BEIJING- On a legal case, Apple Inc. has lost a fight with a Chinese company that according to Beijing court it is said that it allowed using the iPhone name on its leather goods. Xintong Tiandi was allowed to carry on using the phrase “iPhone” on its products, according to the Legal Dai
In a step to revive diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the cessation of hostilities and breaking the military deadlock in Syria, France intends to invite ministers from countries that support Syrian opposition groups to a meeting in Paris on May 9, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. “A
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso concluded a cooperation agreement on crime-fighting that was signed in the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, deputy premier a
Brussels-Turkish source said on Tuesday that Greeks will not need visas any more to enter Turkey by the virtue of the deal between Ankara and the European Union; confirming that this does not mean that Turkey will recognize Cyprus. According to Reuters, Turkey’s cabinet has approved waiving visas fo
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said “In this country, we are fathers and sons to each other; we stand as one. We rejoice for each other and appreciate the success of each other”. He continued by saying that Saudi Arabia “has achieved progress in all areas including e
A 3-billion-year-old diamond the size of a tennis ball — the largest discovered in over a century — could fetch more than $70 million, auctioneer Sotheby’s said Wednesday. The Lesedi la Rona diamond was unearthed in November in Botswana at a mine owned by Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corporat
Jeddah- National Yemeni army officials revealed that Houthi militia and other insurgent allies following the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have recruited over 48 thousand minors inside Sanaa over the past few days. Unlike other waves of recruitment, being run across other governorates, the San
London- As the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defends the accomplishments reached by the nuclear deal, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a military power which answers to the Iranian Supreme Leader solemnly, circulated harshly-worded criticisms urging the Iranian President to reconside
Pakistan’s army chief approved the death sentences of 11 members of the Taliban members convicted of terrorism, kidnappings, attacks on civilians as well as assaults on police and army officers, an army statement said. The convicts were tried by military courts in closed-door trials. Pakistan
Riydah- Peace-brokering efforts in Yemen have recently intensified, especially those spent by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). All endorsements were pumped into the process of saving Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait from failure, after they were threatened by a series of violations committed by the i
Peace talks resumed on Wednesday after they were suspended by the Yemeni government for three days in protest at a Houthi assault on a military base near the capital Sanaa, the U.N. envoy trying to negotiate an end to the war said. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on Twitter the talks began in Kuwait C
The flames of the Syrian city of Aleppo are still burning despite the Russian announcement made yesterday about the possibility of including the city in the truce which was agreed upon by Moscow and Washington at the end of last week. Meanwhile, international sources have said that the part that is
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia took further steps on Tuesday to open up its stock market to foreigners in a move that may help it get included in a key index of developing-nation equities. The Kingdom announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign mon
Police used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters as they evacuated an empty high school in the French capital that has been occupied by migrants. Nearly 300 migrants from Sudan, Eritrea and a few from Syria had been living in the school in recent weeks, according to Paris police chief Michel
U.S. Republican Ted Cruz ended his bid for presidential campaign Tuesday, paving the way to a smoother march to the Republican nomination for Donald Trump. Cruz, who still holds his U.S. Senate seat from Texas for another two years before facing re-election in 2018, told supporters in Indiana that h
The deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they “threaten” Tehran. “Americans should learn from recent historical truths,” Gen. Hossein Salami said lik
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday the latest American combat death in Iraq shows the military campaign against ISIS is “far from over.” Carter made the remark as he convened a meeting in the German city of Stuttgart of his counterparts from 11 countries contributing to the
London- Leicester City winning over the championship of the 2016 soccer premier league was similar to a dream. In a game changing surprise, the club which had struggled to maintain rank last season, made a leap into major game at the premiers taking home victory. The echo of the dashing win went bey
Baghdad- An informed Iranian source, residing in Europe, revealed that the unexpected visit taken by the Iraqi Sadrist Movement leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, to Iran, two days ago, was made for the containment of repercussions to slogans raised by scores of Sadrists (supporters of al-Sadr). At the Green
Turkish warplanes destroyed targets belonging to the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey, the military said on Wednesday. The raids came after a soldier was killed and five people were wounded in a car bomb attack carried out by Kurdish militants near a military installation i
