With songs and sedation, experts aim to rescue Kaavan the Islamabad elephant
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The trick to calming an unhappy elephant? Sing him Frank Sinatra songs, according to one of the vets tasked...
Plea for ban on teachers supporting Brotherhood
Teachers supporting ideas advocated by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood must be banned from teaching in the Kingdom, say several academics and teachers.
They welcomed the...
Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave
Tel-Aviv (AFP) - Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal cameras scanning crowds and algorithms trawling vast medical databanks for...
Afghan artist challenges discriminations against women and disabled
Although unable to use her hands, arms, or legs, Afghan artist Robaba Mohammadi has defied unlikely odds in a country that routinely discriminates against...
Film festivals unite to stream movies free on YouTube
After the Coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York, more than 20 film festivals...
Burial traditions clash with Coronavirus fears in the Middle East
Religion and customs across the Middle East and part of South Asia, that require speedy burials in the largely Muslim region have clashed with...
Fruit-flavoured drugs to cut child TB deaths, combat "superbugs"
Children will be more likely to survive tuberculosis (TB), the world's most deadly infectious disease, once new strawberry- and raspberry-flavoured medicines are available early...
Weird questions Saudis face abroad
MANY Saudi tourists when traveling abroad often face a barrage of unrealistic questions and encounter strange opinions about the Kingdom from local people in...
Law changes focus on women and children
The Shoura Council has backed a proposal to amend current health care legislation to ensure more comprehensive care for women and children.
The proposal filed...
Albanian sought by US arrested in cybercrime market probe
Police in Albania say they have arrested a 25-year-old citizen who is accused of being part of a cybercrime organization that U.S. authorities allege...
