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DHAKA: Saudi Arabia is a growing export destination for Bangladeshi spices, with the country’s producers crediting the growth to improved product quality and the Bangladeshi diaspora in the Kingdom. Bangladesh exported more than $17 million worth of spices to Gulf countries between July and November this year, more than half of which had gone to Saudi Arabia, according to data...

LONDON: The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on children in his Christmas Day sermon, the BBC reported on Monday. “This year, the skies of Bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory,” Justin Welby said during a service at Canterbury Cathedral. He drew parallels between the hardships faced by children in the...

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The dollar extended its drop on Friday after the Feds preferred gauge of underlying inflation showed muted price gains, affirming the central banks pivot toward interest-rate cuts next year. The Swiss franc rose to the strongest level against the US currency since 2015, while the euro and Norwegian krone rose to their highest levels since August.

LONDON: Christmas shoppers in Central London were urged by 100s of pro-Palestinian protesters not to purchase items from Israeli-linked fashion stores, Sky News reported on Saturday. Over 400 demonstrators marched from Soho Square, across Oxford Street, Regent Street and into Carnaby Street, where they grouped outside the Puma store with many chanting: "Shut it down." The Israeli national football team...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: With world attention riveted on the war raging in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, conflicts elsewhere, particularly the violence in Sudan and instability across the Sahel, are in danger of being forgotten. The Sahel belt of Africa, stretching from Mali in the west to Sudan in the east, was catapulted into the global spotlight...

MANILA: After nearly four months of celebrations, Filipino Catholics started on Saturday evening their main Christmas feast — for many, the most awaited time of the year. The Philippines has the longest Christmas festive season in the world. It formally begins on Dec. 16, when people start to go to the first of nine pre-dawn masses, but in many households,...

JAKARTA: Indonesia is on track to improve cancer care in Jakarta with the support of the Islamic Development Bank, the Health Ministry said, with construction of a new oncology facility for women and children is expected to wrap up next year. Women made up nearly 54 percent of new cancer cases in Indonesia in 2020, with breast and cervical cancers...

OSLO — A beluga whale widely speculated to be an alleged Russian “spy” has entered Swedish waters, according to OneWhale, an organization set up to protect the animal’s health and welfare.The whale,...

LONDON: The Archbishop of York has cautioned Israel against embarking on a “journey of revenge” in his article for The Telegraph on Saturday. Rev. Stephen Cottrell emphasized the dangers of “endless cycles of reprisals” and the fallacy of believing in the principle of “might is right.” Referencing the Chinese philosopher Confucius, he said: “When you embark on a journey of...