Five UAE officials were among 56 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghan cities, authorities said Wednesday. One of the attacks wounded the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the Emirati dead as Mohammed Ali Zainal al-Bastaki, Abdullah Moh
Ankara-The Turkish Parliament has kicked off discussions on the constitutional amendments proposed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) supported by the Nationalist Movement Party. The proposed amendments include replacing the current Parliamentary system with a presidential system, which expa
London- British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on politicians to improve their behaviors toward equality, migration, and globalization, warning they may lose control against the policy of division. Six months after her appointment as Prime Minister following Brexit, May said that the governme
Dubai – The UAE has announced plans to invest up to Dhs600 billion ($163.3 billion) as part of its Energy Strategy 2050, which aims at generating power from sustainable energy sources. The plan, unveiled by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak
Brussels – Immigration has a generally positive economic impact on receiving countries but the benefits depend on how well the migrants are integrated, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton has said. Speaking at a seminar in Brussels earlier this w
The President of the Syrian regime Bashar Al-Assad announced his readiness to negotiate on all issues except him remaining in power. Assad said “We are ready to negotiate about everything. When you talk about negotiations on ending the conflict in Syria, or about Syria’s future, everything is
The U.S. dollar edged lower against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday on nervousness ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s first news conference set for Wednesday, while the Mexican peso hit a record low. Investors fretted that Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, could shake marke
Nigerian police announced yesterday that Boko Haram Islamic extremists are suspected of being behind two separate attacks carried out by suicide bombers in which three people were killed in the north east of the country. One of the attacks was carried out by two women whilst three men carried out th
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesday Lebanese President Michel Aoun at Al-Yamamah palace, Riyadh. National anthems of both countries were played at an official welcoming ceremony . Aoun shook hands with Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Advi
FIFA approved on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams in 2026 from its current 32, a move considered as the first major change to the World Cup format since the tournament was boosted from 24 to 32 teams for the 1998 tournament in France. Soccer’s governing body said on its Twitter feed
Two loud explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul near parliament offices on Tuesday, killing or wounding scores of people and ending a period of relative calm in the capital. The attack occurred in a crowded area during the afternoon rush hour as workers were returning home. There was no immed
Moscow- Member of the Duma’s International Affairs Committee Sergey Zelezniak called for disregarding statements by U.S. Secretary of Defense who said that Russia has done “virtually zero” in the fight against ISIS terrorists in Syria. Ash Carter contended that the U.S. and its coalition partners ar
Dubai- UAE government announced that foreign cumulative investment of more than USD 100 billion in 2014 rose to USD$111 billion in 2015, according to the results of the economic indicators that chart the nation’s accomplishments in foreign investment, innovation and entrepreneurship, development, co
Pep Guardiola felt he needed something extra in attack and his director of football, Txiki Begiristain, gave it to him in the form of a skinny-legged Brazilian teenager from Palmeiras with high hopes and a catchy name. Although as it turned out Keirrison’s name was probably the best thing about Barc
New York- Few days after former Secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern regarding the fact that Tehran might have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi’ite group so-called Hezbollah, the topic is set to be discussed by the
Riyadh – Saudi security authorities have apprehended a Saudi national accused of plotting with Iran to instigating sectarian strife and threatening national social stability. The man, who identified himself as a businessman, was sentenced by the Saudi court to six years in prison and banned from lea
The company behind Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its European base, delivering another vote of confidence in Britain’s tech standing as the country prepares to leave the European Union. The company, which has 150 million daily users a day worldwide, will book sal
Los Angeles- Meryl Streep took the chance to criticize U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. . “Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed
Riyadh – German director general for political affairs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near and Middle East, Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser stressed the importance of reaching a breakthrough in the Syrian and Yemeni crises to find fair political solutions. Sparwasser, who is also the special re
Riyadh-Alsalam Aircraft Company, the leading aircraft maintenance, repairs and overhaul company in Riyadh has changed its identity to “Alsalam Aerospace Industries.” This change is part of an integrated and holistic program in which the company has launched in line with its technical advancements in
