSCI.
Swiss rapper Nemo was victorious with ‘The Code’, while second place went to Croatia’s Baby Lasagna.
There were notably no US oil majors involved, even after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia met representatives of American firms last month.
Israel’s army says troops fought against ‘armed terrorists’ and found ‘numerous underground tunnel shafts’ in the Rafah crossing.
Valuable Capital, Hong Kong’s second-largest online broker, launched Sahm Capital in December, allowing users to trade in both Saudi and US markets.
However, the US State Department report stops short of saying military aid should be cut off, citing lack of evidence due to the chaos of war.
The militants blamed Israel for effectively rejecting a deal proposed by mediators through the amendments it made.
Envoy who visited Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE said to have encountered general agreement with Beijing’s push for restraint and direct dialogue.
The 143-9 vote does not give the Palestinians full UN membership, but simply recognises them as qualified to join.
Betty Yuen of the city’s General Chamber of Commerce says the sector can explore new markets in Asean and the Middle East.
Israel’s vow to ‘go it alone’ masks the potentially decisive impact delays in weapons delivery will have on Gaza war and ability to mount an offensive against Hezbollah.
The UN says more than 100,000 people have fled Rafah in recent days, as the southern Gaza city is under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion.
The wartime destruction of Gaza and killing of thousands has highlighted the role of the United States, Israel’s biggest arms supplier.
Singer Eden Golan secured her spot with a performance of ‘Hurricane’, as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in Sweden’s Malmo.
The Saudi stock exchange will weigh its reforms against the likes of the Hong Kong stock exchange as it bids to become a leading global capital market, Tadawul Group’s Nayef Al-Athel says.
Israel’s prime minister struck a defiant tone against US President Joe Biden after the US withheld a shipment of bombs as a warning to its top Middle East ally not to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Donald Trump said “What Biden is doing with respect to Israel is disgraceful,” in reference to the president’s threat to stop sending weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza.
Success of the US$17 billion Iraq Development Road depends on Iraq-Turkey ties, which have been fraught over oil exports and militant issues, analysts say.
The new financial product underscores the flurry of collaborations and accords between Hong Kong and Riyadh since the February 2023 visit by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to the kingdom.
Talks are still under way in Egypt as negotiators seek a pause in Israel’s seven-month-old offensive.
Israeli forces massed tanks close to built-up areas of Rafah, after US President Joe Biden vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces launched a major invasion of the southern Gaza city.
So far, 520 bodies have been recovered from seven mass graves found at three different hospitals across Gaza in recent weeks, Gaza’s Civil Defence agency said.
The Rafah crossing has been a vital conduit for humanitarian aid since the start of the war and is the only place where people can enter and exit.
The Biden administration has been trying to head off a full-scale assault by the Israelis against Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian have sought refuge from combat elsewhere in Gaza.
Readers discuss the need to stop the anti-war demonstrations from escalating, the morally superior stance of the protesting students, and the difficult choice confronting the government
Relaxed mountain setting chosen so Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron can speak frankly on myriad mutual grievances and grounds for cooperation.
The company’s flagship EH216-S autonomous flying vehicle took off in Abu Dhabi, as part of a plan to launch commercial flights in the UAE.
