Manama- Security authorities in Bahrain referred on Wednesday the files of 60 suspects to court on charges of forming and joining a terrorist organization and committing several crimes, including the escape of ten inmates from the Reform and Rehabilitation Centre in Jau Prison last January. Out of t
Paris– The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, cautiously welcomed the meeting he held on Tuesday in Paris with head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj under the auspices of French President Emmanuel Macron and in the presence of the new UN envoy t
Sperm count among men in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand has dropped by more than 50 percent in 40 years, according to research warning of fertility risk, though outside experts urged caution about the results. A review of data collected from nearly 43,000 men in 185 previous studie
London, Geneva, Moscow- The “Syrian National Coalition” asked on Wednesday that the UN Security Council lists the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (YPD) and its US-backed military wing, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) as terrorist organizations. “There is a public and official relationship between
Mosul- As people return home to Mosul and other areas of northern Iraq freed from ISIS, homemade bombs and explosives laid on an industrial scale by the insurgents are claiming hundreds of victims and hampering efforts to bring life back to normal. Houses, schools, mosques and streets are all booby-
London- G20-backed Global Infrastructure Hub said on Tuesday that the world needs $94 trillion for infrastructure investments by 2040. Nearly a fifth of the needed investment risks being unfunded if current spending trends continue. To close the spending gap, annual infrastructure spending needs to
Washington- The United States will give Lebanon an extra $140 million to help Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, the State Department said during a US state visit by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Lebanon is hosting at least 1.5 million Syrian refugees who have fled the more tha
New York, London- Airlines will need 637,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to keep pace with the growth of global air traffic, Boeing reported on Tuesday in an annual report. Its latest estimate of the pilot requirements is up 3.6 % from last year’s report. Airlines in the Asia-Pacific reg
Los Angeles, London- James Bond is returning to movie theaters in November 2019, producers said, but they did not say who will play Britain’s most famous fictional spy. Eon Productions and MGM studios said in a statement that the 25th Bond film will be released in US theaters on Nov. 8, 2019,
Moving to cut down air pollution, Britain announced on Wednesday the soon to be outlawing of sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans as of 2040. Environmentalists, however, dismissed the proposals as shortcoming and not enough. The ban on petrol and diesel cars as well as vans follows a similar
Libya’s Tripoli-based and UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj urged Italy to send ships into Libyan territorial waters to help combat human trafficking, Rome said Wednesday. According to AFP, the Italian PM was speaking after a meeting in Rome with Sarraj, the head of the Government of Na
The Arab League Council will hold on Thursday an extraordinary meeting for Arab foreign ministers, reported the state-owned Saudi Press Agency. The meeting will be chaired by Algeria and will discuss the latest Israeli attacks in Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site. Earlier
Amsterdam- This gated house, built in 2007 and renovated five years ago, sits on 0.37 acres in the midst of a nature preserve, across a quiet road from the Amstel River. The 3,068-square-foot main house has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and a finished basement. A wireless Sonos music system (
A THREE-STORY VILLA NEAR THE BEACH This three-story villa with sprawling verandas and plantation-style shutters is in the Old Fort Bay gated development, on the northwest coast of New Providence, the most populous island in the Bahamas. It is near the capital city of Nassau. Lush tropical foliage su
London – A club-by-club guide to the rising stars who could make a mark in 2017-18 Premier League season, including Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson and West Brom’s Sam Field: Arsenal: Reiss Nelson The 17-year-old was trending on Twitter last Thursday morning during his first appearance for Arsène Wenge
There is no doubt that the Qatari crisis is far from resolving as some promote or hope that it would be a passing summer cloud. With the failure of foreign ministers visits and presidents’ mediation, the four states seem to stick to their demands. Why do we expect the crisis period to prolong? Becau
The State Department has denied that top US diplomat Rex Tillerson plans to step down, shrugging off reports and allegations on growing frustration and differences with the White House. Since taking the helm of the State Department in February, Tillerson has come under fire for his ultra-low profile
Cairo- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on the media to work on creating a state of phobia against the fall of the state during the second day of the fourth National Youth Conference in Alexandria on Tuesday. “Many countries and entities tried to make our country fail, but their attemp
The opposition in Venezuela upped its action against Socialist President Nicolas Maduro by kicking off a two-day national strike on Wednesday in an attempt to pressure him to cancel an election over a Constituent Assembly for the country. Maduro says Sunday’s vote for the 545-seat assembly, which wi
Geneva– Cholera cases in Yemen hit 400,000 on Tuesday, yet there are signs the epidemic is slowing, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. Reuters reported that the number of people dying from cholera had a dramatic fall over the past month, from about 30 to less than 10 which reflects W
