LONDON: Anyone who has watched the 2000 movie “Gladiator” will have a vivid, if not necessarily wholly accurate, idea about what life must have been like for the legendary legionaries who imposed Rome’s will upon much of the Mediterranean and beyond for half a millennium. In the movie, Russell Crowe plays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a … Read more
BEIRUT: Volunteers in southern Lebanon are defying Israeli bombing to feed and care for dogs, cats, birds and other animals that have become victims of the conflict. Linda Luku — a native of Bint Jbeil now residing in Tyre — is among a growing number of volunteers who have mobilized via social media to support animals … Read more
Washington: President Joe Biden and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani expressed deep concern over the “tragic and alarming incident” leading to the loss of over 100 lives, according to the health ministry in Gaza, the White House said on Thursday. In a statement released, the White House highlighted the leaders’ shared grief and … Read more
LONDON: Anyone who has watched the 2000 movie “Gladiator” will have a vivid, if not necessarily wholly accurate, idea about what life must have been like for the legendary legionaries who imposed Rome’s will upon much of the Mediterranean and beyond for half a millennium. In the movie, Russell Crowe plays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a … Read more
BEIRUT: Volunteers in southern Lebanon are defying Israeli bombing to feed and care for dogs, cats, birds and other animals that have become victims of the conflict. Linda Luku — a native of Bint Jbeil now residing in Tyre — is among a growing number of volunteers who have mobilized via social media to support animals … Read more
United Nations: Voicing grave concern over the situation in Palestine, India on Thursday said there is an immediate need for a sustainable humanitarian corridor to provide relief and underlined that the conflict must not spread within, or beyond the region. In a statement during the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council at the Interactive … Read more
LONDON: Anyone who has watched the 2000 movie “Gladiator” will have a vivid, if not necessarily wholly accurate, idea about what life must have been like for the legendary legionaries who imposed Rome’s will upon much of the Mediterranean and beyond for half a millennium. In the movie, Russell Crowe plays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a … Read more
GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday said war crimes had been committed by all parties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, calling for them to be investigated and for those responsible to be held accountable.“Clear violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including war crimes and possibly other crimes under … Read more
Photo: WAM Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ranked first in the Middle East and 10th globally in the ‘Global Soft Power Index’ (GSPI) 2024, prepared by Brand Finance, an international brand evaluation organization. The announcement was made on Thursday, February 29, during the annual Global Soft Power Summit in London, attended by … Read more
RIYADH: US singer China Moses wowed the audience when she took to the stage in Riyadh. The musician’s performance was the third of cultural and creative hub Fenaa Alawwal’s Safar Nights concert series. She was joined by band members Jerome Cornelis on guitar, bassist and musical director Lawrence Insula, Tom Lartigue on keyboards, and Ebow … Read more
