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HAVANA: The all-powerful Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) opened a historic congress Friday to rubber-stamp the transfer of power to a new generation as outgoing leader Raul Castro committed it to...

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council gave the green light on Friday for the deployment of 60 UN ceasefire monitors to Libya and called on the country’s new unity government to prepare for...

DUBAI: Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Ansar Allah fighters press their offensive on the government’s last northern toehold, loyalist...

BEIRUT: Lebanon is launching its first electric car — billed as cheap and green — but sceptics say subsidised power will count for little in a flat economy reliant on fossil fuels and struggling...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an assertive China as the US leader held his first face-to-face White...

YANGON: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia on April 24, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman said on Saturday, for his first...

NEW DELHI: New Delhi led major cities across India into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as the country confronts a fierce new coronavirus wave, with more than 230,000 fresh daily cases and families...

MOSCOW: Russia accused a Ukrainian diplomat on Saturday of trying to obtain classified information and ordered him to leave the country by April 22, in the latest flare-up of tensions between the two...

PALERMO, Italy: Matteo Salvini, leader of the right-wing League party, must stand trial on charges of kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in the country in...

DUBAI: Iran’s chief negotiator at nuclear talks in Vienna said on Saturday an understanding was emerging at the negotiations but that “serious disagreements” remained, according to Iranian state...

Kit HOLDEN A bruising internal struggle to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel has left Germany’s once stable ruling conservatives in disarray and on the brink of implosion less than six months ahead...

Vassilis KYRIAKOULIS Shuttered for over a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Greek universities are now grappling with a surge in online exam cheating giving rise to a new reality: the “corona...

MONACO: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Dan Evans 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday and will face Andrey Rublev or Casper Ruud for the title. Fourth seed Tsitsipas needed...

CENTURION, South Africa: Pakistan completed a clean sweep of four trophies in four series against South Africa but had anxious moments before scrambling to a three-wicket win with one ball to spare in...

LONDON: Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas took six wickets for just 11 runs, including a hat-trick, on Friday to leave Hampshire on course for victory over Middlesex in England’s County...

MUMBAI: MS Dhoni marked his 200th game for Chennai Super Kings on Friday with a crushing six wicket Indian Premier League win over Punjab Kings. Moeen Ali hit 46 off 31 balls as Chennai reached 107...

IMOLA, Italy: Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez joining the seven-time Formula One world champion on...

BY Anwaar Mohammed Al Aamri Oman, over its long course of history, has many burial grounds located in different locations. The beehive tombs, spread in different parts of the country, although have...

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle moved closer to Premier League survival after Joe Willock’s late goal capped a thrilling 3-2 win against 10-man West Ham that dented the visitors’ bid for a top four finish in...

At the age of 23, Luigi Borgato decided to build his first piano, for himself. In the decades that ensued, the Italian craftsman grew his business into a prestigious brand capable of attracting...