New drugs are urgently needed to treat gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease threatening to veer out of control as it develops resistance to antibiotics, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. Nearly 80 million people are infected with the disease every year, WHO said in a statement.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the collapse of the talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus, marking a dramatic end to more than two years of efforts. “I’m very sorry to tell you that despite the very strong commitment and engagement of all the
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where terror group ISIS is conducting an insurgency, the military said. Security officials who requested anonymity said at least seven soldiers were killed, but it was not immediately possi
London– The Sudanese government said on Thursday that the refusal of the People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) to engage in political talks was an attempt to abort peace efforts, stressing its commitment to achieve comprehensive reconciliation in the country. The Sudanese information minister and th
Beirut- The “Arsal operation” took on Thursday a legal path at the Lebanese army command in response to calls made by human rights organizations for an independent investigation after fears that four Syrian nationals, who died while in custody, had been physically abused. Meanwhile, there has been i
Cairo- Egypt announced a major increase (18-42 percent) in electricity prices on Thursday as authorities continue to implement an IMF-backed economic reform package. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker announced the increase during a news conference, noting the decision will become applicable on the
These days something strange is happening with regard to Iran. You might say: so what? Strange things have been happening with regard to Iran ever since the mullahs seized power in 1979. Alright, but what is happening now may merit closer attention because it represents an unprecedented convergence
Cairo – Life has started to return to normal in Libya’s second city Benghazi only hours after commander of the National Libyan Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced its “complete liberation” from armed extremists after over three years of fierce battles. Thousands of Libyans took to the street
London- British interior ministry sources have revealed that some highly dangerous fundamentalist members in British prisons were transferred last week to what has become known as the “British Guantanamo” in Durham, a step that falls under the government efforts to eradicate the extremist intellect
Paris – France is maintaining its “behind the scenes” role in the Gulf crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt over Doha’s funding and backing of terrorism because the French government believes that the residents of the Gulf “can solve their problems by th
Riyadh– The US Treasury Department officially announced on Thursday its decision to lift a ban on the Yemeni government’s financial accounts, following the success of the Yemeni Central Bank in launching the international Swift system. Other countries are also expected to lift the ban on the account
Damascus – A women in her 40s was shocked when she was offered a cigarette by a 12-year-old Syrian child in an effort to calm her down after she got into an argument with a mechanic over her car. The child, who was working in a nearby garage in Damascus’ al-Fakhama neighborhood, intervened after he
Cairo- Egypt has announced the discovery of a rare manuscript dating back to the fifth or sixth century at the Saint Catherine Monastery in southern Sinai. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the manuscript was uncovered by monks during restoration works carried out at the monastery’s
Erbil- Iraqi forces led a fierce battle on Thursday against ISIS gunmen who succeeded to sneak into Imam Gharbi village in southern Mosul. Along with sleeper cells in the village and its outskirts, the militants managed to control the village and take a number of families as hostages. Abdul Rahman a
Paris, al-Dammam – The crisis with Qatar and the four Arab states is still ongoing and Saudi Arabia provided on Thursday further evidence of Doha’s antagonism against it. It revealed that Qatar has been operating over 23,000 Twitter accounts to stoke strike and a revolt in the Kingdom. “We fou
Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have signed a series of agreements on defense and technology, including a deal to buy the Israeli “Iron Dome” missile system, which is worth around $2 billion. The deal also involves the establishment of a
London – Even the producers of the Johnny Depp-helmed “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise have not reached the heights of criminal imagination as the Houthis and Saleh militias in their threats to maritime traffic in Bab al-Mandab. The strait, which witnesses 7 percent of the world’s maritime
Kabul, London- The new Afghan version of “Sesame Street” known as “Baghch-e-Simsim” will feature a new Afghan muppet “Zeerak”, a character designed to promote gender equality and women education. The male muppet “Zeerak” is four years old and wears a traditional Afghan outfit: a shirt and a pant. Hi
Rome, London- Baking summer heat triggered a public outcry following a decision to close some of the drinking fountains known as “big noses”, or “nasoni” that constantly gush fresh water on thousands of street corners. Hit by the soaring temperatures drying out southern Europe, the
London- A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge pointed out that the fastest stars in the Milky Way Galaxy may be ‘runaways’ from other galaxies. DPA Agency reported the results of the study run by a team of astronomers led by Douglas Boubert, and published in the Monthly No
