Four Israeli Planes Breach Lebanon's Skies
Beirut, March 17 (QNA) – Four Israeli warplanes breached the Lebanese airspace on Friday over Abbasieh at low altitude, National News Agency (NNA) reported. They then left towards the occupied zone, a communique issued by the Lebanese Army Command carried by NNA said on Friday. (QNA)
Car Bomb Kills Two Soldiers in Afghanistan
Kabul, March 17 (QNA) – Two people were killed and seven others injured on Friday when a car bomb hit a military base in Afghanistan’s Khost province, an army official said.. “The car bomb was detonated next to the base in Sabari district,” the official told reporters. The victims comprised a soldier and the attacker […]
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Holds Talks with Chinese National People's Congress Chairman
Beijing, March 17 (QNA) – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held here on Friday a session of talks with Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhang Dejiang, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques delivered a speech in […]
President of Libyan State Supreme Council Leaves Doha
Doha, March 17 (QNA) – President of the Libyan State Supreme Council, Dr. Abdulrahman Al Sawihli, left Doha on Friday concluding a several-days visit to Qatar. Dr. Al Sawihli and his accompanying delegation were seen off upon departure at Hamad International Airport by HE Ambassador Ibrahim Yousuf Fakhro, Director of the Department of Protocol at […]
Tillerson: Use of pre-emptive force an option with North Korea
Author: APFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489761104962861000 SEOUL: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday it may be necessary to take pre-emptive military action against North Korea if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level “that we believe requires action.” Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat after visiting the world’s most heavily armed […]
Rare butterfly killer convicted in Britain
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489759158522740500 BRITAIN: A British man has been convicted of capturing and killing two of Britain’s rarest butterflies, the endangered Large Blues, which have been a prized collector’s item since the Victorian era. Judges at the court in the southwest city of Bristol late on Thursday found 57-year-old Philip Cullen guilty of killing the Large […]
Indian farmer wins train in legal fight with railway
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489758106032628000 INDIA: An Indian farmer’s battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a railway reached an unexpected conclusion this week when a court awarded him a train. Sampuran Singh has been fighting for the money since 2015, when he went to court to argue that Indian Railways had underpaid him for a […]
Turkish daily depicts Merkel as ‘Frau Hitler’ on front page
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489757105922532400ANKARA: A Turkish pro-government newspaper on Friday depicted Chancellor Angela Merkel on its front page in Nazi uniform with a Hitler-style moustache, labelling the German leader “She Hitler” amid a bitter war of words between Ankara and Berlin.Right-wing tabloid-style daily Gunes (“Sun“) printed the picture along with the words in German: “#Frau Hitler” and […]
EU consumer authorities to take on Facebook, Google, Twitter
Brussels: European consumer protection authorities will ask social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc to amend their terms of service within one month or possibly face fines, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The companies proposed some ways to resolve the issues and discussed them with the authorities on […]
Iraqi forces advance into Mosul’s Old City, Nuri mosque in sight
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489751781891961000 MOSUL: Iraqi forces battling Daesh in Mosul advanced into the Old City and around the al Nuri mosque on Friday trying to seal off a main road to prevent militants sending in suicide bombers. Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into the Old City, where street fighting is expected in the […]
