Euro 2016 drew to a close on Sunday night with Portugal beating France in the final in Paris. As with all tournaments there were some good games and some bad games but most were intense and highly watchable. At the Guardian we have rated every single performance in France and can now present our off
London, New York, Sydney-Psychology and fitness experts have said that Pokémon Go, the app that has captured the fascination of millions since its launch last week, is good for health. “I think it’s an exciting development,” J Graham Thomas, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior
The U.S. presidential candidates have condemned an attack carried out by a man who drove a truck into crowds of people celebrating France’s national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people. Republican Donald Trump declared “this is war” and Democrat Hillary Clinton vowed “we
London- The new British Prime Minister continued on Thursday to form her new cabinet, whose members were distinctively chosen from the Brexiteers in an attempt to reshape Britain’s role in the world. Theresa May gave Boris Johnson one of the most powerful roles in government as she appointed him For
Rome-The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt center-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Those living in “absolute poverty” rose to 4.6 million last year, or 7.6 percent of the populatio
Rabat-Morocco’s security services were able on Thursday to dismantle a terror cell linked to ISIS in Libya. The network includes six members who were active in the cities of Agadir, Amezmez, Chichaoua, Laqliaa and Aint Melloul in the South. A statement carried by the Interior Ministry said thi
London-Emerging economies will see net capital outflows of around $350 billion this year, half of 2015 levels, the Institute of International Finance said on Thursday, cutting its early-2016 forecast of a $448 billion exodus. The IIF, one of the most authoritative trackers of capital flows to and fr
The United Nations said Iraqi authorities will allow civilians who had fled Fallujah after the attacks on the recently liberated city to return home by the start of August. More than 85,000 people had escaped during the one-month campaign in Fallujah, which the Iraqi army recaptured from the ISIS te
A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday declared a “terrorist” attack, the third such assault in two years. Police shot the driver dead after he barre
Ankara-Turkey’s streets sank in the floods of conflicting comments concerning restoring relations with Syria and whether such a step would be taken under Bashar Assad’s regime or after he leaves. Shortly following the statement of Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, who said Wednesda
London-Dutch researchers have succeeded for the first time in understanding how the brain communicates with the stomach when people eat their food, and said that small amounts of water may affect satiety, stomach function, and brain’s activity, which reduce the amount of food introduced to the body.
The Saudi Aviation Authority granted the Solar Impulse 2 plane to fly over Saudi Arabia for two days. The aircraft will be flying over Saudi Arabia as of Friday July 15, 2016 coming from Cairo and heading to its last destination Abu-Dhabi, SPA reported. Solar Impulse 2, a part of a Swiss long-range
Negating all presumptions on current and effective U.S.-Russian military coordination in Syria, U.S’ White House officially announced on Thursday that it is not coordinating military operations in Syria with Russian counterparts. “At present, the U.S. is not conducting or coordinating military
In a move that could possibly augment the Italian carrier’s ability to stand the pace in European markets, Qatar Airways recently announced its plans on purchasing a 49 percent stake in Meridiana. The agreement was reached at the Farnborough International Airshow and the deal will close in ear
Discussions about granting citizenship to Syrian refugees, a decision which the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on the 2nd of July, continued yesterday. The Minister of Interior Efkan Ala announced that Turkey will speed up the process to grant Turkish citizenship to Syrian families
The threat of terrorism has returned to haunt France and its interests around the world. It has made French citizens at home and abroad face the fact that they must “coexist” with terrorist threats. According to information available in the French capital, these serious threats have not stopped sinc
Beirut- Aleppo’s local council currently in preparation for long term besiegement underway as the Bashar al-Assad led regime seeks to shrink opposition-controlled foothold. The council is taking effective measures to mitigate the dangers entailed by the forecast blockade. Bracing themselves for the
Kuwait – Appeal court jailed alleged “Fintas Group” members: former head of State Security Department Sheikh Athbi al-Fahd al-Sabah including other convicts. On May 30, the convicts were sentenced to five years imprisonment, a first degree sentence. Among the convicts: former editor of al-Watan news
London- 30 years after serving at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) , senior former national intelligence officer for the Mid-East and a member of President Obama’s transition team Bruce Riedel has come to be a renowned counter-terrorism expert. Serving four different U.S. administrat
Tunis – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said that the Prime Minister Habib Essid chose to face the parliament to decide whether he’ll remain a prime minister or not. Essebsi said he has the utmost respect for Essid indicating there is no problem between both presidencies. He added that public i
