Saudi vows ‘strong’ response after attacks
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Ansar Allah that left 18 people dead. Lethal airport strikes since last week have rocked the world's top oil exporter, which is pursuing an expensive economic reform drive aimed at attracting foreign investment. Yemen's civil war has reignited months into the US-Iran conflict that has...
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FOR six long months, since the outbreak of the Iran-US war on February 28, this column has consistently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Every time, there has been an appeal for reason, for restraint, and for the primacy of human life over military calculation. Regrettably, those appeals have gone unheeded. The conflict has not abated; it has deepened, widened, and grown more indiscriminate. Today, it is civilians - in their homes, in hospitals, and in airports - who are paying...
There are moments in a researcher’s life that quietly reshape the way history is understood. They arrive without ceremony, revealing themselves only through experience. One such moment came when I entered the Bristol Archives expecting to consult only a handful of documents relating to the history of the Sultanate of Oman. Several minutes later,...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain must form part of any discussions about closer ties between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Speaking at a conference in Athens, Mitsotakis said years of negotiations with the British Museum, which has held the ancient sculptures for...
