India’s security forces lost five policemen shot dead in a bank raid in disputed Kashmir and two soldiers killed in an attack along the border with Pakistan. Suspected militants opened fire on a bank van carrying cash around 70 kilometers south of Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, killing
At least four police officers were hurt in clashes in Paris between masked youths throwing molotov cocktails and riot police who responded with teargas just six days before a crunch presidential election. The traditional May Day marches staged by France’s powerful labor unions provided a usefu
A man drinking beer in one hand and brandishing a gun in the other opened fire on Sunday at a birthday pool party at an apartment complex in California’s San Diego in the United States, local media said. Seven people were shot in the incident. One woman who was shot died, several victims were in [&h
Three women with suspected terrorist links were arrested in London on Monday, police announced. They said that they were arrested under Britain’s anti-terror laws in east London and that they may have connections to the thwarted attack last week. The Metropolitan Police said it arrested two 18
The next fight over the legality of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will be about the designation of national monuments. Trump’s order to review all major monument declarations in the last 20 years sets the stage for reversal of some or all of President Barack Obama’s designations. Previou
Swedish police announced on Monday that they have not ruled out the possibility of arson behind a fire that cause major damage at a mosque near the capital Stockholm overnight. Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom said: “It appears to have been lit from the outside.” He could not give
Any Arab witnessing the bravery of the Palestinian prisoners inside the occupation’s jails would feel proud, angry and pain. He would be proud because the long detention behind the bars did not break the will of people demanding the restoration of their land, rights and freedom — a number of f
The Syrian Network For Human Rights(SNHR) has released a report entitled: “The Syrian Regime Perpetrates a Massacre in Hamouriya Town Two Days After Geneva Talks’ Fifth Round Start”. The report documents a massacre in Hamouriya town, in Damascus suburbs, that took place on Saturday, March 25, 2017.
Tehran- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday slammed election slogans of outgoing President Hassan Rouhani on the removal of the “shadow of war” from Iran by signing the nuclear deal. Iranians should not thank Hassan Rouhani’s policy of detente with the Wes
Dubai- Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khaled al-Falih said there is a present consensus within Central Asian countries on managing oil markets and production levels. While touring Central Asian countries, Falih tweeted that there is an agreement with the region on the need to commit to oil productio
Jeddah – The Saudi Council of Economic Affairs and Development identified ten programs of strategic importance for the government to achieve Vision 2030, which had previously been approved by the Council of Ministers under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman on April
London- The civil war waged by the Syrian regime against its own people cast a shadow over forest life in the country through the indiscriminate bombardment with barrel bombs, missiles and other means of mass destruction that affect entire natural landscapes, particularly in hot spots close to Turki
Baghdad, Mosul – An Iraqi commander predicted that the embattled city of Mosul will be completely captured from the ISIS terrorists by May. The army’s chief of staff, Lieutenant General Othman al-Ghanmi expected the success despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old C
Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lamented on Sunday the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces patrols that were deployed along the Syrian-Turkish border, saying he will protest the development to President Donald Trump during his upcoming trip to the United States. Tensions rose Saturday
Aden – The Yemeni government is adamant on fighting local organizations that are misleading the public, according to recently appointed Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar. Askar said that the ministry’s priority is to protect Yemeni human rights during the tough times the country is going throu
Beirut – Syrian residents in eastern Ghouta were struck by fear as infighting grew fiercer, giving the regime an advantage for a deeper push into the rebel-held area. Should regime forces advance, rebel families and civilians will be forcibly driven out of their homes, shops and farms, which w
Cairo – The visit of Pope Francis I to the Grand Azhar in Egypt over the weekend came at a time of raging extremism. The meeting between the pontiff and Sheikh al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb can be seen as a humanitarian confrontation against extremism. The image of the two religious leaders meeting r
Gaggenau (Germany)- The police of the Gaggenau town in Germany proved its total readiness to serve pizza lovers by delivering pizza orders for customers after the courier who was supposed to deliver them crashed the car. A spokesperson from the police said that pizza slices were still hot and custom
Chichester (England)- British experts will carry out tests to try to determine how a rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence found its way to an archive in southern England. The handwritten manuscript, one of only two copies in the world, had been stored for more than 60 years in a strong-ro
Riyadh- Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr said on Sunday armed trafficking going en route the Hodeidah port continues and threatens the security of both Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Daghr urged that local, Arab and international forces monitor the port. The significant port rests off one of Ye
