GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The United Nations says approximately 800,000 people in Gaza do not have regular access to clean piped water, as nearly 50 percent of the water network was damaged in the recent fighting. Quoting Gaza’s public works and housing ministry, the UN ‘s office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said nearly 17,000 residential and commercial units have
Washington: First he loved them, then he doubted them, but is he manipulating them? Tesla boss Elon Musk’s tweets about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are annoying their devotees and raising eyebrows among market watchers.
The saga started in February when Musk’s company Tesla announced it would buy $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin and later said it would accept the virtual currency as payment for its electric cars.
But in mid-May, he broke hearts with tweets questioning the digital asset, particularly its vast consumption of electricity produced from polluting substances like coal.
That sent bitcoin on a downward spiral causing it to plunge to $30,000 from nearly double that 10 days earlier. It later regained some strength, climbing to about $37,000 as of Friday.
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Saturday he will not form a cabinet that simply caters to President Michel Aoun’s wishes. “I will not form a government as the team of his Excellency the President wants it, nor any other political faction. I will only form the kind of government needed to stop collapse and prevent the big crash that is threatening
Researcher and bioethics and law consultant at the King Fahd Specialized Hospital in Dammam, Dr. Reem Al-Shinawi, returned to her home country to place her education and knowledge in the service of the Kingdom. She obtained her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in healthcare ethics and medical laws and fellowship specialized in leading COVID-19-related crises, and the safety of
GAZA: A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held into Saturday as officials said Egyptian mediators conferred with the sides on securing longer-term calm. The cease-fire began before dawn on Friday, ending 11 days of cross-border shelling exchanges that caused fresh devastation in Gaza, shook up Israel and raised international