Tue, 2023-02-21 23:43 MANAMA: A Nepalese doctor has received Bahrain’s prestigious Isa Award for Service to Humanity for pioneering a mortality-reducing cataract procedure that has saved thousands of lives in his home country and beyond. Dr. Sanduk Ruit, an ophthalmologist with … read more
Wed, 2023-02-22 00:05 TEL AVIV, Israel: The Israeli military said Tuesday it has sentenced a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group to 22 months in prison after his arrest helped spark three days of heavy fighting in Gaza last … read more
Tue, 2023-02-21 02:18 JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament on Monday voted to push ahead with a contested overhaul of the country’s judicial system championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist government that has sparked mass protests. Opposition in parliament vowed to “fight … read more
Tue, 2023-02-21 02:00 AMMAN: The King Faisal II/16 Brigade, a unit of the Jordanian Armed Forces, conducted a joint tactical exercise with British military forces on Monday, the Jordan News Agency reported. The drill, part of the “Olive Grove” series … read more
Mon, 2023-02-20 23:09 BEIRUT: Lebanon could be headed to oblivion, the head of the country’s independent advisory body warned on Monday. Charles Arbid, president of the Economic and Social Council, told an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the General … read more