AHMEDABAD: Some residents frustrated over a strict coronavirus lockdown in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the western Indian state of Gujarat, hurled stones and were met with teargas in clashes with paramilitary forces on Friday.Authorities in the city ordered all shops, except those selling milk and medicines, to close on midnight Wednesday until May 15,…
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian officials said Friday that Israel is forcing banks in the occupied West Bank to close accounts held by the families of prisoners in Israeli jails to prevent the Palestinian Authority from providing stipends to them.Israel has long objected to the Palestinian Authority’s payments to the families of prisoners and those killed…
DUBAI: Sometime on Sunday afternoon, as you sit at home not watching football, an infamous moment in the history of the beautiful game will celebrate, if that’s the right word, its 40th anniversary. There was, to be clear, nothing beautiful about it. It is more a lament of an act that deprived us of something…
RIYADH: Some offices in the Saudi capital have partly returned to work on a rotation basis after the relaxation of curfew hours during Ramadan. The curfew across Saudi Arabia was partially lifted early on April 26, with the exception of Makkah and adjacent neighborhoods previously isolated after a coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of the Interior…
Angela Merkel gives go-ahead for Bundesliga to resume in mid-May Updated 8 min 4 sec ago May 06, 2020 14:50 BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders on Wednesday gave the Bundesliga the green light to restart behind closed doors from mid-May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.The…
CHICAGO: For the past 20 years, Marc Schneier, an American rabbi, has been building “bridges of understanding” between Jews and Muslims, an activity that has recently become the latest focus in interfaith dialogue. He has carried out this vital work through his organization, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. Schneier, who has established strong ties with like-minded…
Saudi health minister: 96% of Kingdom’s coronavirus allocated ICU beds remain empty RIYADH: Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said on Wednesday that the Kingdom’s increased coronavirus cases were due to more testing. The minister said that the global death rate from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, was ten times higher than that…
NEW YORK: French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie hardly treated this like a garden-variety competition. It was for backyard bragging rights. So he raised his intensity. Lavillenie and Mondo Duplantis of Sweden shared the gold medal Sunday during a men’s pole vault competition held in their own yards. Advertised as the “Ultimate Garden Clash,” it was a…
LONDON: Scottish scientists say they have developed a test that can determine whether someone has had coronavirus with 99.8 percent accuracy. Switzerland-based blood screening company Quotient says its Edinburgh-based research team has developed a “fast and accurate” method of screening 36,000 people per day for coronavirus. The machines, which have received European regulatory approval, can tell…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has affirmed its commitment to the goals and principles of the Non-Aligned Movement, and in particular the need for a global united front in the battle against COVID-19. Speaking during the movement’s virtual summit on Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said efforts are continuing in the Kingdom to enhance…
