Abu Dhabi- Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, has discussed with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan the latest developments in Yemen and persistent efforts being made by the UN to solve the Yemeni crisis and deliver humanitarian aid throughout
Baghdad- ISIS on Sunday claimed an attack on US forces assisting Iraqi troops in the war on the militants in northern Iraq. ISIS militants fired Grad rockets on American troops east of Tal Afar, a town still under control of the organization west of Mosul, said an online statement by the group. Acco
Cairo – An Egyptian doctor performed 4,000 weight-loss surgeries by using the Butterfly technique, which is the first bariatric surgery made through a telescope that penetrates the body through the mouth. Many medical authorities from around the world, including the International Federation fo
Cairo- A judge in the city of Hurghada, capital of the Red Sea Governorate, ordered on Saturday that an Italian tourist accused of killing an Egyptian engineer be kept in detention, judicial sources said. A source said “the judge has ordered to postpone a decision to extend the Italian tourist’s jai
Bolivia- Quinoa was discovered more than 3,000 years ago in the Andean Mountains in the South American continent. Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are among the biggest producers and exporters of this grain also known as the Inca people’s Gold, the mother of grains, and the grain of the future. Quinoa cont
Abu Dhabi- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, hosted Moqtada Al Sadr, leader of the Sadrist Movement in Iraq, at Al Shati Palace on Sunday evening. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Al Sadr discussed the brotherly relations
Vienna- The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has gathered enough evidence for Bashar al-Assad to be convicted of war crimes, a prominent member of the commission, Carla del Ponte, said in remarks published on Sunday. Del Ponte, 70, who prosecuted war crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia, announce
Sydney- More than 80,000 runners took part in Sydney’s annual City2Surf race on Sunday, with 2016 champion Harry Summers defending his title in 42 minutes and 16 seconds, media reported. Celia Sullohern was the first woman to complete the 14-km (8.7 mile) run from the Sydney central business distric
Germany’s September election is like no other the Western world has seen in the last two years. As the leading candidate, Chancellor Angela Merkel, relaxed on a three-week vacation, her top challenger, Social Democrat Martin Schulz, worked the campaign trail furiously — but that only got
Cairo- Public prosecutor Nabil Sadek formed a committee on Saturday that encompasses specialists from the army and the administrative authority to determine the responsible party for the terrible collision of Alexandria trains, which caused casualties. Security and technical sources said that a huma
New York- The dollar dropped against a basket of currencies after US consumer prices rose less than expected in July. This points to benign inflation that could make the Federal Reserve cautious about raising interest rates again this year. The Labor Department said on Friday its Consumer Price Inde
In handling some kinds of life-or-death medical judgments, computers have already have surpassed the abilities of doctors. We’re looking at something like promise of self-driving cars, according to Zak Kohane, a doctor and researcher at Harvard Medical School. On the roads, replacing drivers with co
Ramallah– The Palestinian Authority (PA) is not interested in real peace talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid corruption investigations, according to a senior Palestinian official. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the author
London- This is the age of the full-back – and that says a lot. For years full-backs were scorned as players who were not defensively sound enough to play in the middle of the back four nor technically good enough to play in midfield – “Nobody,” as Jamie Carragher has observed, “grows up wanting to
Ain Issa Camp, Raqqa- In an isolated room in Ain Issa Camp – 50 kilometers north Raqqa – three Syrian women sat while dressed in black. Beside them sat children whose ages are three years or less and none of them has an official birth certificate. They got married to foreign members from ISIS and [&
Bejing- Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged restraint in a phone call with President Trump on Saturday, following a week of blustery rhetoric between North Korea and the US. Xi warned that “concerned parties” should avoid “remarks and actions” that could escalate tensions with North Korea, according to
Kuwait– Kuwait Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday it had arrested 12 members of “Abdali” cell after weeks of manhunt. The members are convicted of espionage for Iran and Hezbollah. The Ministry said the 12 had been captured in different areas across Kuwait. They had been on the run since the
It’s like the Gulf haven’t had its share of bad news, that the person who long made people smile, created happiness for ages, and made unforgettable works passes away. But what can we say, it is our fate no matter how painful it may be. Comedy legend Abdul Hussein Abdul Reda passed away leaving behi
Ankara, Beirut- Rage prevailed in Idlib on Saturday after seven volunteers with the Syrian civil defense rescue service were killed in a shooting by unidentified attackers in rebel-held Idlib province on Saturday, while Turkey continued to adopt restrictions to control the border with Syria. The att
Charlottesville- A vehicle hit a crowd of counter-protestors gathered in a Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to a number of injuries in the city where the emergency state has been declared. Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer stated that a car plough into a group of counter-protestors during a gather
