RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's national carrier topped a list of global airlines as it achieved 88.22 percent on-time arrival in June, according to new data from independent aviation tracking website Cirium. Saudia also recorded an on-time departure rate of 88.73 percent and operated 16,133 flights across its network of more than 100 destinations on four continents. … Read more
In Afghanistan, thousands of classrooms are empty due to the Taliban's ban on girls' education KABUL: Before the Taliban suspended girls' secondary education, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with their older sisters. But after the ban was imposed almost three years ago, they stopped attending classes altogether. “They didn't want to … Read more
CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes on a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday that killed at least 30 people, including several children, were widely condemned on Sunday. The Arab parliament condemned the “brutal attacks and heinous massacre committed by Israeli forces against unarmed Palestinian civilians inside a field hospital in a school housing … Read more
BENGHAZI: A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city's residents, the attorney general said on Sunday.Officials who were responsible for managing the country's dams were sentenced to between 9 and 27 years in prison by the … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) said on Sunday it had delayed the departures of some inbound flights scheduled to land in Beirut overnight to arrive on Monday morning instead. Israel vowed swift retaliation against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah after a rocket killed 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday. … Read more
ROCESTER: Two years ago American Andy Ogletree was part of the inaugural LIV Golf course in London. It didn't turn out well. After battling lingering hip and back injuries from the previous year, he finished last and had to scramble for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again in the LIV Golf tournament in … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and warned of massive retaliation. Hezbollah on Saturday rejected Israel's accusation of the Majdal Shams bombing, saying in a statement that “the Islamic resistance has nothing to do with the incident at … Read more
MANCHESTER, England: Belal Muhammed defeated Leon Edwards by unanimous decision to win the welterweight title at UFC 304 on Sunday, while Tom Aspinall retained the interim heavyweight crown by knocking out Curtis Blaydes a minute into the first round of the co-main event. American Muhammad, 36, enjoyed the better of the opening two rounds as … Read more
ROCESTER: Two years ago American Andy Ogletree was part of the inaugural LIV Golf course in London. It didn't turn out well. After battling lingering hip and back injuries from the previous year, he finished last and had to scramble for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again in the LIV Golf tournament in … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel: A rocket strike on a soccer field on Saturday killed at least 11 children and teenagers, Israeli authorities said, in the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country's northern border since fighting began between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. . This raised fears of a wider regional war.Israel … Read more
