Bahraini artist Mayasa Al-Sowaidi: ‘I am not a commodity’

article author:  Denise Marray Thu, 2020-08-06 08:42 LONDON: Barcodes. Those little black lines are everywhere, enabling machines to read data and identify products. But they tell us nothing about the…

Bahraini artist Mayasa Al-Sowaidi: ‘I am not a commodity’

article author:  Denise Marray Thu, 2020-08-06 08:42 LONDON: Barcodes. Those little black lines are everywhere, enabling machines to read data and identify products. But they tell us nothing about the…

Sri Lanka counts votes from parliament election

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596690779752509300 Thu, 2020-08-06 05:08 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday began counting votes for a parliament election which President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party is widely expected…

#OurHomesAreOpen: Lebanese offer spare beds to Beirut blast victims

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596640880066587900 Wed, 2020-08-05 15:10 AMMAN: Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut’s governor…

#OurHomesAreOpen: Lebanese offer spare beds to Beirut blast victims

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596640880066587900 Wed, 2020-08-05 15:10 AMMAN: Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut’s governor…

Doctors say Turkish COVID-19 outbreak worse than reported as hospitalizations swell

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596639404746484300 Wed, 2020-08-05 14:02 ISTANBUL: Doctors in Turkey’s coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official…

Doctors say Turkish COVID-19 outbreak worse than reported as hospitalizations swell

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596639404746484300 Wed, 2020-08-05 14:02 ISTANBUL: Doctors in Turkey’s coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official…

Pandemic, economic collapse, corruption … who would be Lebanese?

article author:  TAREK ALI AHMAD Author:  Wed, 2020-08-05 05:29 LONDON: Until now, all Lebanon had to contend with this year had been a devastating pandemic, a crippling economic collapse and…

Kuwait public sector begins reducing number of foreign workers

article author:  Arab News Author:  Wed, 2020-08-05 04:28 RIYADH: Several Kuwaiti government ministries have started to lay off expatriate workers, according to a report on Tuesday by Al-Rai newspaper. It…

Massive explosions devastate Beirut, killing scores and injuring thousands

article author:  NAJIA HOUSSARI & MAGDA ABU-FADIL Tue, 2020-08-04 18:18 BEIRUT: At least 73 people were killed and thousands were injured on Tuesday when a massive explosion ripped through the port area…