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The harsh language contrasted with Trump’s Nowruz statement last year, which made no mention of politics. (File photo: Reuters) US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year’s holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran’s government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “I wish a […]

Photo: AFP Could Paris take the revolutionary step of making public transport completely free for all residents of the capital? The mayor is looking into the idea. One way to stop people jumping the barriers at Metro stations around Paris is to remove the barriers altogether. It sounds outlandish for a capital city to make […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a keynote speech at the closing meeting of the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2018. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) — The first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday. Photo: DPA Germany’s new foreign minister Heiko Maas has said Russia will remain a difficult partner for Europe following Vladimir Putin’s re-election – and questioned the fairness of the vote. Maas added that Russia will be needed to help resolve international tensions. […]

President Moon Jae-in speaks with Japanese Prime Minister on the phone on March 16 to discuss the latest developments with North Korea. Japan is stepping up efforts to join talks with North Korea after stressing the importance of sanctions over dialogue for Pyongyang’s denuclearization. Some diplomatic sources say Tokyo’s abrupt shift in its North Korea […]

British teacher Andria Zafirakou of Alperton Community School, UK, makes a victorious gesture after winning thImage Credit: Ahmed Ramzan / Gulf News Dubai: A UK teacher has won the Global Teacher Prize, worth $1 million (Dh3.67 million), on Sunday night in Dubai.Andria Zafirakou was selected from among 10 international finalists who had flown in for […]

Erbil International Airport Erbil (Iraqinews.com) – A Saudi plane landed Monday at the Erbil International Airport (EIA) to be the first flight to arrive at the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region since Baghdad lifted an air embargo it imposed on Kurdish airports last week. According to Kurdistan 24, the plane took off from Saudi Arabia and landed […]

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday toured the front lines in Eastern Ghouta and met a number of Syrian Arab Army heroes positioned in a number of sites, congratulating them on the victories they achieve to end the suffering of Ghouta families and rescue them from the terrorists who were besieging them as human […]

Acting Russian President Vladimir Putin is winning the presidential election in the country in a landslide victory. The election of the Russian President ended at 9:00 p.m. The top three includes Vladimir Putin, Pavel Grudinin of the Communist Party and Vladimir Zhirinovsky of the Liberal and Democratic Party. The results of other candidates are extremely […]

Egypt’s Court of Cassation issued on Sunday a final acquittal for Mubarak-era culture minister Farouk Hosni, who was tried for profiteering while serving as minister. The court rejected on Sunday an appeal by the prosecution against an acquittal order by a criminal court in January 2013. In 2013, Hosni was found not guilty of making […]