‘Hello, Vladimir Putin, I am a robot!’ President shakes hands with Russian-made android
Popular Russian welcome robot Promobot, which has made headlines around the world over the past several years, surprised Vladimir Putin when he recognized him at a tech forum, and started enthusiastically introducing himself. The Russian president was making a tour of an IT exhibition in Perm, which is vying to become the country’s Silicon Valley, […]
Eight militants killed in shootout with police in Giza
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on Eight militants killed in shootout with police in Giza
Police found arms and ammunition in the militants’ possession and they are still looking for other militants in the area. (File photo: Reuters) Eight militants affiliated with the Brotherhood Hasm movement and other extremist groups were killed in a shootout with police in the area of Ard al-Liwa in Giza, south of Cairo. A security […]
Continue reading …3000 Christian families repatriated since Nineveh retaken from IS
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on 3000 Christian families repatriated since Nineveh retaken from IS
Displaced families. File photo. Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) The number of Christian families repatriated since the recapture of Nineveh province from Islamic State militants has reached nearly 3000, a local official was quoted saying Sunday. The regions of Hamadaniyah and Tel Saqf have seen the highest number of returnees since the Iraqi government declared late August the […]
Continue reading …ICL SUES ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT AT THE HAGUE
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on ICL SUES ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT AT THE HAGUE
The Israeli fertilizer giant, Israel Chemicals (ICL), which was involved in potash mine development project in Ethiopia, filed a law suit against the Ethiopian government at The Hague International Arbitration Court, The Reporter has learnt. The giant fertilizer producer, ICL, abandoned the potash mine development project in the Afar Regional State in the Dallol Depression and pulled […]
Continue reading …Turkey says citizens face ‘racist treatment’ in Germany
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey says citizens face ‘racist treatment’ in Germany
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivering a speech in Ankara on Wednesday. PHOTO: ADEM ALTAN / AFP Turkey on Saturday asked citizens to be “cautious” in Germany and stay away from political gatherings ahead of this month’s election, as tensions ratcheted between the Nato allies. Ties have plummeted since last year’s attempted overthrow of President […]
Continue reading …U.S. heavy bombers link up with ASDF for training amid North Korea tensions
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on U.S. heavy bombers link up with ASDF for training amid North Korea tensions
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers fly alongside two Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jets over the East China Sea on Saturday. Following the the operation, one B-1B flew to Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture for the Misawa Air Festival, while the other B-1B returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. | JAPAN […]
Continue reading …Pyongyang vows not to tolerate fresh UN sanctions
10 September, 2017 Comments Off on Pyongyang vows not to tolerate fresh UN sanctions
North Korea warned Saturday that it will watch every move of the United States as Washington pushes to impose new U.N. sanctions on the regime for its latest nuclear test. Choe Hui-chol, a vice minister of foreign affairs, met with foreign ambassadors in the country on Friday to brief them on Pyongyang’s sixth and most […]
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