Rakhmat Akilov, the suspect held in last week’s truck attack in Stockholm, admitted on Tuesday that he had committed a “terrorist crime.” The 39-year-old Uzbek and extremist sympathizer mowed down pedestrians on a busy street, killing four people and injuring 15 others. “Akilov confesses to a
A strong explosion rocked Turkey’s Diyarbakir, the largest Kurdish majority city in the country, days ahead of a referendum on broadening President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said that the explosion was an “accident”, adding that no external forces ha
Turaif – The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources has received 128 applications from which it will choose 27 firms to bid on the solar power project and 24 for the wind farm. It invited local and international firms to try to qualify for bidding on two projects, a 300 MW so
Cairo –Countries around the world continued to condemn the twin bombings of Coptic churches in Egypt that left at least 40 people dead and injured over 100. Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and many others sent their condolences and support to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi. Preside
London – A United Nations agency warned that most Iraqi families will no longer be able to feed themselves if fighting escalates in the war-torn country. The World Food Program (WFP) spoke of “unprecedented levels of vulnerability” among the Iraqi population due to years of war and more than h
Cairo – Despite Sunday’s twin bombings on Coptic Christian churches that killed 44 people and wounded over 100, Pope Francis trip to Egypt this month is still going ahead and has not been cancelled. The news was delivered by Bishop Emmanuel Ayad Archbishop of Luxor’s Catholic Christians and Chairman
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Tuesday that the Syrian regime still possesses chemical weapons capabilities. He stated that Ankara’s findings showed the Syrian government still has chemical weapons capacity and urged for measures to prevent its potential usage. Speaking
Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Monday with Major General Prince Fahd Bin Turki bin Abdulaziz, commander of the Joint Special Operations in the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to Restore Hope in Yemen. During
Ramallah- As celebrations in Passover commence, groups of settlers entered on Monday Al-Aqsa Mosque, under heavy protection by Israeli forces. They invaded the Mosque in batches and tried again to slaughter sacrifices inside it as a provocation to Muslims – often banned from entering. They also carr
Beirut – The current fighting in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian camp in south Lebanon alerts of further developing amid attempts to form additional movements of extremist forces inside the camp to confront the Fatah Movement. Clashes erupted on Friday night between the Fatah Movement and the ex
Myanmar reiterated on Tuesday that there was no ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in the troubled state of Rakhine. A senior government official denied ethnic cleansing in the northwestern state where a military operation aimed at the minority has forced 75,000 people to flee to Bangladesh.
Rawdhat Khuraim (Riyadh) – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet expressed full support for US military operations against military targets in Syria, “in response to the regime’s heinous crimes against the Syrian people and the failure of the international community to stop it from carrying further attacks.” The c
San Francisco, London – As part of its constant efforts to improve “Google News”, the tech giant Google enhanced the anti-fake news feature launched in 2016. The US company running the biggest internet browser in the world said that it’s adding “fact check” labels to some of
London – In one of the largest known breaches of a siren warning system, a computer hacker set off all the emergency sirens in Dallas for about 90 minutes. According to Reuters, Dallas’ 156 sirens, normally used to warn of tornadoes and other dangerous weather, were triggered at 11:42 p.
Washington, Moscow – In an attempt to avoid escalation with the US on the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow, the Kremlin dissociated itself from a joint statement issued by the alliance supporting Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad, which threatened action in response to “a
Irbil – Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani has been present in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region since Sunday to prevent an independence referendum and foil the establishment of a Kurdish state, two separate officials, one Kurdish and one
London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized on Monday the wave of arrests against activists linked to his presidential campaign, warning of the increase of such practices as the May 19 presidential elections nears. Rouhani said he worked on easing security measures during his presiden
Gaza – The Ministry of Culture in the Gaza Strip launched a book fair on Sunday, after a four-year absence caused by the Israeli blockade. The fair, themed “Jerusalem” (Al-Quds), was organized in the heart of Gaza and featured thousands of publications. Al-Quds Book Fair saw the participation
London – London Mayor Sadiq Khan decided to address the traffic circulation crisis considered the major culprit behind air pollution in the British capital and other European regions. In 1952, the Great Smog suffocated London for five days, leaving more than 12,000 dead in a few weeks. Accordi
Syrian or Russian warplanes dropped incendiary bombs on areas of Idlib and Hama provinces just days after a deadly gas attack in the region, activists and a monitoring group reported on Monday. Moscow and the Syrian army were not immediately available for comment. The British-based Syrian Observator
