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28 August, 2024
Nimisha Priya, who travelled to Yemen from Southern India’s Kerala in 2008 to look for a nursing job, was found guilty of murdering her business partner in a clinic, a Yemeni man named Talal Abdo Mahdi, in 2020. Photo: Handout
India

Indian nurse’s death sentence in Yemen spotlights migrant workers’ woes

Nimisha Priya’s claims of passport confiscation among ‘problematic practices’ experienced by migrant workers in the Middle East, analysts say.

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Israel-Gaza war

Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40 per cent higher than recorded

Israel-Gaza war

Poland says won’t arrest Netanyahu if he visits for Auschwitz commemoration

War and conflict

Lebanon’s army chief Aoun elected president, showing regional shifts

Election of Joseph Aoun is seen as a step towards reviving government institutions and securing international aid for Lebanon’s struggling economy.

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected president by the country’s parliament. Photo: AFP
Singapore

3 ‘radicalised’ Singaporeans detained over possible local attacks, to fight Israel

The three Singaporean men were not linked to one other, but their detentions highlight the growing threat of online radicalisation.

Banking & finance

Investing in small businesses an option for wealth funds, Charles Li says

Micro Connect pooled more than 11,000 stores and 688 brands in China in 2023, sharing US$113.2 million of revenue with investors.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel army says body of hostage retrieved from Gaza

The body was found as international mediators kept up a push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

A banner bearing pictures of Bedouin Arab hostages Youssef al-Zayadna and his son Hamza, at the gate of the family home. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Opinion | China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce

An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.

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United States

US moves 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than 2 decades without charge

Transfer of men leaves 15 people still held at the controversial American base in Cuba.

Banking & finance

Increasing Chinese investments boost Abu Dhabi economy

Investments are creating jobs, developing infrastructure and upping the emirate’s status as a global hub, says investment office director.

People watch a New Year show at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival in Abu Dhabi on January 1, 2025. Photo: AFP
Syrian conflict

Opinion | Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future

The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.

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Syrian leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani waits to welcome a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus, Syria, on December 30. The world has been beating a path to his door. Photo: Reuters
France

Macron affirms Trump has ‘solid ally’ in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory

President Emmanuel Macron outlined France’s foreign policy for the coming year.

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Israel-Gaza war

Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal

Israel and Hamas wrangle over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home.

Israel-Gaza war

UNRWA says 7 babies dead in Gaza from cold weather, lack of shelter

Displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are living in tents with little protection against the elements.

A father holds the blanket-wrapped body of his newborn, who reportedly died of hypothermia. Photo: AFP
Syrian conflict

Red Cross says determining fate of Syria’s missing ‘huge challenge’

The fate of tens of thousands of missing people remains one of the most harrowing legacies of the conflict that started in 2011.

Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Photo: dpa
Syrian conflict

Clashes in Syria between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces kills 101, monitor says

Clashes have killed 85 fighters from pro-Turkish groups and 16 from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.

Yemen

Israeli military says missile from Yemen intercepted

The missile interception comes only days after an attempted missile and drone strike by the Houthis on Israel.

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Israel-Gaza war

US Congress notified of planned US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel

Package would add to at least US$17.9 billion in military aid the US has provided Israel since Hamas attacks in 2023 launched the war.

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Israeli soldiers on a military vehicle near the border between Israel and Syria. On Saturday the Biden administration notified Congress of a US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel. Photo: EPA-EFE
Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as new ceasefire talks begin

At least 17 of those who died were killed in air strikes on 2 houses in Gaza City, bringing the day’s death toll across Gaza to 70.

Asean

Opinion | How Global South can resist US hegemony and its isolationism

Open engagement is key to countering both Donald Trump’s transactional nationalism and the US establishment’s drive for global hegemony.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strikes kill Gaza head of police, 67 others, Palestinians say

Thursday’s death toll in war-torn Gaza was among the highest of recent weeks.

Damage after an Israeli air strike targeted an internally displaced persons camp in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Photo: EPA-EFE
Israel

Israeli military says commandos raided missile factory in Syria in September

Military spokesman called nighttime raid on Iranian-led facility one of Israel’s most complex operations in years.

More than 100 Israeli special forces carried out the September 8 operation. Photo: Israeli Army via AFP
Terrorism

FBI says New Orleans truck attacker acted alone, was ‘100% inspired’ by Isis

Investigators seek clues to Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s path to radicalisation following deadly New Orleans rampage.

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Banking & finance

Middle East funds drive 21% surge in sovereign investments in China

US$10.3 billion from state-owned investors flowed into China last year, 62 per cent of it from Persian Gulf nations, says Global SWF.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel threatens to step up Gaza strikes as ceasefire talks reportedly stuck again

Israel conducted more than 1,400 air strikes on targets in Gaza in December alone, marking an average of 45 per day.

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike as the Israeli military conducts operations inside the Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Business of climate change

Templewater builds Middle East ties to unlock energy transition potential

Private equity firm eyes opportunities for its entities in vehicle manufacturing and sales distribution in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.

Wisdom Motor has supplied three hydrogen-powered bus models to Abu Dhabi. Photo: Aileen Chuang
Iran

Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on January 13

The 3 European nations had accused Iran of growing its stockpile of high-enriched uranium to ‘unprecedented levels’.

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Israel-Gaza war

Gaza hospitals turned into ‘death traps’ by Israeli strikes: UN

A UN report details numerous attacks on medical facilities, resulting in significant casualties and damage, leaving Palestinians with limited access to healthcare.

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