Students shine with robotic talent
Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490304599194570500JEDDAH: Participating in a talent competition at Jeddah Desalination Center was a proud moment for the New Al-Wurood International School (NAWIS) team this month. The event was organized by the Education Ministry, wherein all Arab, British and American curriculum schools were invited to demonstrate their talents showcasing their art- and STEM-based projects relating […]
Egypt’s former leader Mubarak freed, six years after overthrow — lawyer
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490352196600546600 CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, was freed on Friday after six years in detention, his lawyer said. He left the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo where he had been detained, heading to his […]
UAE says it’s surprised by laptop ban but will cooperate
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490339441429647200ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s top aviation hubs, has said it was surprised by the ban on laptops in plane cabins bound for the United States because UAE security was already tight, but it pledged to cooperate with US authorities.Washington announced the new measure on Tuesday, prohibiting electronic devices […]
‘Worst is yet to come’ in Mosul, warns UN
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303611814472200GENEVA/MOSUL: About 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in the Daesh-held Old City of western Mosul, short of food and basic needs as the battle between the militants and government forces rages around them, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.Many fear fleeing because of Daesh snipers and land mines. But 157,000 have reached a […]
Bahrain sentences 3 to death for terror
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303611774471900MANAMA: A Bahraini court sentenced three men to death on Thursday after they were convicted on charges of terrorism and involvement in 2014 bomb attacks that injured a number of police officers.The High Criminal Court also sentenced 14 other people linked to the same case to prison terms ranging from 10 years to life […]
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda arm losing ability to carry out attacks abroad: KSA
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303165284404800 PARIS: Al Qaeda’s Yemeni arm is losing its ability to export militancy overseas after sustained military pressure on its operations, and Daesh and Shiite militants are instead Riyadh’s main internal concern, Saudi Arabian officials said on Wednesday. The US and Britain on Tuesday announced new restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes from […]
Yemen war leaves 7,700 dead: UN
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303165264404500SANAA: Yemen’s war has killed around 7,700 people and wounded 42,500 others, according to UN figures, since a Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in support of the government two years ago.The conflict underscores the regional rivalry between Iran, a supporter of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels, and Saudi Arabia, which heads the nine-member coalition. An overview:• […]
Al-Qaeda, Daesh focus on bombs behind carry-on computer ban, say experts
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303165254404200 WASHINGTON: The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both Daesh and Al-Qaeda remain able to mount potent threats to civil aviation despite tighter airport security, experts say. On Tuesday, US authorities ordered a ban on laptop computers, tablets, cameras and other items larger than cell phones […]
Laptop ban sparks ire among Mideast travelers
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303165234403900DUBAI: Travelers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the US and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation.From Saturday, passengers on flights to the US and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any device […]
US-backed Syrian force likely to attack Tabqa soon
Author: Reuters, AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490302417764338300BEIRUT/GENEVA: US-backed Syrian militias are expected to attack soon a Daesh-held dam and air base west of the Syrian city of Raqqa, their spokesman said on Thursday. The operation is part of an accelerating campaign to capture the hard-line group’s stronghold.Meanwhile, the Syrian Army and fighters, including militant groups, fought in the capital […]
