Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he sa…
Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties
Eka Obaigbena noticed a gap in Nigeria’s restaurant market for the fast-casual chains she had grown accustomed to while living overseas.
Israel PM says ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday said they had ordered strikes on the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, where Iran-backed Hezbollah hol…
Iranian president urges change in leadership style
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday called for a fundamental change in the country’s leadership style, while his office denied rumours that he plans to resign. Pezeshkia…
Sabalenka, Osaka clash in blockbuster French Open tie
Paris, France: Jed Court Four-time Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will go head-to-head in the first French Open women’s night match in three years on Monday,…
US, Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall
The United States and Iran said Monday they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled.Weeks of complicated…
Kuwait army says air defences intercept missile, drone attacks
Kuwaiti air defences intercepted “hostile missile and drone attacks”, the military said Monday, as air raid sirens howled across the country.”The General Staff of the Army wishes…
Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa
Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after re…
World Cup VAR can punish fouls before ball is in play at set-pieces
London: Video assistant referees will have new powers to intervene at this summer’s World Cup if fouls are committed immediately before the ball is in play at set-pieces, the Inte…
Pacho, Hincapie headline Ecuador World Cup squad
Paris St Germain’s Willian Pacho came up against Arsenal’s Piero Hincapie in the Champions League final on Saturday but the defenders will be on the same side at the World Cup…