London – Britain lowered its security threat level to “severe” on Saturday following significant activity by police investigating the suicide bomb attack in Manchester, Prime Minister Theresa May said. The level was raised to “critical” – meaning another attack wa
Taiz – Houthi and Saleh militias continue to kill civilians in Taiz, particularly journalists whose lives were taken because they wanted to present the truth as it is, according to human rights activists and organizations. The activists blamed Houthi for inciting murders against journalists during h
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the memorandum on de-escalation zones during phone calls with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hasan Rouhani. Meanwhile, NATO declared it had joined forces to combat ISIS as the leaders of Group of Seven (G7) urged Russi
British Airways resumed some flights from Britain’s two biggest airports on Sunday after a global IT crash crippled the airline, grounding planes and leaving thousands of passengers stranded and queuing for hours. BA said it aimed to operate a near normal schedule of flights from Gatwick airpo
Cairo, Jeddah – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz phoned Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday reiterating his kingdom’s support to all measurements taken by Egypt’s government to combat terrorism. Increasingly, Egyptian forces have announced intensifying its attacks against Libya-
London – 1 Strengthen the squad How the manager recruits in the transfer window will be key and the priority is a top-class goalscorer. Antoine Griezmann got 27 goals for Atlético Madrid this season. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku scored 25 in the Premier League. Ideally the manager would like both:
Irbil- Amid battles launched by Iraqi forces to retake control over ISIS-held Old City of Mosul, reports said that an Iranian top Revolutionary Guard general was killed in battles near Syrian borders. Army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulamir Yarallah made a statement saying that army troops had raide
Jeddah – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reaffirmed that his kingdom stands in solidarity with and supports all efforts spent by the Egyptian government on reigning in terrorism. King Salman expressed Saudi Arabia’s preparedness to
Pakistan reopened a major border crossing with Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, more than three weeks after several people were killed when troops from both sides exchanged fire for hours. The Chaman crossing into Afghanistan’s Kandahar province was reopened on “humanitarian grou
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander has been killed in an explosion during clashes west of Mosul, an Iraqi official said. According to Associated Press, news came as aid groups voiced concern for the safety of civilians after Iraq’s government called for residents in militant-held n
US President Donald Trump joined ally countries in the fight against protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more time to decide. Trump, who has previously called global warming a hoax, tweeted that he would make a decision next week on whet
The Manchester terrorist attack by an alleged ISIS “soldier” will accelerate the push by the United States and its allies to capture the terrorist group’s strongholds in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria. But it should also focus some urgent discussions about a post-ISIS strategy for stabilizing the two
London – As Manchester United’s players celebrated with the Europa League trophy, José Mourinho brandished a red flag. He walked in front of his squad and tried to plant it into the pitch. The pole, though, was too flimsy and bent, leaving Mourinho to prop the flag awkwardly against a hoarding
London – Winding the clock back to 2002, the last time Arsenal and Chelsea contested the FA Cup final, one of the telling moments took place at the end. Tony Adams, in what would be his final appearance before retirement, sought out a young John Terry, who had come on as a substitute, to offer
In May 2014, Bloomberg published statements of former Qatari prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim: “It is our right to make Qatar seem as the most important country in the world. But the problem is that some Arab countries did not play their role properly so when we played our role some thought th
At a time when North Korea is trying to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the United States announced that it will test an existing missile defense system to try to intercept an ICBM. The test, scheduled for Tuesday, is the first time the United States will try to intercept an IC
The repeated crimes targeting Egypt are an evil act that requires regional and international actions, as its causes and consequences are no longer an Egyptian matter. What happened on Friday in Minya is part of a series of terrorist attacks linked to the Egyptian armed opposition as well as to the o
Cairo – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khairy announced that the monthly salaries of members of the army will be handed out as media reports said that the police received US drones to carry out surveillance missions against terrorists in the country. Khairy said that the government is keen on ensu
Protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro continued in Venezuela on Friday as the opposition urged demonstrators to rally again on Saturday at the offices of the state media regulator. Riot police in Venezuela fired tear gas and water cannon to stop anti-government protesters from marching
A Lebanese citizen accused of trying to use his ties to “Hezbollah” to further a scheme to launder drug money pleaded guilty on Friday to a US money laundering conspiracy charge. US prosecutors said Joseph Asmar, 43, entered his plea at a hearing before US District Judge Eric Vitaliano in Brooklyn f
