Claudio Ranieri’s greeting for Kasper Schmeichel on Thursday was also the most tender of fitness tests. Until then the goalkeeper had offered the manager only his left hand since fracturing his right one in the Champions League draw at FC Copenhagen on 2 November but now Ranieri decided it was time
Santiago de Cuba – Cuba laid the ashes of Fidel Castro at Santiago de Cuba’s Santa Ifigenia cemetery in a private ceremony that was closed to the general public, concluding with that the country’s nine days of mourning. Thousands of people lined on the sides of the road leading to the cemetery
Riyadh- World Bank’s Vice President of Development Finance (DFi) Axel van Trotsenburg said that the bank had issued at least $90 billion dollars to underprivileged countries. The sum mentioned amounts to 44 percent of the International Development Association (IDA) fund. IDA contribution is expected
Abu Dhabi and Doha – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman begins on Monday a two-day official visit in Qatar where means of enhancing the well-established fraternal relations between the two countries will be discussed in addition to the latest developments on the regional and international
London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to “firmly respond” to an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), warning that such measure would represent a violation of Tehran’s nuclear deal. Addressing Parliament on Sunday, Rouhani called on President Barack Obama to block an extension o
Dubai – The UK Government Spokesperson in the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, announced that the British Prime Minister Theresa May will attend the 37th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, to be hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain on December 6-7. In a statement issued by the Dubai
Beirut- Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called on political blocs to facilitate the formation of a new government, a month after leaders failed to reach an agreement over a cabinet lineup. The main obstacle hindering the birth of a new cabinet is linked to the share of MP Suleiman Franjieh,
Cairo – Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Qattan said that the Kingdom was a leading donor of humanitarian aid, adding that since its establishment, Saudi Arabia was keen on spreading the values of peace and love and helping the needy without any form of religious or racial discrimination. In
New York – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has put an end to a 40-year diplomatic tradition with Beijing and the Island of Taiwan, during a phone call with the President of Taiwan. However, Trump has weirdly explained the call in a Twitter post saying that the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-w
London – The Team Indus Company has announced that it will launch its mission to the moon in a year’s time, as it takes part in a Google-funded competition to become the world’s first-ever privately held company to make a soft landing there. A group of more than 100 scientists and engineers, i
Abu Dhabi- Abu Dhabi will host this month the Abu Dhabi Food Festival (ADFF), which celebrates all kinds of servings through special activities including “Cooking Arts”, “Street Feast”, and the SIAL trade fair, the fastest-growing food, beverage and hospitality event in the MENA region. The event th
Dhahran, Abdu Dhabi- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, kick-starting his tour of four Gulf States. During this visit, King Salman will hold wide-ranging talks with high-ranking officials from the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. King Salman will meet with
Riyadh-The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) denied recent claims that its internal systems were subjected to any cyber hacking during the past week. “We can confirm that our systems hadn’t been breached and that we have continuous surveillance to protect against cyber threats,” officials said. S
On 1 June Georginio Wijnaldum gave Holland a 2-1 win over Poland, driving his 13th goal of the season into the top corner of Wojciech Szczesny’s net; he packed his bags in Gdansk and did not watch another competitive match until 10 July. It might have been longer had his friend not started the Europ
JINCHENG, China — America’s uncertain stance toward global warming under the coming administration of Donald J. Trump has given China a leading role in the fight against climate change. It has called on the United States to recognize established science and to work with other countries to reduce dep
It would be understandable if Italian millennials were feeling apprehensive in the days leading up to the Dec. 4 constitutional referendum. Political processes once believed improbable have already delivered the Brexit vote and the equally surprising election of Donald Trump in the U.S. Could the pl
Rome- Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is risking his political future just like British PM David Cameron did when he bet on carrying out a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Cameron’s risk did not work out and the results were totally opposite from what he hoped for, forci
Richard Stengel, the State Department’s undersecretary for public diplomacy, bluntly states the problem that has been worrying him and should worry us all: “In a global information war, how does the truth win?” The very idea that the truth won’t be triumphant would, until recently, have been heresy
Djibouti- Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf talked about his country’s attempts to cooperate with Iran based on a clear vision, just like other countries. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Youssouf said that Djibouti noticed from the beginning that cooperating with Teh
Cairo- Even though an armistice has been in effect among militias overrunning Libyan capital, Tripoli, fears of renewed clashes have been escalating after a brigade dubbed “Tripoli’s Rebels Battalion” announced the assassination of one of its members. Commander Tarek Durman, serving under the intern
