French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Saturday she would appoint defeated first-round Eurosceptic candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her prime minister if she wins the May 7 runoff. Right-winger Dupont-Aignan, who scored 4.7 percent of votes in the first round on April 23, an
Algeria- The Algerian government has urged voters to head to the ballot boxes next week as the parliamentary elections campaign concludes on Sunday amid a decision to close the country’s borders. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal promised a “bright future” in case of high voter turnout. Duri
Aden – Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has carried out a reshuffle in Dr. Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher’s government that included four ministerial portfolios – the justice, social affairs and labor, public works and infrastructures and human rights ministries – in addition to ass
EU President Donald Tusk on Saturday urged the bloc to keep a united front at a special Brexit summit in Brussels, stressing the welfare of citizens and families living in each other’s nations will be the priority once the talks start. “We need to remain united as the EU 27. It is only t
US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of ISIS’ Afghanistan affiliate in a raid in Nangarhar province this week, the Pentagon has said, as US Marines returned to Helmand, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO’s combat mission ended in 2014. The US raid, which occurred o
Geneva – Abdullah al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief), said that Saudi Arabia has shown great interest in supporting the humanitarian condition in Yemen through the center and that all Yemeni provinces were covered regardless rule
London – Iran’s vice-president and presidential candidate Eshaq Jahangiri stole the lights on Friday during the first live debate held between the six candidates contesting Iran’s presidential election. The first of three live debates, held on Friday for three hours, witnessed fierce con
Cairo- Libyan Speaker Aguila Saleh has revealed that he has come under US pressure to grant the Parliament’s vote of confidence to the government of Fayez al-Sarraj. Saleh’s parliament takes the city of Tobruk, in the far east of Libya, as its headquarters. Saleh said that the US envoy has asked him
Police in Brazil tear-gassed demonstrators and rioters torched buses on Friday in several cities in the violent conclusion of the country’s first general strike in more than two decades over austerity reforms. A peaceful protest by several thousand people in central Rio in the afternoon turned viole
Cairo- Pope Francis, starting a two-day visit to Egypt on Friday, urged all religious leaders to unite in renouncing religious extremism and to counter effectively the barbarity of those who foment hatred and violence. Speaking during the International Peace Conference at Egypt’s Al-Azhar Univ
Washington- Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by western democratic and authoritarian governments that seek to put more restrictions on it, Freedom House said Friday. The US-based human rights organization highlighted growing concerns over efforts by governments around the world
Tel Aviv- The Israeli government is planning to build 15,000 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem, the Housing Ministry said on Friday despite US President Donald Trump’s request to “hold back” on settlements as part of a possible new push for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The forma
North Korea test-fired a mid-range ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of warnings from the United States as a US supercarrier conducts drills in nearby waters. South Korea’s defense ministry said it suspected the missile test had failed after a brief flight, while the US military&
Saudi Arabia will open cinemas and build a world-class opera house, Ahmed al-Khatib, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), said on Thursday, without specifying a date. Cinemas were not on the agenda in the short term, but would come to Saudi Arabia eventually, Khatib told Reuters in
Why did it take so long to confirm promotion? Given that Benítez invested £55m in 12 players last summer (although he achieved a £30m transfer profit after raising £85m in sales from his newly relegated squad) many neutrals expected Newcastle to be up by March at the latest. In contrast, those with
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London- Chinese researchers said yesterday they have developed a system that, for the first time, enables smartphones to remotely manage and treat diabetes in mice. In a study published in the United States-based journal Science Translational Medicine, the researchers said they developed a smartphon
Italian police said Friday they have arrested a Congolese man suspected being part of a Berlin-based terror cell and of having links to Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri. Italian and German police dismantled a Berlin-based Islamist terror cell at the end of January after nearly two months of
Six men were charged in Denmark on Friday for violating the country’s terrorism laws by allowing themselves to be recruited by ISIS and fighting for the jihadist group in Syria. State attorney Lise-Lotte Nilas said the charges included permitting themselves to be recruited by a terror organization.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday a “fresh page” in troubled relations between Ankara and Washington can be opened with US President Donald Trump at a meeting next month, as high-level dialogue has intensified since January. Speaking in Istanbul Friday, Erdogan said h
