Madrid – Saudi Ambassador to Spain Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan stressed that it was not surprising that the Kingdom, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar over its funding and support of terrorism. He said in an interview with Spain’s El Mondo
Dubai- Abu Dhabi’s Etihad expressed regret on Thursday on an American Airlines decision to end its codeshare agreement with it. On Wednesday, American notified the carrier of its decision to no longer share flights with Etihad over accusations to two Gulf carriers that they receive subsidies f
London- UNICEF has warned that children in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have paid a “terrible price” in the battles between Iraqi forces and ISIS. “Although the battle for Mosul is coming to an end, children’s deep physical and mental scars will take time to heal. Some 650,000 boys and girls, wh
Erbil – Foreigners, who have joined the ranks of the ISIS terrorist group, have surrendered in the Iraqi city of Mosul after US-backed forces managed to recapture it earlier this week. Iraqi security forces aired videos of ISIS foreign militants as they surrendered in the city, reported Reuters. It
In every age intellectuals shape and cling to one concept as the organizing principle for an understanding of the present and speculation about the future. From the end of the 1940s, as the colonial era drew to a close, the fashionable concept was “modernization” and its variants such as “developmen
Abu Dhabi- UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that Qatar “needs to do more to improve confidence in what it signs and what it actually implements,” stressing that Doha signed two agreements with the GCC countries in 1993 and 199
Beirut – The slow advance of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the ISIS-held northern Syrian city of Raqqa forced the United States to activate its presence in the battle. This was demonstrated through raising the number of its special forces’ missions and bringing in Apache attack helicopters t
Geneva – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that representatives from the Syrian regime and the opposition could soon hold unprecedented face-to-face talks. The envoy, however, ruled out the possibility of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) uniting with the Mosc
London – Researchers have concluded that global warming caused by climate change will result in difficulties for aircraft during takeoff. The study published in the journal Climatic Change said that between 10 to 30 percent of aircraft will, during during hottest parts of the day, be forced to reduc
Berlin, London- German special police commandos have arrested several people suspected of stealing a giant gold coin from the Bode Museum in the island of museums in Berlin, after three months and a half from the incident. The authorities announced on Thursday that a police unit have launched an ins
London- The European Union is ramping up efforts to understand the risks of water scarcity in developing countries driven by climate change on Europe’s food supplies like rice and cotton. The report, entitled vulnerabilities of Europe’s economy to global water scarcity and drought, revealed th
British Labour Party leader chief Jeremy Corbyn and the leaders of Scotland and Wales met the EU’s Brexit negotiator in Brussels on Thursday as the London government launched legislation to cut ties with the European Union. Their separate meetings with Michel Barnier were not negotiations, the
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is co-organizing a forum in London, United Kingdom in mid-July to explore mechanisms for countering Islamophobia. Media experts and civil society representatives are expected to attend the forum, said the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Experts will look at th
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he and US President Donald Trump had asked diplomats to draw up in the coming weeks a concrete initiative aimed at preparing the future of Syria. “On the Iraq-Syria situation, we have agreed to continue working together, in particular on the bu
London- John Terry needed no reminding of the day when he was booed off by Aston Villa supporters while lying on a stretcher. It was 11 May 2013, and has gone down in the history books as the game when Frank Lampard became Chelsea’s all‑time leading goalscorer. For the visiting captain, however, it
New Delhi- India confirmed its support for the legitimate Yemeni government and for the talks made under the UN umbrella to achieve peace. Indian Foreign Affairs Minister Smt Sushma Swaraj said that “falling under the UN umbrella will provide comprehensive and permanent stability in Yemen,” stressin
London- The oddity of Wayne Rooney’s glittering 13-year Manchester United career is that he departs for Everton to only muted applause. Despite a record that features a glut of trophies and personal achievements a strong sense of “Ta-ra Wayne, it’s about time” prevails among supporters. This can be
Jeddah- The local administration of the legitimate government in Yemen has monitored the involvement of the Houthi rebels in selling free medicines provided by Saudi Arabia and the UAE for cholera patients in the areas under their control, mainly in Sana’a. It called on all international organizatio
Qatar is dealing with its vicinity similarly to the tortoise when it senses danger. After 39 days of the boycott, Doha has only made one step out of hundred due others – it signed a memorandum of understanding with the US on fighting terrorism funding. Qatar procrastinated long before taking this sm
Qatar Airways boss Akbar Al-Baker said Thursday his company’s profits would be hit by the Qatari crisis. “It has to (affect profits) because we have additional costs to operate in and out of the country,” he said. Pressed on how much of an impact there would be, Baker declined to
