London- British Chef Gordon Ramsay has again raised controversy following his interview with Refinery29, in which he described food served on airplanes as disgusting. Ramsay’s statements angered Airlines, which considered them contradictory especially that the British chef served as a culinary advis
Geneva, Beirut- The priorities of the Trump administration uncovered by US officials on Thursday have mixed all the cards on the eve of the end of Syria’s fifth round of peace talks held in Geneva. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US ambassador to the UN both said that Trump’s administration
Sydney- The Australian government says it has found no evidence that any of its donations to the Christian charity World Vision had been siphoned to Hamas movement. Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet charged the global aid agency’s Gaza manager Mohammed el-Halabi in August last
A 1913 painting by Expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that was seized by the Nazis as “degenerate art” will remain in a Ludwigshafen museum after the German government and others paid 1.2 million euros to the heir of the painting’s original owner. “The Judgment of Paris,R
Yemen’s Prime Minister Dr. Ahmad Obaid Bin Dagher expressed deep appreciation on the display of unified solidarity by Arab state on supporting the legitimate government in Yemen. In a statement issued by the Yemeni official news agency, PM Dagher stressed that the statements and stances of the Arab
The United States administration led by President Donald Trump on Friday warned Israel on large-scale settlement building, refraining from criticism of a major project just approved but warning further expansion could block peace efforts. “While the existence of settlements is not in itself an
You probably remember an occasion when you ate something that did not agree with you. But if your stomach issues have become severe and frequent, you might have a food intolerance. “Food intolerances puzzle many older men, since foods they long enjoyed suddenly give them problems,” says
While US President Donald Trump keeps the world dangling on the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments have created “worldwide momentum” to slow climate change, the UN’s climate chief said on Friday. Trump’s plan for gutting domestic climate change policies is now on the table, bu
The Donald Trump administration on Thursday appealed the ruling of a US federal judge in Hawaii who had a day prior maintained his freeze on the president’s revised restrictions on travel from some Muslim-majority countries. The Justice Department’s filing means the case will land back a
More funding is needed for UN programs in Iraq, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday, calling for more solidarity from the international community for the people of Mosul. Almost 215,000 people are currently displaced as a result of the ongoing battle to retake the second city from ISIS militants,
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told NATO that the Washington will remain committed to previous agreements and ensure that the alliance has the capability to defend itself, including from Russian aggression. He warned, in his first NATO meeting in Brussels, allies to boost defense spending or co
Beirut – Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Thursday that the government aims to curb the 2017 budget deficit from 9.3 percent in 2016 down to 8.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Khalil projected government expenditures at LL23.67 trillion ($15.7 billion) in 2017 and revenues
European Union council President Donald Trump handed out on Friday draft negotiating guidelines that will tackle Britain’s departure from the European bloc, as large numbers of British expatriates in Belgium submitted nationality requests. The EU is ready to talk to Britain on a future free trade de
Terrorist Khalid Masood who has attacked the Houses of Parliament in London had sent an important message that the British security failed to decode on WhatsApp. The terrorist is a prior suspect and was under surveillance – has the security bodies comprehended the letter they would have foiled the o
At least 22 people were killed and 70 wounded Friday when an explosion apparently tore through a market in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The attack, claimed by the Taliban, took place as people gathered for Friday prayers ne
Baghdad- US President Donald Trump has called on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to continue military cooperation and coordination for the purpose of combatting terrorism and defeating ISIS. A statement issued by Abadi’s press office on Thursday said that the Iraqi premier received a phone call
London- Iran has rejected a call by the Arab League summit that was held in Jordan this week to stop meddling in internal Arab affairs. Iran has “said repeatedly it does not need to intervene in the domestic affairs of other countries and always abides by the principles of good neighborliness
London- Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah al-Mouallimi has revealed that Riyadh submitted an official request to the UN to increase its inspectors in Yemen. This Saudi step came as a result of the huge smuggling operations occurring through the ports ruled by the coup, a
Beirut – The Lebanese army adopted on Thursday strict measures in Arsal as part of a security plan aimed at restoring stability in the northeastern border town and its outskirts. The army set up checkpoints at the entrance of the town where it inspected the identification cards and vehicles of trave
Moscow- Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Thursday that Moscow’s cooperation with the United States on the Syrian war is expanding. “In some sensitive areas, such as cooperation in Syria, real cooperation is being established — it’s deepening and expanding. We feel the interest of
