Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1m weekend travelers
Author: Agence France PresseSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490429275710145700DUBAI: Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.1.1 million people are expected to pass through the busiest international airport as the city marks UAE spring break, […]
Russia, China seek chemical weapons probe in Iraq
Author: Agence France PresseSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490426497109946500UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Russia and China on Friday proposed that a United Nations panel investigating chemical weapons use in Syria be extended to Iraq, a proposal Britain immediately rejected.The two countries raised the prospect of broadening the scope of the Joint Investigative Mechanism during a council discussion about the battle of […]
Saudi Arabia calls for more experts at Yemen human rights office
Author: ARAB NEWSSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490393386095386100 GENEVA: Saudi Arabia called for delegating more experts to the Yemen-based Human Rights Commission’s Office, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The move is important in order to back up workings of the Independent National Committee, in identifying violations and trespasses committed on the ground, SPA noted. Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wassel, the Saudi […]
MSF leaving Yemen hospital where Houthis ‘threatened workers at gunpoint’
Author: HANI HAZAIMEHSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490392617135296500 AMMAN: Houthi “interference” has prompted Doctors Without Borders to start withdrawing from a hospital in Yemen, a senior official said. The military presence at the Al-Thawra hospital, in the governorate of Ibb, is violating the sanctity of the medical profession, the official told Arab News. The Houthi presence has prompted Doctors Without […]
Final Raqqa push in days: France
Author: AFP, ReutersSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490389107425029200 BEIRUT/GENEVA: The international coalition battling the Daesh group will begin a final push on the terrorists’ Syrian stronghold Raqqa in the coming days, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday. But on the ground, the US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance spearheading the fight for the militant group’s de facto Syrian capital expressed caution […]
Settlements undermine two-state solution: Merkel
Author: Reuters, SPASat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490389107455029800 BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she was concerned about Israel’s building in settlements in the occupied West Bank, which she said was undermining progress toward a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. Israel is building in settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem — seized by […]
Warne tips come in handy for India’s Kuldeep
Author: AFPSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490449704631739200DHARAMSALA: Newcomer Kuldeep Yadav Saturday revealed he had learnt some tricks of the trade from none other than Aussie spin legend Shane Warne, after scripting a memorable debut against Australia in Dharamsala.The chinaman bowler had his rivals in a spin, taking four wickets for 68 runs to help India bowl out the Aussies for […]
Kuldeep swings Test India's way after Smith ton
Author: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSESat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490442932551032800DHARAMSALA, India: Australian skipper Steve Smith hit his third ton of the series before debutant Kuldeep Yadav grabbed four wickets to tilt the scales in favor of India in the decisive fourth Test on Saturday.Smith smashed 14 fours in his fine 111-run knock to become the first Australian skipper to hit three […]
Mickelson, Johnson seal last 16 spots at WGC Match Play
Author: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSESat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490442932381032500LOS ANGELES: World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and five-time major winner Phil Mickelson advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship with impressive triumphs Friday.Johnson, the reigning US Open champion, won six of the first seven holes and completed an unbeaten run through the group stage by […]
Nadal advances to start bid for 1st Key Biscayne title
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490442932711033100KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.: Rafael Nadal’s first fist pump Friday followed his second point in the Miami Open, when he kissed a forehand off the sideline to win a long rally.He accompanied the celebratory gesture with a skip in his step and then hit the accelerator, holding every service game to beat Dudi […]
