Russia says Israeli strikes on Syria are unacceptable, urges restraint
28 April, 2017 Comments Off on Russia says Israeli strikes on Syria are unacceptable, urges restraint
(Reuters)The Kremlin strongly criticised Israeli air strikes on targets inside Syria on Thursday, saying Israel and other countries should avoid any action that heightened tension in the region. Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources said, targeting weapons sent […]
Continue reading …1,600 gallstones removed from Emirati woman
28 April, 2017 Comments Off on 1,600 gallstones removed from Emirati woman
More than 1,600 stones of different sizes were removed from the gallbladder of a 40-year-old woman at Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain on Thursday. Dr. Tahir Hilmi, head of the medical team and general surgery and surgical endoscopy consultant, said the patient reported to the outpatient clinics section, complaining about recurring pain on […]
Continue reading …Turkey-Israel natural gas deal important step for regional stability
28 April, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey-Israel natural gas deal important step for regional stability
As the normalization process between Turkey and Israel continues, the parties have focused on negotiating a partnership for energy trade that could be lucrative for both sides. To that end, an agreement to strike a deal for the energy trade between the two countries is expected soon The normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel […]
Continue reading …Irish aid worker reveals how starving children are dying on roads as 20m face starvation in Somalia
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Irish aid worker reveals how starving children are dying on roads as 20m face starvation in Somalia
One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers has described the devastating famine-like conditions in Somalia as the worst she has ever seen. Concern Worldwide’s Regional Director for the Horn of Africa, Carol Morgan, said starving children are literally dying on roads as they travel to emergency feeding centres. Ms Morgan has just returned from Somalia […]
Continue reading …‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus
Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al Jazeera. Witnesses said a total of five strikes occurred near the Damascus airport road, about 25km […]
Continue reading …Woman caught smuggling gold, khat and cash on Denmark-Norway ferry
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Woman caught smuggling gold, khat and cash on Denmark-Norway ferry
A 43-year-old woman was caught carrying khat by customs after taking the Hirtshals-Larvik ferry on Friday. Customs officers discovered 82 bunches of the chewable leaf, which is illegal in Norway, weighing a total of just under eight kilograms. The woman was also carrying 128,000 kroner ($15,000) and 81 grams of gold, reports NRK. The money […]
Continue reading …Russian diplomat believes US strikes on Syria make no military or political sense
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Russian diplomat believes US strikes on Syria make no military or political sense
NEW YORK, April 27. /TASS/. US strikes on the Syrian air base violated international law and made neither military nor political sense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Yahoo Global News. “That was something really unacceptable because that was against international law, first of all,” Zakharova said. “It has no […]
Continue reading …Paramilitary troops liberate cemetery, village in western Mosul
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Paramilitary troops liberate cemetery, village in western Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Pro-Iraqi government troops of al-Hashd al-Shaabi have declared liberating the cemetery in al-Hadar region as well as Tureitaa village in the north of the region, in western Mosul. “The forces freed the cemetery in Hadar,” the media service of the paramilitary troops said on Thursday. “The troops also liberated Tureitaa village in the […]
Continue reading …Thousands of Paris cops urge Le Pen and Macron to ‘hear their anger’
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Thousands of Paris cops urge Le Pen and Macron to ‘hear their anger’
Thousands of French police demonstrated in the Champs Elysees in Paris on Wednesday to urge both candidates in their country’s presidential runoff to “hear their anger” over difficult working conditions. Some 10,000 police, according to one of their unions, took part in the protest on the famous avenue where one of their number was killed […]
Continue reading …Russia builds new rocket to compete with Elon Musk’s Falcon
27 April, 2017 Comments Off on Russia builds new rocket to compete with Elon Musk’s Falcon
Russia works on a new-generation rocket, which is said to compete with US Falcon rockets produced by Elon Musk’s Space X. For the time being, Russian scientists have only created a sketch of the rocket; the design stage is in progress. The works are conducted at Russia’s Space Corporation Energia. AP photo The rocket is […]
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