Lindsay Lohan is back with a new reality prank show
Author: Arab NewsWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490170753989423000 DUBAI: Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan is back with a new reality TV show based on pranking contestants via their social media accounts. The “Mean Girls” actress is returning to the spotlight after a hiatus in London with a brand new show called “The Anti-Social Network.” In the show, Lohan will prank contestants […]
Emirates defends security as laptop ban looms
Author: APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490191055981175900 DUBAI: The president of Emirates, the Middle East’s biggest airline, defended security measures at its Dubai hub on Wednesday and said that the ban on electronics other than mobile phones in the cabins of US-bound flights came as a surprise. Tim Clark told The Associated Press that he only learned of the new […]
Syrian first lady celebrated as ‘Mother of the Nation’ amid ongoing civil war
Author: Arab NewsWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490181503430262800 DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s wife was named “Mother of the Nation” in a flurry of pictures and video clips released on the occasion of Mother’s Day in the Middle East. To mark the occasion, which is celebrated on March 21 in the Arab world, First Lady Asma Al Assad welcomed […]
33 dead in US-led air strike on north Syria: monitor
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490169634689357100 BEIRUT: At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a center for displaced people near a jihadist-held Syrian town, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike south of Al-Mansoura, a town held by the Daesh group in […]
Not my laptop! Airline passengers hit the device doldrums
Author: BARBARA ORTUTAY | APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490167374999194200 NEW YORK: As the indignities of modern air travel go, the latest ban on laptops and tablets on some international flights falls somewhere between having to take off your ratty shoes at the security checkpoint and having your baby food and milk tested for bomb residue. It’s yet another inconvenience […]
Daesh 'capital' in crosshairs; US sending more troops to bolster offensive
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490127242874792800 BEIRUT: The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a US-backed assault to drive Daesh from its de facto capital Raqqa would begin at the start of April and the YPG would be taking part, despite fierce opposition from neighboring Turkey. A spokesman for the US Pentagon said no decision had been […]
US bans electronic devices on flights from eight Middle Eastern countries
Author: LULWA SHALHOUB & NADA HAMEEDWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490170742829419200 JEDDAH: Thousands of passengers traveling on nonstop flights to the US from Saudi Arabia and seven other Middle Eastern and North African countries are now banned from carrying electronic devices on board. The ban, issued by the US Department of Transportation, targets 10 international airports. It is set to […]
Angry? Frustrated? Let it all out in Cairo rage room
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490127242834792500 CAIRO: Residents of the Egyptian capital have a new outlet to release frustrations built up living in a crowded megacity. Armed with a baseball bat and offered an array of targets ranging from old televisions to clay urns and wooden chairs, angry Cairenes can vent their fury in a choice of six “rage […]
Iraq PM seeks to ‘normalize relations’ with Saudi Arabia
Author: Joyce Karam | Special to Arab NewsWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490127968784844200 WASHINGTON: Iraq’s prime minister, speaking on a high-level meeting to the US capital, has indicated that Baghdad seeks to “normalize” relations with Saudi Arabia. Improved regional ties, the fight against Daesh and support from the US were all on the agenda during Haider Al-Abadi’s visit to Washington, […]
Iraq forces hunt for bombs, terrorist holdouts in Mosul campaign
Author: AFP, APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490126694734717900MOSUL: Iraqi forces worked to clear bombs and flush out remaining terrorists in retaken areas of west Mosul Wednesday to set the stage for an offensive against the Old City.The focus on Wednesday was on clearing the newly retaken areas and defusing bombs in booby-trapped houses, said Lt. Col. Abdulamir Al-Mohammedawi of the […]
