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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: AP

Saudi executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024

The latest was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs, after a three-year moratorium on executing drug offenders ended in 2022.

Pope Francis calls for genocide investigation into Israel’s attacks in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza overnight as Netanyahu faces his critics

Opinion | Why peace in the Middle East may be beyond Trump’s deal-making abilities

The US president-elect has vowed to end all wars. But the Middle East is likely to prove as much of a headache for him as it has for Biden.

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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Photo: AFP

Will Trump’s cabinet picks ignite tensions in the Middle East and South Asia?

While Israel and India may be ‘happy’ with Trump’s nominees, analysts say they have raised fears of conflict with Iran and regional instability.

UN special committee says Israel warfare in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’

UN report said Israel was ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’.

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Letters | HKEX worked through No 8 typhoon signal. So should rest of Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to overhaul a typhoon signal system last revised in 1973, forging partnerships for Hong Kong’s industrial modernisation, the application of the rule of law in Hong Kong and football violence in Amsterdam.

Two women walk along Wan Chai Promenade with a shopping bag and a plastic raincoat covering their heads as Typhoon Toraji edges closer to the coast of southern China on November 13. Photo: Elson Li

Editorial | Latin America speaks language of business Hong Kong wants to hear

As geopolitical tensions between the US and China take toll, city is wise to look further afield to strengthen financial, trade and commercial ties.

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub eyes Middle East ties, annual deficit narrows

Betty Fung, CEO of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, says music centre the next construction priority, if funds available.

Dutch investigate alleged police violence after banned Amsterdam protest

Social media footage seemed to show police officers beating protesters who had been released after being taken away from the protest.

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Police officers detain a protestor at a protest on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Photo: AFP

Deadly day for Israel army as 6 troops killed in Lebanon

Israel’s defence minister said there would be no easing up in the war against Hezbollah.

Members of ZAKA rescue services clean the blood stains where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya, killing two. Photo: AP

OpenAI wants US to team up with allies to beat China in AI race

The ChatGPT maker says the US and its neighbours should collaborate in AI and expand their partnership to include Middle East nations.

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Opinion | Trump’s rise signals the end of US global leadership

Expect greater isolationism in favour of bilateral, outcome-based deals with no more free rides for allies as Trump seeks capitulation, not cooperation.

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Hong Kong tourism sector eyes ethnic minority recruits to welcome Muslim visitors

China Travel Service among organisations looking for recruits at job fair organised for members of city’s ethnic minority communities.

The job fair is being held at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok and will run for two days. Photo: Sam Tsang

Recap | Western hypocrisy over Gaza, Comac’s C919 a disruptor and more by our columnists

Explore Western hypocrisy on Muslim rights, feng shui’s environmental impact, Comac’s aviation ambitions and more latest pieces by our opinion writers.

Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 7, 2024. Photo: AFP

Can Muslim visitors boost tourism in Hong Kong?

Halal-certified food is not easy to find in the city, unfortunately – and language barriers are another challenge.

US sidesteps own 30-day deadline for Israel to improve Gaza aid

State Department spokesman says some progress has been made, but aid groups dispute US findings.

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Opinion | Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0

Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.

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Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib awarded US$42 million from US defence contractor

Civilian employees from CACI were accused of encouraging US soldiers to abuse detainees at the notorious prison.

KFC Indonesia closes more stores as anti-Israel boycott causes surge in loss

The US fast food chain’s local operator also laid off more staff as its loss more than tripled in the third quarter.

Israel misses US deadline on Gaza aid, faces potential military restrictions

The US may face pressure to restrict military aid to Israel, but national security interests could lead to a waiver.

Palestinians children receive food distributed by an aid organization in Deir Al Balah. Photo: dpa

How the Israel-Gaza war is destroying Jordan’s tourism industry

Hotel occupancy in Jordan is down to an average of 10 per cent, one expert says, while flight bookings to the country have plummeted.

Visitors gather at the treasury site in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Tourism in the Middle Eastern nation has been decimated by the Israel-Gaza war. Photo: Reuters

Israel building along UN-patrolled demilitarised zone in Syria

Satellite photos show construction along the Alpha Line, which delineates the demilitarised zone between Syria and Israeli-occupied territory.

ICC chief prosecutor won’t step down during misconduct probe

The ICC’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said he welcomed the investigation and ‘the opportunity to engage in this process’.

Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.

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A mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with the torch-bearing arm broken, in Tehran. Photo: AFP

From Gaza to Malaysia: a Taiwanese surgeon recounts the horrors of Israel’s war

Wu Yi-chun wasn’t prepared for the profound suffering he witnessed while working in Gaza. But he’s still preparing to return.

Taiwanese surgeon Wu Yi-chun performs surgery at Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Medecins Sans Frontieres

Opinion | Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard

From support for the US military industrial complex to countering China, leaders must start deciding their trade-offs, bottom lines and no-go areas.

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Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

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last updated:
28 August, 2024
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