Israeli weapon makers leave stands empty at Dubai Airshow
DUBAI: The exhibition stands of Israeli weapons makers Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems were empty at the start of the opening day of the weeklong Dubai…
Darren Aronofsky to direct Elon Musk biopic
A biopic on Elon Musk is in the works at New York-based studio A24 with "Black Swan" filmmaker Darren Aronofsky as the director.
A24 secured the rights to Walter Isaacson's biography on…
Gaza’s largest hospital ‘not functioning’ amid Israeli assault
GAZA: The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are rising, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as a fierce Israeli assault…
UK PM Sunak sacks interior minister Braverman
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked his interior minister, Suella Braverman, part of a wider reshuffle after she criticised the police's handling of a pro-Palestinian march.…
Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year
NEW YORK: Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an…
Netflix unveils $70 million restoration of historic Hollywood theater
LOS ANGELES: The Egyptian Theatre, a historic movie house that hosted Hollywood's first film premiere a century ago, will re-open to the public this week after a multi-million-dollar…
Dua Lipa launches new single with London fan event
LONDON: Dua Lipa dropped her new single "Houdini", celebrating the launch with a secretive fan event in London.
The track is the first single from the British-Albanian singer’s third…
Former US astronaut Frank Borman dies aged 95
WASHINGTON: Former US astronaut Frank Borman, who made history by commanding the first manned flight to circle the moon and later piloted Eastern Airlines as chairman in severe economic…
Surgeons announce world’s first eye transplant
Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant in a human, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the…
US plans $320 million precision bombs transfer to Israel
WASHINGTON: Amid escalating Israeli air and ground attacks against besieged Gaza, the United States will transfer $320 million worth of precision bombs to Israel, as calls for a ceasefire…
Pakistan sends second consignment of 90 tonnes relief goods to Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dispatched the second consignment of humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani saw off the special plane carrying…
Israeli troops arrest Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in West Bank
NABI SALEH, West Bank: Israeli troops arrested a Palestinian activist, regarded in the occupied West Bank as a hero since she was a teenager, on suspicion of inciting violence, but her…
US House passes Republicans’ Israel-only aid bill
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats' insistence…
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of massive FTX crypto fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time cryptocurrency golden boy accused by US prosecutors of stealing billions of dollars of his customers' money, was found guilty on all counts and faces up to…
Amazon founder Bezos plans move to Miami from Seattle
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was moving to his childhood home of Miami from Seattle to be near his parents and his space firm Blue Origin's Cape Canaveral operations.
"As exciting as…