U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s supporters seemed to be untroubled by his new decision to accept money from outside donors, although he vowed earlier to have his presidential campaign self-funded. A vow that has been the basis of his election strategy which he relied on, so that he reflec
Washington – Washington is preparing to soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers, AFP reported. The documents, kept in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol, contain i
Several members of the Yemeni government delegation walked out of a session of UN sponsored peace consultations in Kuwait after a member of the Houthi delegation used vulgar language. Salim Mughlis was not invited to the session by the UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh, and informed sources said that he i
London’s status as a global financial center could be eroded should Britain vote to leave the European Union, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday, saying the impact would range from “pretty bad to very, very bad.” The global body that promotes financial stab
Werner Faymann handed in his resignation as chancellor on Monday, coming after the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPO) had poor results in the last presidential vote. Thus, it is likely for rail boss Christian Kern to become the country’s next chancellor. Austria’s ruling Social Democrati
Washington-At the time when U.S. soldiers claim that ISIS militants are withdrawing from Syria and Iraq and decisive attacks are prepared for them in Mosul and Al-Raqqah, the troops said they will not transfer any of the detainees to U.S. military bases, especially Guantanamo Bay, which used to rece
Apple Inc said on Thursday it has invested 1 billion US dollars in Didi Chuxing, a Chinese ride-sharing company and a rival of Uber in China, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said would help the company better understand the critical Chinese market. Noting that Cook, who will travel to the
JOHANNESBURG – On behalf of nearly half million miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis because of working underground, South Africa’s High Court gave the green light on Friday for class action suits seeking damages from gold firms. Judge Phineas Mojapelo
An experimental airplane powered solely by energy from the sun has landed in Oklahoma after taking off from Arizona on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport about 3 a.m. Thursday. It landed without incident at Tulsa Inte
It was almost a month ago that retired Major-General Mohsen Rezaei, a former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), suddenly appeared in public wearing full military uniform and lots of decorations to announce that he was returning to “active service.” Everyone wondered what all
WASHINGTON – In a move that shall affect all public schools and almost all universities and colleges that receive federal funds; the Obama administration revealed its will to make amendments that respect transgender rights. As top administration officials stated, Catherine E. Lhamon, the assistant s
Three gunmen opened fire overnight on a coffee shop in northern Iraq where young men had gathered at the start of the weekend, leaving at least 12 people dead and 25 wounded, police and hospital sources said on Friday. The assailants in the predominately Shi’ite town of Balad, 80 km (50 miles)
Eight Turkish soldiers have died in clashes with Kurdish rebels and in a subsequent chopper crash near the country’s border with Iraq, Turkey’s military said Friday. Clashes broke out with rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, near the town of Cukurca, in Hakkari provin
Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world’s oldest person, died in New York City on Thursday at age 116, a research group based in Los Angeles said. Robert Young, a senior consultant for Gerontology Research Group, said Jones died at a public housing facility for seniors in Brooklyn where she had live
Beirut- The so-called Hezbollah group has threatened Lebanon’s Central Bank and mainly Lebanese banks after they began implementing special measures in accordance with the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act adopted in the United States. The threats came after reports that the banks hav
Brasilia, London – In a historic move that ended 13 years of leftist rule in the biggest Latin American state, Brazil’s Senate voted on Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, who was immediately suspended for 180 days pending a trial for using accounting tricks to hide large deficits in
Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah group said Friday its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine, who is one of the suspects in former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination, was killed in Syria. Hezbollah said in a statement that Badreddine was killed in a “huge explosion” that targeted one
Riyadh- The Saudi Ministry of Hajj, once again, confirmed that the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s leadership and the Kingdom’s government warmly welcome and are honored to host pilgrims visiting Mecca for Hajj and Umrah, irrespective of their nationality or sect. The Kingdom co
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London- David Cameron has admitted that Nigeria and Afghanistan are “two of the most corrupt countries in the world” in a private conversation with the Queen. The Prime Minister was caught on camera telling the Queen about an anti-corruption summit he is hosting in London on Thursday which will see
