Cairo-Egypt has announced there will be countermeasures in response to Italy’s decision to stop supplying Egyptian F16s with spare parts following the torture and murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni. Egypt let go of its diplomatic caution, saying that this move will “negatively affect coop
London – A report by a British committee on the Iraq War said that Saudi Arabia had warned at early stages from launching a military invasion of the Arab Gulf country. The report issued earlier this week was the result of a seven-year inquiry, led by retired civil servant John Chilcot, to address pu
Rome-The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO has said that global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years. The FAO Food Price Index – a trade-weighted index tracking international market prices for the cereals, vegetabl
London, Washington-International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde said that Britain’s vote to quit the European Union is unlikely to cause a world recession. In an interview with Agence France Presse (AFP), Lagarde said Brexit is one of the main current risks, adding that immediate effects woul
London-Popular demonstrations erupted in Asaluyeh in the Bushehr Province after a security official killed an Arab youth on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed on Thursday media reports about wide confrontations between demonstrators and security forces in the Sunni-majority province of Bushehr, south
Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas, killing five officers and injuring six others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said, in a week that bore dark echoes of the tumultuous civil rights era. Three people are in custody and a fourth
Syrian regime forces effectively cut the only way into rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday as they advanced to within firing range of the road, rebels said, despite the regime’s announcement of a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The advance near the Castello Road brought the Syrian regime c
Hearsay on Turkey being inclined towards accepting Bashar al-Assad’s stay as Syrian head of regime, without any effective authority, for another six months seems unfeasible. Chiefly because it was the same proposal that was already accepted by a score of countries backing the Syrian opposition, amon
Washington-The meeting of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir has tackled the importance of fighting and defeating ISIS, in addition to the latest terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, according to U.S. Department of State spokesperson John Kirby. Speaking to As
London-Iranian security personnel prevented Wednesday Sunni worshippers from attending mosque prayers in Tehran. Member of Iran’s Parliament Mahmoud Sadeghi was quoted by IRNA news agency as saying that 18 parliamentarians had presented a warning to Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli af
Makkah- Muslims from around the world gathered in Makkah on Wednesday morning to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr in an atmosphere of safety and devotion. The Grand Mosque in Makkah saw millions of worshipers performing the Eid prayers, while other mosques in different parts of the Kingdom were full of devotee
Militants carried out another deadly attack in Bangladesh Thursday at the country’s biggest prayer service for the start of Eid al-Fitr, days after a mass murder of hostages in the capital Dhaka. Authorities said two policemen and an attacker had been killed after several explosions near a pra
London-Several years ago, Eric Muth and colleagues at Clemson University in South Carolina developed a way to track how much people eat based on their wrist motion. Muth told Reuters Health by email that self-monitoring is vital when trying to meet health goals. “We have to keep in mind that weight
London-Thirteen years after the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, the Iraq War Inquiry Committee issued its official report on Wednesday, holding former Prime Minister Tony Blair accountable for joining the invasion before exhausting diplomatic relations and for failing to set adequate plans t
French dairy giant Danone said on Thursday it would buy WhiteWave Foods Co in a deal that values the U.S. organic foods producer at $12.5 billion, including debt. Danone said it was offering $56.25 per share in cash in a deal that would double its U.S. business and was its largest acquisition since
Beirut-The Syrian regime violated on Wednesday a temporary three-day Eid ceasefire only one hour after calling on the opposition to commit to it. The regime had called for a ceasefire for the entire country coinciding with the start of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, starting from Wednesday noon to
BERLIN-Whether Britain’s decision to leave the European Union turns out to be a disaster or just a bump in the road for Europe on its path to unification, one consequence is already abundantly, disturbingly clear: Brexit will cement Germany’s role as the Continent’s leader — a role that neither Germ
Britain’s tough-talking interior minister Theresa May has avoided the Conservative party in-fighting that dominated the EU referendum campaign, making her a strong contender to replace leader David Cameron as premier. May is now leading three candidates left in the race along with Michael Gove
New York-U.S. President Barack Obama extended his greetings to Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, lauding the contributions of the Muslim Americans to make the country stronger. “Upon the arrival of a new crescent moon, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Eid al-F
London-Ever since Britain’s vote to leave the European Union on June 23, European capitals are gearing up to replace London as a financial hub. Yet the British capital is trying hard to take all the measures to preserve its place as a world financial center. Paris has already announced several times
