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File photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix Norway’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning clothing that partially or fully covers the face from being worn at educational institutions. The bill applies to students and teachers alike, as well as to staff at daycare centres, in ‘teaching situations’. It was backed by a majority in […]

Representational photo. Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Security troops have transferred more than 100 Islamic State members to Baghdad to carry out death sentences issued against them, a police source said on Tuesday. Speaking to Alghad Press, the source from Nineveh police said, “150 Islamic State members, who have death sentences issued against them, were transferred with security […]

An undated handout photo of Capella hotel on Sentosa island, Singapore / Capella Singapore via Reuters / Reuters / AP / AP SINGAPORE ― The historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to stir up a media frenzy here. The meeting is scheduled to be held at […]

 Pedro Sánchez is assembling a strongly pro-European cabinet which demonstrates that unlike the new Italian government, Spain remains more committed than ever to the European project and that Madrid’s deficit reduction commitments to the EU will be respected under Sánchez. AS IT HAPPENED: Pedro Sanchez is Spain’s new PM The new cabinet also includes two […]

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (5-r), German FM Heiko Maas (C), French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian (4-R) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini take part in meeting with Iran’s FM Mohammad Javad. (REUTERS Photo) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (5-r), German FM Heiko Maas (C), French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian (4-R) and […]

The Islamic calendar directly follows the lunar cycle, meaning that each month is comprised of 29-30 days. (Shutterstock) Muslims around the world currently fasting the month of Ramadan will be keen to know that a senior Saudi meteorologist has said that Ramadan is expected to last this year for 29 days, meaning the Eid al-Fitr […]

Summer Zervos (left) is one of more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of unwanted sexual contact. | Kena Betancur/Getty Images A judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought last year by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who says Trump kissed and […]

Richard Grenell. Photo: DPA The new US ambassador to Germany has proved so unpopular in his first few weeks in the job that some politicians have called for him to be expelled from the country. Would this be the right move? Share your opinions below. Richard Grenell was first rumoured to be Donald Trump’s preferred […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to take rapid steps to increase uranium enrichment capacities if the nuclear agreement falls apart. The order by the Leader came after Donald Trump on May 8 withdrew the U.S. from the internationally binding nuclear […]