JERUSALEM – Demonstrators stormed the embassy, in the heart of Cairo, on Sept. 9, 2011, in protest after five Egyptian security guards were killed by Israeli soldiers, in sequence during a statement on Tuesday, Israel’s PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, went back on prior remarks in which he had threatened to
For all budding biologists who are keen on all sort of insects and animals ranging between creepy-crawlies, bees and birds, there comes the 2016 BioBlitz 2016. As on May 20 and 21, the National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with hundreds of BioBlitzes all around the country. On thes
Brazil – The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion when Waldir Maranhao, the interim speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, annulled Monday an April vote by lawmakers to launch the process. Consequently, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Paris – PARIS – Following weeks of protests against labor bills which people saw as threatening making it easier for hiring and firing much easier, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced on Tuesday that the French government decided to sidestep parliament and impose a relaxation of the co
Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet’s session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. This session is the first to be held after restructuring the Cabinet, adding five ministries to it, integrating one, exempting six minist
At the request of the Emirate of Qatar, Volkswagen group investor Qatar will nominate a woman to represent the emirate on VW’s supervisory board, two sources said aware of the mater said. This step allows the automaker to comply with a new law reserving 30 percent of seats for women ahead of i
New York- President of United Nations General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft welcomed the “Saudi 2030 Vision” saying that it specified a group of goals to achieve a vibrant civil society, nourished economy and an ambitious nation through programs and implementable plans. He noted that the vision is consi
The Executive Director of the World Food Program, Ertharin Cousin, said that the Yemeni crisis has significantly worsened the humanitarian situation in the country, and has increased the number of people suffering from hunger by more than 3 million people in just one year. She said that more than 7.
Aid agencies and donors must address the chronic neglect of millions of older people affected by wars and natural disasters when they convene this month for the world’s first humanitarian summit, a charity said on Tuesday. The call follows a survey of older people affected by conflict in Syria
Qatar Airways has delayed the launch of the world’s longest direct flight — from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand — by two months because of the late delivery of Airbus A350s, an airline spokeswoman said. “I can confirm we are looking at February. It is due to aircraft availabil
Climbers are making good progress on Mount Everest and the first group could reach the summit as early as Thursday, in the first attempts in three years to make the final ascent to the world’s tallest peak after disasters cut short the 2014 and 2015 campaigns. At least 289 foreign climbers and
Manama-Chairperson of Bahrain’s Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) and U.N. Investigator Professor Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni confirmed that Bahrain was able to deal with the February 14, 2011 incidents wisely. Professor Bassiouni said that the BICI commissioners were among the foremost in
Two masked attackers have stabbed two Israeli women in Jerusalem, setting off a manhunt that led to the arrest of the assailants, Israeli police said Tuesday. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said five women were walking when they were attacked from behind. Two of them, both said to be about 70 year
Yemen consultations in Kuwait resumed on Monday after they were suspended for two days. The resumption is a result of diplomatic efforts made by the Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the ambassadors of the 18 countries sponsoring the peace process. Asha
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco is seeking to expand globally via joint ventures in several countries, including Indonesia, India, the United States, Vietnam and China, chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday. This step comes as the company prepares for a partial privatization
Italian police have arrested two people as part of a probe into a militant network suspected of planning attacks in Rome and London, an investigative source said on Tuesday. The cell had been established in Puglia, in southeastern Italy, “to carry out violent attacks with the purpose of intern
U.S. President Barack Obama is planning to visit Vietnam later this month with trade, security and human rights on his agenda, in addition to a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam, U.S. officials said, adding that “no decision” has been reached yet to remove the ban. The visit comes
Afghan and U.S. forces rescued the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister, following a three-year Taliban captivity in Afghanistan, Pakistan said on Tuesday. Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-premier Yusuf Raza Gilani, “has been recovered today in a joint operation carried out by the Af
The new U.S. ambassador to Myanmar stressed on Tuesday that he will keep using the term Rohingya for the persecuted Muslim ethnic minority group even though the government asked him to refrain from it. Scot Marciel took over as the head of the U.S. mission at a critical time after Nobel Peace Prize
A young German man was arrested after several people were stabbed at a train station near Munich early Tuesday, authorities said. A 50-year-old man died in a hospital and three other men aged 43, 55 and 58 were wounded. Police quoted witnesses as saying the assailant made “politically motivate
