The Spanish government asked the country’s top court on Wednesday to nullify a vote in the Catalan parliament over a disputed independence referendum bill. The push from the wealthy northeastern region to hold an independence vote sets Spain — which is still reeling from jihadists attack
Riyadh- The Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Japan’s Softbank Group plan to jointly study how robots can be used more effectively in government, business and society. In the coming months, PIF and the Japanese technology firm will establish partnerships for the project with companies, academics and
London- Global air travel demand in July rose 6.8 percent year on year, slowing from 7.7 percent growth recorded in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. “As the first full month in the summer peak travel season, July is a bellwether month, and demand cont
London, Geneva- UN investigators said on Friday they had evidence that the Syrian regime was responsible for a Sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun that killed 87 people on April 4. In the first UN report to formally refer to the regime’s responsibility, the UN commission of inquiry on the human right
London- Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sought to defend the violence committed by her country’s army against the minority Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi spoke by telephone on Tuesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has pressed world leaders to do more to help a population of roughly 1.1 m
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held on Wednesday a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and they discussed bilateral ties and developments in the region and the world. They also stressed the depth of the strategic relations between the two countr
London- Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body. The device has been designed to help doctors track medical tools, known as endoscopes, during internal examinations. Until now, medics have had to rely on expensive scans, such as X-rays, to trace their progress. The new
Beijing- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on the countries of the BRICS – the bloc of the fastest growing countries in the world – to enhance coordination on important global issues and accelerate the reform of the world economic structure. The leaders of the bloc, which inc
London- A security report published Tuesday stressed the complexity of the task of counter-terrorism agencies in preventing attacks and thus intervening before they occur. Under the theme “There is no specific type,” Canadian President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Phil Gurski
Jeddah- Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad al-Awwad stressed that the success of this year’s Hajj season has disappointed the attempts to spoil the fifth pillar of Islam. Awwad reiterated his country’s rejection for calls to politicize Hajj and imposition of this religious ritual to
Aden– Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr said that the Yemeni army, supported by the coalition forces, “currently controls 85 percent of the territories and heads towards achieving greater victory”, stressing that the “Decisive Storm”, led by Saudi Arabia, has thwarted Iran’s projects in th
Erbil, London– The official media campaign for Kurdistan’s independence referendum was launched on Tuesday evening in Erbil, where tens of thousands of citizens celebrated the event in the city’s main park, next to the historic castle. Politicians, activists and intellectuals, as well as representat
Baghdad- Iraqi forces were still divided on Tuesday regarding a deal reached between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and ISIS to transfer militants from east Lebanon and Qalamoun to Syria’s Deir Ezzor near the Iraqi border while Tehran called for the creation of an axis that includes Baghdad, Damascus and Beiru
New York, London- The Carter Burden Gallery in New York has a special rule: it exhibits only artworks for artists above 60 years old. The eldest painter who is currently working in the gallery is 93 years old. Marlena Vaccaro, manager of the Carter Burden Gallery says: “We live in a city with
Kabul- Two Red Cross staff members kidnapped early this year in Afghanistan have been released, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday. The two were abducted on Feb. 8 while delivering assistance in Jawzjan province, in the north of the country, on the border with Turkmenistan.
London- A trail of 5.7 million-year-old fossil footprints discovered in Crete could upend the widely accepted theories on early human evolution. The new prints have a distinctly human-like form. The Daily Mail reported that the prints were found in a type of sedimentary rock that formed when the Med
London- A new study conducted over 1.2 million volunteers including men and women, as part of a public health campaign in England, found that one out of ten men in the country have their heart older than they really are. The study made reported that having an “old” heart significantly increases the
New Delhi, London- A young Indian man attempted to immolate himself outside a lawmaker’s office in southern India after officials demanded a 20,000-rupee (312-dollar) bribe. The victim, identified as M. Srinivas, 25, a farmer in the Karimnagar district of Telangana state, had gone to claim lan
Aden– An official source in Yemen’s legitimate government strongly criticized allegations and misgivings promoted by the member of the delegation negotiating for the rebels’ team, Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi in his remarks to the BBC on the UN Security Council resolutions on Yemen. The sources told Yemen
Cairo– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday that his country has completed an agreement with Russia on the building of a nuclear power plant, noting that the contract was ready to sign. He stated that he has also invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Egypt to mark the start o
