Netanyahu faking history, Jewish faith, says Iran FM
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489444025968642900TEHRAN: Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, accused Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli premier, of ignorance about history and the Jewish faith on Monday after he said ancient Persian rulers tried to destroy the Jews.In a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Russian president, in Moscow, Netanyahu said Persia had made “an attempt to destroy the Jewish people […]
British boycott supporter refused entry to Israel
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489444025988643200JERUSALEM: A British activist who advocates boycotting Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory has been denied entry to the country, authorities said Monday.Hugh Lanning, head of the London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), was denied entry on Sunday night at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv over his “ongoing actions to promote boycotts against […]
Gaza tailor stitches together business with Israelis
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489444026078644100GAZA: It is not easy doing business from Gaza but tailor Mohammad Abu Shanab has found a demand he can supply — his sewing factory is churning out religious skull caps, for devout Jewish men.Since Israel resumed importing clothing from Gaza in 2015, Abu Shanab has renewed commercial contacts to sell merchandise to neighboring […]
Syrian opposition to stay away from Astana talks
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489440424848312200 BEIRUT: Syrian opposition factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with regime figures in the Kazakh capital, an opposition delegation spokesman told AFP on Monday. “Opposition groups have decided not to participate in Astana,” said Osama Abu Zeid, adding that one reason for the boycott was “unfulfilled pledges related to the […]
Weary and wary, Iraq forces fight ‘house-by-house’ in Mosul
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489440424828311900MOSUL: Iraqi special forces are engaged in a punishing and paranoid close-quarters battle against Daesh in western Mosul as they seek to drive the terrorists out of their last urban bastion in Iraq.The urban warfare is now more intense than ever, both because Daesh militants have been backed into one half of the city […]
Mubarak walks free 6 years after his overthrow
Author: AFP, REUTERSMon, 2017-03-13ID: 1489422189586486800 CAIRO: A prosecutor allowed Monday for Hosni Mubarak to be released, his lawyer said, after an appeals court acquitted Egypt’s ex-president of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising. “He can go home now when the doctors decide he is able to,” Farid Al-Deeb said, adding that Mubarak is […]
Women to constitute 28% of Saudi Arabia's work force by 2020
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489485920664747100 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor and Social Development said that its work from home program is set to create about 141,000 jobs by 2020 and added that it expects that the percentage of women in the Saudi workforce will increase to 28 percent by the same year. The ministry’s program is part […]
Emperor of Japan receives King Salman
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489482135844520700 TOKYO: Emperor Akihito of Japan conferred on King Salman a Daisy High Medal during a reception at the emperor’s palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. The Saudi Press Agency said the medal was in appreciation of King Salman’s role as “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The emperor also hosted a special luncheon […]
Cabinet praises king’s efforts to develop ties with friendly countries
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489446919258917300RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif thanked King Salman for his efforts to develop Saudi relations with friendly countries.Briefing a Cabinet session Monday at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh under his chairmanship, the crown prince also expressed optimism over the outcome of the king’s visit to Japan in view of strong bilateral relations.On developments […]
King’s visit to Asia enhances KSA’s leading role in Mideast economies, say experts
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-03-14ID: 1489446919238917000 RIYADH: The visit of King Salman to Japan and China will enhance the leading role of the Kingdom in the economies of the Middle East and Arab countries, economists and businessmen told local media. They said the visit represents a historic shift of the Kingdom’s accession to one of the fastest growing […]
