One Turkish soldier killed, four wounded in clashes with Kurdish militants — army
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490254412169174100ANKARA: One Turkish soldier was killed and four were wounded in an armed attack by Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari, the Turkish military said on Thursday.Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast has been ravaged by violence, as the outlawed militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has targeted security forces since abandoning a 2-1/2-year cease-fire […]
HH Deputy Emir Sends Cable of Condolences to Queen Elizabeth II, UK Prime Minister
Doha, March 23 (QNA) – HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Theresa May on the victims of the attack which took place near the British Parliament, wishing speedy recovery for the injured. […]
HH the Emir Sends Cable of Condolences to Queen Elizabeth II, UK Prime Minister
Doha, March 23 (QNA) – HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Theresa May on the victims of the attack which took place near the British Parliament, wishing speedy recovery for the injured. HH […]
Dubai airport chief says electronics ban will have minimal impact on passenger numbers
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490254195489157300DUBAI: A ban on most carry-on electronics on flights to the United States will not significantly affect passenger numbers at Dubai International, where flights depart to 12 US cities daily, the airport’s chief executive said on Thursday.The US announced on Tuesday new restrictions on flights from airports in eight Muslim-majority countries, including the United […]
Rights group urges Libyan general to probe killings
Author: The Associated PressThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490209048323336500 CAIRO: Human Rights Watch urged a powerful general in eastern Libya on Wednesday to investigate allegations that his forces committed war crimes such as killing prisoners and desecrating bodies. Relatives, activists, and local journalists described such acts by troops under the command of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city […]
Daesh shells recaptured areas
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490209048313336200MOSUL: Daesh militants shelled areas recaptured by Iraqi forces in western Mosul, hitting civilians fleeing the fighting early on Wednesday as troops edged their way through the narrow, dangerous streets of the Old City.Heavy mortar fire killed at least five civilians and wounded more than 20 in Mosul Jadida and Rifak districts — areas […]
Le Pen visits Russia weeks before French presidential vote
Author: Associated PressThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490274913211018600PARIS: French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is headed to Moscow for meetings with lawmakers less than a month before the election.Officials from her National Front party said she is traveling Friday, on the heels of a trip this week by Le Pen to Chad as she bolsters her international credentials […]
98 students in Egypt treated for food poisoning
Author: The Associated PressThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490209048293335900CAIRO: Ninety-eight students in the Nile Delta north of Cairo have been treated for food poisoning symptoms in the second case of suspected mass poisoning caused by government-issued lunches this month.Hanaa Sorour, an official of the Egyptian Health Ministry based in the delta, said all the affected students were released from the […]
Avoid ad hoc exhumations, HRW tells Iraqis
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490209048283335600BAGHDAD: Iraqis should not carry out hurried or ad hoc exhumations of mass graves left by terrorists, as this makes identifying victims more difficult, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. “The strong desire to exhume the remains of loved ones from mass graves is perfectly understandable, but hastily conducted exhumations seriously harm the chances […]
Khamenei: I will confront any interference in May election
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-23ID: 1490209048273335300BEIRUT: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday he would confront anyone trying to interfere in Iran’s May presidential election, in which conservative hard-liners will seek to defeat moderate President Hassan Rouhani.Khamenei referred to major street unrest after the disputed 2009 presidential election as an overt attempt to manipulate the outcome, but said […]
