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ROME: Bodies are piling up on the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum as fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces enter its second month. Sudanese medics and healthcare workers are overwhelmed by the rapidly rising casualty toll, but are unable to access basic supplies or perform their duties.

Honor has been experiencing rapid growth in China, particularly following the launch of its latest flagship smartphone, the Honor Magic5 Pro, in March. With a surge in sales and impressive features, there are expectations that Honor will surpass its parent company Huawei and other leading smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, potentially becoming the industry leader. This

KHARTOUM: Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend its bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and there was heavy shelling across the River Nile in parts of the adjoining

MAKKAH: A Saudi doctor is being hailed a hero and has received an award after helping a man who fainted on an Air Canada flight. Dr. Awrad Mohammed Nasrallah, a scholarship student, told Arab News recently that she made herself known to members of the cabin crew after a flight attendant asked if there was a doctor onboard. “I was able to immediately intervene and provide him

LONDON: The UK Home Office is to fast-track the asylum applications of more than 20,000 people from Iraq and Iran in an effort to fulfill a pledge by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to clear a substantial backlog of more than 90,000 claims. A leaked document, seen by The Guardian, suggests asylum-seekers from the two countries will be asked to complete detailed questionnaires, in

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center has raised $6 billion from the sale of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, under its Global Trust Certificate Issuance Program. A statement issued on Tuesday said the Kingdom sold a $3 billion six-year tranche at 80 basis points over US Treasuries and another $3 billion in 10-year notes at 100 bps over UST. Order books for the deal

JEDDAH: Budding Saudi designers will showcase the Kingdom’s culture throughout the travel and tourism industry as part of a new scheme launched on Monday. The Saudia Design Program was launched by Saudia, the Kingdom’s flag carrier, and research-based consultancy Adhlal. The program aims to create new opportunities for the Saudi design community and nurture the talent of the

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday announced charges in five cases involving alleged efforts to steal technology to benefit China, Russia and Iran including a former Apple Inc. engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and then fleeing to China. The cases detailed at a Justice Department press conference

DUBAI: In the world of cinema, there is no event that comes close to eclipsing the Cannes Film Festival. Each May, luminaries from every corner of the globe unite in the South of France to both celebrate industry titans at the peak of their powers, and, more importantly, select from the fray the key voices that will shape the future of the artform. Now, with the help of

GENEVA: Swiss prosecutors said on Tuesday they will seek a three-year sentence for Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, a former Oxford University professor charged with rape and sexual coercion. “It would be right to hand down a sentence of three years: 18 months imprisonment (to be served immediately) and 18 months suspended,” lead prosecutor Adrian Holloway told the three judges