LONDON: Iranian opposition groups protested outside the Council of the European Union in Brussels on Saturday against the regime in Tehran.The protests mark the upcoming anniversary of protests in 1981, when the People’s Mujahedin of Iran demonstrated against the impeachment of the then president Abolhassan Banisadr.Several European politicians, including the former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio…
LONDON: Iranian opposition groups protested outside the Council of the European Union in Brussels on Saturday against the regime in Tehran.The protests mark the upcoming anniversary of protests in 1981, when the People’s Mujahedin of Iran demonstrated against the impeachment of the then president Abolhassan Banisadr.Several European politicians, including the former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio…
The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, said on Saturday that lack of regional participation in the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake, UAE state news agency WAM reported. “The P5+1 deal had two major flaws. The first being the lack of involvement with regional countries during the dialogue process,” the foreign…
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JEDDAH: The 40-day Jeddah Season festival is currently underway, with the launch of a schedule of international shows and plays being presented for the first time in Saudi Arabia. The festival, which began on June 8 and runs until July 18, forms part of a major drive to boost tourism in the Kingdom. Most of…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has no plans to allow the sale or public consumption of alcohol, a senior government source has told Arab News. The official with access to relevant decision-makers categorically denied “unsubstantiated” media reports in some international and regional news outlets. “If you read the fake news, you will notice it is all based…
Appeasement is a comprehensive and eminently readable account of the failure of Britain’s politicians and diplomats to prevent the domination of Europe by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. This is a “brilliant debut by former political journalist, Tim Bouverie, detailing the rise of Hitler from the early 1930s to the fall of France in the…
DUBAI: In the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Saeed Harib is a something of a national hero. Since “Freej,” his animated series chronicling the lives of four older women living in a secluded area of Dubai, launched in 2006, Harib has become one of the most visible chroniclers of Emirati culture, both in his country and abroad.…
DUBLIN: Tenerife might conjure up images of greasy English breakfasts and Brits abroad, but this island has a huge amount to offer the more discerning traveller. Yes, there are plenty of all-inclusive resorts and cheesy karaoke venues, but there are also picturesque villages, wonderful, buzzing port towns, and stunning scenery. The best place to start exploring…
Reims, France, June 14, 2019 Agence France Presse: Cristiana Girelli fired Italy into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Friday with a controversial VAR-assisted hat-trick that helped see off hapless Jamaica 5-0, while Japan beat Scotland 2-1 to put their campaign back on course.Italy join France and Germany in the knockout stages…
Reims, France, June 14, 2019 Agence France Presse: Cristiana Girelli fired Italy into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Friday with a controversial VAR-assisted hat-trick that helped see off hapless Jamaica 5-0, while Japan beat Scotland 2-1 to put their campaign back on course.Italy join France and Germany in the knockout stages…
PEBBLE BEACH, US: Justin Rose, aiming to build on his record-equalling first-round 65, stretched his lead early in the second round of the US Open at Pebble Beach on Friday.On a misty morning on the Monterey Peninsula, Rose opened with five straight pars before his first birdie of the day at the par-four 15th.He got…
BEIRUT: Russian and European firms are considering investments in Lebanon’s nascent oil and gas sector as it prepares to launch offshore drilling by the end of 2019, Energy Minister Nada Boustani said.“Several big companies have visited Lebanon,” she told AFP in an interview.“We are talking about Gazprom (Russia), Lukoil (Russia), and soon, the BP firm…
BEIRUT: Russian and European firms are considering investments in Lebanon’s nascent oil and gas sector as it prepares to launch offshore drilling by the end of 2019, Energy Minister Nada Boustani said.“Several big companies have visited Lebanon,” she told AFP in an interview.“We are talking about Gazprom (Russia), Lukoil (Russia), and soon, the BP firm…
BEIRUT: Russian and European firms are considering investments in Lebanon’s nascent oil and gas sector as it prepares to launch offshore drilling by the end of 2019, Energy Minister Nada Boustani said.“Several big companies have visited Lebanon,” she told AFP in an interview.“We are talking about Gazprom (Russia), Lukoil (Russia), and soon, the BP firm…
KABUL: Afghanistan has freed hundreds of jailed Taliban fighters since Eid as a goodwill gesture, the government confirmed on Friday.Feroz Bashari, head of the government media center, told Arab News that “490 Taliban fighters have been freed since Eid.”Brushing aside widespread criticism of the move, President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that most freed prisoners…
DHAKA: A 201-dome mosque in Bangladesh has become the center of attraction for people all around the country. It is built on the bank of the Jhinai River in the Tangail district some 140 km from the capital Dhaka.The 451-foot minaret of the mosque is the tallest concrete minaret in the world, recognized by Guinness…
DHAKA: A 201-dome mosque in Bangladesh has become the center of attraction for people all around the country. It is built on the bank of the Jhinai River in the Tangail district some 140 km from the capital Dhaka.The 451-foot minaret of the mosque is the tallest concrete minaret in the world, recognized by Guinness…
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a US deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make his country a homeland for Palestinians. Speaking to the armed forces in March, he rejected the idea of Jordan as an alternative state for Palestinians, saying: “Don’t we have a voice…
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a US deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make his country a homeland for Palestinians. Speaking to the armed forces in March, he rejected the idea of Jordan as an alternative state for Palestinians, saying: “Don’t we have a voice…
