New Delhi-Twenty-two youths from Kerala, India are missing and have most likely joined ISIS as fighters. The majority of them are Muslim; five out of the twenty-two were Christians and Hindu before they embraced Islam. They all have good manners, hold remarkable university degrees in fields such as
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, overtook Russia in June, recovering its position as China’s top crude supplier in June, after trailing behind Russia in the previous three months, customs data showed on Thursday. Data from the Chinese customs revealed that China imported 4
As the number of detainees and discharged personnel at Turkey’s security institutions, both police and army- also in sectors of jurisdiction and education- increase amidst a recently announced three-month state of emergency, all mixed with Turkish-European tensions, it is safe to say that despite th
Russia on Thursday lashed out at a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject an appeal against a ban for doping that will see the track and field team miss the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “In my view, this is a subjective and somewhat politicized decision for which there is [
Istanbul-Thousands of Arabs residing in Turkey showed up at Istanbul squares, on Tuesday evening, to participate in a demonstration organized by a group of Arab organizations and societies to denunciate the abrupt coup and express their support to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Palestinian,
London-Germany plans new legislation to require manufacturers of cars equipped with an autopilot function to install a black box to help determine responsibility in the event of an accident. The hardware would record the decisions made by a car’s computer while being used in autonomous mode. F
London-Iran accused on Wednesday the P5+1 for breaching an agreement concerning its nuclear program when it published nuclear secrets, saying it had violated the conditions of negotiations. Therefore, a year following the signature of the nuclear deal, the latest developments show the weakness of wh
Dubai- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, have examined ways of promoting fraternal relations between the two countries and their brotherly peoples as
Paris–French President François Hollande announced on Wednesday that three French soldiers were killed in Libya, in the first official confirmation that the European country has troops in the war-torn North African state. “At this moment we are carrying out dangerous intelligence operations [in Liby
Ankara-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday a three-month state of emergency in the country, and asserted that last Friday’s failed coup “might not be over” yet, accusing foreign states of being involved in the attempt to overthrow him. During a press conference following a Nat
Cairo-Over the past days, reports on real estate news have pointed that demand on British properties dropped to its lowest level since the global economic crisis that hit markets in 2008. Sales of luxurious houses in London have dropped by 43% during the days that followed Brexit, along with a sharp
Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, deputy premier and minister of interior, has ordered police stations across the Kingdom to hand over unguarded properties seized by them to the General Commission for Guardianship over Property of Minors and Persons of Similar Status. Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Muha
Washington-Defense officials and leaders from more than 30 countries gathered at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to agree on the next steps in the campaign against ISIS. The meeting was attended by Deputy Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman.
Riyadh-Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabiah, advisor to the Royal Court and supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center (KSRELIEF), issued on Friday the special report on health and humanitarian services provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni families and the injured. The
Riyadh-The Saudi real estate market has marked a sharp drop of 58.6%, its lowest record in the housing sector in 2016, the result of a significant drop of 56.7% of the total weekly sales settling at SAR1.9 billion (around USD506 million), the lowest weekly level in a decade. Real estate experts said
Beirut-Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh has said that he will ensure local banks comply with a U.S. law targeting the so-called Hezbollah’s finances. Salameh said the U.S. law must be enforced to keep Lebanon’s banks within the global financial system and stabilize the hug
The head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition called for a suspension of the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS terrorist organization in Syria while reports of dozens of civilian deaths from air strikes around the northern city of Manbij are investigated. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory
Neuroscientists acting as cartographers of the human mind devised the most comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex- which is the part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions such as abstract thought, language and memory. Using MRI images from the brains of 210 people, the
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in an announcement made on Wednesday, said that the battlefield momentum in Iraq and Syria has shifted against ISIS but the international community must now also confront the challenge of stabilizing newly liberated areas. “The momentum has shifted,” K
A day after the first massacre that took place in the Al-Hazawiya neighbourhood in Manbij, the Aleppo countryside, airstrikes led by the international coalition have killed dozens of people and injured others in Tokhar, according to the Syrian National Coalition and the Syrian Observatory for Human
