Month: June 2018

Mouzahem: there is an implicit international understanding on Syria’s South

The Levant News - Here is a special interview with Dr. Haytham Mouzahem, director of Beirut Center For Middle East Studies regarding the ongoing battles of Syria's South: Q-What do you think this means for the overall status of the Syrian conflict? The battle of the Syrian south comes to complete the Syrian regime control […]

Syrian government offensive uproots 120,000, UN warns of catastrophe

More than 120,000 civilians have been uprooted by a Syrian army offensive in the south-west since it began last week, a war monitor has said, and a senior UN official warned of catastrophe as they risked being trapped between warring sides. Key points: The offensive has killed at least 98 civilians, including 19 children Israel […]

Palestinians condemn Trump's proposed peace plan

A girl holds a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against US President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem ahead of International Women's Day, in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, March 7, 2018. Fatah, the leading Palestinian liberation movement, has launched a well-coordinated campaign designed to defeat Washington’s proposed plan to bring […]

New Details Emerge About Deadly Shootings In Capital Gazette Newsroom

The man charged with murdering five people in the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday had previously been investigated over threatening comments toward staff members, Anne Arundel County Police Department Chief Tim Altomare said Friday. NATIONAL Capital Gazette Keeps Working, And Publishing, After 5 Die In Newsroom Shooting In 2013, a detective had […]

Algeria at crossroads as transition looms

Come April 2019, Algerians will head to the polls to elect a new president. However, a year before the election, a political impasse has been created in the country. There has been mounting speculation that President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, who first came to power in 1999, will seek a fifth term. But, the 81-year-old, whose […]

The economic lessons to learn from Egypt’s World Cup experience

Egyptians are mourning the exit of their country's national team from the World Cup soccer tournament following a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia this week. But there's a silver lining, according to Egyptian-American economist Mohamed El-Erian. Egypt's goalkeeper Essam El Hadary surrounded by his teammates during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match […]

New Eavesdropping Scandal Hits National Security Agency

The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees’ Americans’ privacy. However, it’s been clear for years that what the Constitution guarantees and what the National Security Agency (NSA) does are two different things. It is unconstitutional and illegal for the NSA to spy on communications that are completely within the United States, but that appears […]

Palestine culture project in race against time

A UAE-based filmmaker and professor of media has embarked on a project aimed at preserving Palestinian culture by filming interactive stories of elderly Palestinians who speak about their lives in Palestine before the Nakba. The Nakba, in 1948, occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs were expelled or fled from their homes when the state […]

Visa violators must avail UAE amnesty

Come August 1 and lasting for three months thereafter, a general amnesty will come into effect for foreigners and non-residents who have violated the UAE’s residency laws. While full details of the amnesty — dubbed ‘Protect Yourself via Rectifying Your Status’ — have yet to be clarified, Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashidi, acting director-general of […]

Done: Tunnel drilling works for Dubai Route 2020

A 3.2-km tunnel that forms part of Route 2020 in Dubai, and would take the Dubai Metro to the Expo 2020 venue has been completed, it was announced on Saturday. Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, announced the completion of […]

Callix brings contact centre at affordable prices

Dubai-based Callix aims to capitalise on human interaction instead of impersonal digital personas to help small- and medium-sized enterprises in the UAE to drive business and unify customer experience. According to Forrester data, 72 per cent of businesses list customer experience improvement as a top priority. Arif Saiyad, founder and CEO of Callix, part of […]

'Flying Brain' Designed To Follow German Astronaut Launches Friday

A floating, ball-shaped, artificial intelligence robot, specially trained to follow around a German astronaut at the International Space Station, is scheduled to blast off Friday on its ground-breaking mission. The basketball-sized device called CIMON -- shortened from Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN -- was described as a "flying brain" by Manfred Jaumann, head of microgravity payloads […]

Palestinians applaud Erdogan win, pin hopes on Turkey

It's an understatement to say Palestinians like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They might like him more than many Turks do. Palestinians name stores — and even babies — after him. This week, Palestinians watched closely as Turks headed to polling stations June 24 to cast their votes in the parliamentary and presidential elections. Turkey has […]

Israel must prevent entry of refugees from Syria to Israel: minister

Israel must prevent the entry of refugees fleeing fighting in Syria, a senior Israeli cabinet minister said on Friday. The remarks by Yuval Steinitz, energy minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, came on the same day that the Israeli military said it had transferred humanitarian aid to southern Syria. “I think we must prevent […]

Trade war fears grip stocks, dollar bides time

Pressure on world shares from a US-driven trade confrontation mounted on Thursday, as fast-charging oil prices and the latest swoon by China’s currency cranked up the stress in emerging markets. Wall Street looked set for a subdued start after Europe’s the yuan dropped to two-year and six-month lows respectively in Asia. Like Wall Street on […]

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