Publishers, booksellers solidarity vital to keep book industry relevant
SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates): Publishers will continue to help those involved in the book industry to ensure the industry remains relevant in this era.
United...
Biden re-establishes US troop presence inside Somalia
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has ordered the re-establishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group,...
Strong quake strikes off western Indonesia
JAKARTA: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu early Tuesday, but no tsunami is expected, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The...
Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka’s PM
NEW DELHI: Political veteran Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed Sri Lanka's new prime minister on Thursday, faces an unenviable task of getting the country out of...
Tibet Airlines passenger jet catches fire
BEIJING: A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire on Thursday at a Chinese airport after veering off the runway, but all passengers and crew were...