St. Petersburg subway bomber identified as Kyrgyz man
Author: IRINA TITOVA and NATALIYA VASILYEVA | APTue, 2017-04-04 13:00ID: 1491288821207608200 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: The intelligence agency in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday identified a suspect behind Monday’s deadly bombing on the St. Petersburg subway as a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen. A bomb blast tore through a subway train under Russia’s second-largest city on Monday, […]
Tajikistan steps up use of traditional over Islamic clothing
Author: Akbar Borisov, with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty | AFPTue, 2017-04-04 12:20ID: 1491276886367313700 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan : Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly colored national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it’s not just because of the arrival of spring. An increasing number of female officials, teachers and students have been wearing the Atlas and […]
Philippines’ Duterte fires interior secretary amid ‘corruption’ row
Author: Agence France PresseTue, 2017-04-04 11:54ID: 1491285166467539200 MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and corruption allegations rock his government. Ismael Sueno, who supervised Duterte’s war on drugs that has left thousands dead, was fired on the spot at a cabinet meeting late Monday, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella […]
Videos emerge showing aftermath of Russia metro attack
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 12:05ID: 1491286188157568700 DUBAI: Footage has emerged of the aftermath of a suspected terror attack in a St. Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday. Eleven people were killed and dozens injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage during a visit to the city by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has […]
Muslim teen accepted to Stanford University for writing #BlackLivesMatter 100 times
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 10:58ID: 1491282141987497100 DUBAI: A US-based Muslim teen has been accepted into Stanford University after submitting an application in which he wrote “#BlackLivesMatter” 100 times. When 18-year-old activist Ziad Ahmed was asked “What matters to you, and why?” on the application form, he repeated the slogan and the risky decision paid off. On Saturday, […]
Melania Trump’s first official portrait divides public opinion
Author: AFPTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491278669517381600 WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump, with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion. Trump is shown from the waist up, standing with arms crossed, dressed in a black jacket with a black bow around her neck. She’s wearing a very […]
Amman talks embodied strong ties between Jordan and Saudi Arabia: King Salman
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258100823926200 RIYADH: King Salman said his recent visit and talks with Jordan’s King Abdallah and signing agreements with Jordan have embodied strong brotherly ties between the two countries. Presiding over the Cabinet session at Yamamah Palace here Monday, King Salman also said these talks have proved a willingness of both countries to […]
British PM May arrives in Riyadh today
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258100793925900 RIYADH: British Prime Minister Theresa May, embroiled in a messy divorce from the European Union as she implements Brexit, arrives in the Kingdom on Tuesday on a two-day visit. During the first leg of her tour, the prime minister was in Amman on Monday. The focus of her visit to the […]
Saudi visit by British PM ‘to boost economic ties’
Author: RASHID HASSANTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258100693924700 RIYADH: The visit to Saudi Arabia by the British prime minister is set to boost economic ties, and the UK is keen to participate in the Kingdom’s ambitious reform plans, an expert has said. Sheikh Nasser Al-Mutawa Al-Otaibi, co-chairman of the Saudi-British Joint Business Council (SBJBC), said on Monday that British […]
Saudi Insurance companies ready to offer no-claim bonus for motor policyholders
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258100743925300 RIYADH: Saudi insurance companies have announced plans to start new pricing procedures that provide a discount to policyholders who have no prior claims. In accordance with SAMA instructions, insurance companies were requested to provide a no-claim policyholder with a discount when pricing mandatory individual motor insurance policies, provided that such a […]
