Brussels- The fate of around three million European citizens in UK is one of the most controversial topics in negotiations with Brussels since BREXIT. On Thursday, British Prime Minister Theresa May had a more flexible tone in the European Summit especially after the weak position she was put in whe
Tel Aviv – The way in which the Israeli government, headed by Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, is dealing with the Syrian crisis is surprising even the Israelis themselves. It is no coincidence that since the right-wing government sensed the chance of a political agreement being reached to stop the blood
Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has directed King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief) to donate $66.7 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) to respond
More than 140 people are feared buried after a landslide, caused by torrential rain, smashed through a mountain village in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, according to the official Xinhua news agency, citing local authorities. The landslide blocked a two-kilometre (1.24 miles) stretch o
Al-Dammam, Abu Dhabi – The Gulf’s crisis with Qatar took a new turn after a list of Gulf and Arab demands delivered to the emirate was leaked to the media. The list, compiled by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, was handed to Doha by Kuwait, which is playing a mediator role
The Nigerian state security agency announced on Friday that it thwarted plans by militants to detonate explosives in four cities in the north of the country during celebrations to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitre holiday. The Department of State Services (DSS) said the attacks were planned in Kano, Sok
Russian gas producer Novatek aims to topple Qatar as the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas as it gets closer to completing its first LNG project, a top executive said, batting away concerns about US sanctions on the sector. The country’s largest non-state gas producer is
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday observed a test-firing of a new mid-range missile a day after a US official announced that Pyongyang carried out another test of a rocket engine that the Washington believes could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile Seo
Some 7,000 anti-capitalist protesters are expected to converge on Hamburg next month for the G20 summit and police are bracing for violence, a German security official said on Friday. Leaders of the G20 leading economies will hold a July 7-8 summit in Germany’s second-largest city posing a cha
London- In an attempt to discover new planetary life aspects, the space entrepreneur Elon Musk has forecast plans to create a self-sustainable city on Mars with one million inhabitants. The SpaceX founder said the city could be established this century and would not just be an outpost, but a fully f
London- Prince Harry said no one in Britain’s royal family wants to be king or queen and criticized a decision to force him to parade behind his mother Princess Diana’s coffin after her death in 1997, according to an interview with a US magazine. “We are not doing this for ourselve
The United States announced on Thursday that it was suspending all beef imports from Brazil over safety concerns. The decision by US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue came three months after a major scandal into allegations of bribed meat inspectors shook Brazil’s meat industry and prompted s
Sunderland- During an often proud history, featuring the collection of six English league titles, Sunderland have variously been dubbed “the team of all the talents” and the “Bank of England club”. These days the latter – attached in the 1950s – seems something of a sick joke. After a decade spent i
The Barcelona state prosecutor said on Friday that it was possible for substituting a prison sentence for a fine for tax fraud against football star Lionel Messi, as long as the fine was the maximum allowed under law. The maximum fine would be 255,500 euros (224,381.15 pounds), Reuters calculations
Jeddah– Qatar’s deteriorating economic situation and the decline of the banks’ performance have had a negative impact on the real estate sector, as the sales and mortgage size has decreased by 30 percent, according to specialized experts. This decrease is likely to reach 65 percent by the end of the
The blaze at a London apartment block that killed dozens of people started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, announced police, while not ruling out manslaughter charges. The cladding on Grenfell Tower failed all safety tests, added the police. At least 79 people died in the fire. Police Detective Superi
London- The debate between the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues on the decision to launch ballistic missiles at Deir al Zour, Syria, on Thursday as Deputy Commander of al-Quds force Ismail Qaiana affirmed that the decision was taken by Iran’s Suprem
At least four people were killed, including four police officers, in a suicide car bomb attack in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, officials said. The explosion near the police chief’s office in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, was powerful enough that it was he
Washington – US President Donald Trump proposed before his supporters on Wednesday a new idea for the wall he plans on constructing along the US-Mexico border, suggesting that it be covered with solar panels. The revenue from the generated power will cover the cost of the construction. He said befor
London– “Fitch” international ratings agency said on Thursday that the decision by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to name his son, Mohammed Bin Salman, as crown prince, would further boost economic reforms in the Kingdom. In a report, the agency also said that the decision would reduce the risk of
