Two Lashkar militants killed in Srinagar encounter, mopping operation on
The encounter, which started on Monday at 4am, took place in a CRPF camp in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar area. Two militants holed up in a building close to a CRPF camp in Srinagar Karan Nagar have been killed and a mopping operation was on, IGP SP Pani said on Tuesday, a day after the gunfight […]
Police recommend charging Netanyahu for taking bribes from mogul, publisher By Raoul Wootliff
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Police recommend charging Netanyahu for taking bribes from mogul, publisher By Raoul Wootliff
Bombshell reports say key witness against prime minister is political rival Yair Lapid; estimate bribes at NIS 1 million Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to the Israel’s Police recommendation he be indicted for bribery in a pair of criminal investigations on February 13, 2018. (Screen capture: Facebook) In a momentous and far-reaching announcement Tuesday night, […]
Continue reading …Zuma has until the end of today to resign – sources
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Zuma has until the end of today to resign – sources
Pretoria – The ANC has given President Jacob Zuma an ultimatum to resign as head of state by the end of Tuesday or risk being removed by Parliament. Jacob Zuma (File, AP) ANC secretary general Ace Magashule delivered Zuma’s recall letter to the presidential guesthouse on Tuesday morning after the party’s highest decision-making body, the […]
Continue reading …US should revive negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, Egypt’s Sisi tells Tillerson
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on US should revive negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, Egypt’s Sisi tells Tillerson
The US should revive negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis as the main guarantor of the peace process in the Middle East, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during their meeting in Cairo on Monday. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi with U.S secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Egyptian Presidency […]
Continue reading …First Saudi woman to participate in a theatrical play
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on First Saudi woman to participate in a theatrical play
Saudi Arabia’s first female actress to play a role alongside other men took center stage on Friday in “The Empror’s New Groove” public play in the kingdom. The actress played the role of the evil character Yzma. (Supplied) The actress, Najat Mouftah, expressed her feelings regarding this experience. Mouftah said: “I am happy to be […]
Continue reading …Trial of Palestinian teen who slapped IDF soldiers begins behind closed doors
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Trial of Palestinian teen who slapped IDF soldiers begins behind closed doors
Judge at Ofer military court orders outsiders kept out of the proceedings for the benefit of Ahed Tamimi, who is being tried as a minor Seventeen-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, right, arrives for the beginning of her trial in the Israeli military court at Ofer military prison in the West Bank village of Betunia, February 13, […]
Continue reading …Somalia given greenlight to respond in border case
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Somalia given greenlight to respond in border case
In Summary The court Monday announced that Somalia should respond to Kenya’s claim that the current flow of the border should remain intact. Somalia sued Kenya in August 2014, saying the border between the two countries should extend diagonally into the sea. The area in contest is about 100,000 square kilometres, forming a triangle east […]
Continue reading …10 missing after migrant boat capsizes on river between Turkey, Greece
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on 10 missing after migrant boat capsizes on river between Turkey, Greece
A boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized on Maritsa River that runs along the border between Turkey and Greece on Tuesday, with at least 10 migrants missing. AA Photo The incident was revealed after one of the migrants called on the soldiers patrolling the military zone, asking for help for his child to be rescued. The […]
Continue reading …Egypt army says killed 10 terrorists, arrested 400 as Operation Sinai 2018 continues
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Egypt army says killed 10 terrorists, arrested 400 as Operation Sinai 2018 continues
Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in an exchange of fire and arrested 400 suspects, including foreigners, as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism campaign focused on Sinai that was launched last week, the army said in a statement on Tuesday. Screenshot from latest series of hits by the Egyptian armed forces against terrorist hideouts in […]
Continue reading …Breaking point? Turkey demands ‘concrete steps’ from US while Washington wavers
13 February, 2018 Comments Off on Breaking point? Turkey demands ‘concrete steps’ from US while Washington wavers
Strained relations between Turkey and the US seem to have reached a critical point. Ankara is seeking clarity from the US, threatening to ‘break’ ties. Washington meanwhile continues to hide behind vague statements. Turkish forces wave a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, on January 28, 2018. © Khalil Ashawi / Reuters US […]
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