Kuwait's new expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave the country

Indians, who constitutes the largest expat community in Kuwait, should not exceed 15 percent of its total population according to the bill

Israel launches new spy satellite

'Technological superiority and intelligence capabilities are essential to the security of the State of Israel,' said Alternate PM Gantz

Muslims from other countries are barred from the rite for first year in modern times, while number of domestic pilgrims are limited to 1,000

Other Gulf countries have also moved to ease restrictions, although Kuwait has maintained a partial curfew

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the disease

The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization

Khashoggi was an insider-turned-critic who wrote for The Washington Post before he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018

Before the war erupted in 2011, Syria produced enough wheat to feed its entire population but harvests then plunged to record lows

Once a cathedral of Byzantium Empire, then a mosque under Ottoman Empire, the iconic Hagia Sophia awaits decision to be a museum; or not

The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after Saudi Arabia