Arab News NAJIA HOUSSARI 26 September, 2017 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s policy of disassociation from regional conflicts is the best way to maintain the country’s stability and sovereignty, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun in Paris. “In order to solve the problem of displaced ...
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North Korea: US leads missile interception tests in Scotland in response to nuclear threat
Michael Fallon says Britain is at the forefront of international response to ‘growing threat’ the Independent Lizzie Dearden 26 September, 2017 A huge new military exercise involving thousands of troops, ships and fighter jets has been launched in Scotland to practise shooting down nuclear missiles. Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, ...
Read More »Ancient mystery of how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza solved
The Independent Narjas Zatat 26 September, 2017 Archaeologists believe they have solved one of history’s most puzzling questions – how the ancient Egyptians transported over 170,000 tons of limestone to build the Great Pyramid at Giza. New findings at the site on the outskirts of Cairo have revealed purpose-built boats were used ...
Read More »We have a generational opportunity to trounce the traffickers and smugglers of human misery
“When I refused to sell my body they sold me to another brothel”. This is the heart rending testimony of a 13 year-old Nepalese girl named Skye trafficked by relatives to India. Skye’s story ends better than most. Together with her sister, Skye escaped the brothel, returned to school, and ...
Read More »Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies
Plant and animal species that are the foundation of our food supplies are as endangered as wildlife but get almost no attention, a new report reveals Comment: Chips, chocolate and coffee – our food crops face mass extinction too The Guardian Damian Carrington 25 September, 2018 The sixth mass extinction ...
Read More »Trump travel ban extended to blocks on North Korea and Chad
President’s proclamation may throw major hurdle in front of ongoing court challenges to ban which blocked travel from six majority-Muslim countries The Guardian Oliver Laughland 25 September, 2017 Donald Trump has announced new travel restrictions on visitors to the United States that will expand his controversial travel ban to eight ...
Read More »North Korea foreign minister says firing rockets on US mainland ‘inevitable’
Ri Yong Ho tells the UN general assembly that Donald Trump was on a ‘suicide mission’ as tensions between the nations escalate further Reuters 24 September, 2017 North Korea has said that firing its rockets at the US mainland was “inevitable” after Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, in ...
Read More »Iraq’s Kurdistan region holds independence vote
Voters are heading to the polls in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. BBC News 25 September, 2017 Iraq’s prime minister has warned he will take “necessary measures to preserve the unity of the country”. Western countries have expressed concern that the poll could provoke fresh ...
Read More »Merkel heads for another term in Germany, but far right spoils the victory party
The Washington Post Griff Witte and Luisa Beck 24 September, 2017 BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on course to claim a fourth term in office Sunday even as the far right spoiled her victory party, surging into Parliament for the first time in more than half a century, ...
Read More »Iran president Rouhani says country will increase missile capabilities after ‘ignorant’ Trump speech
‘We will not seek permission from anyone to defend our country’ The Independent Will Worley 22 September, 2017 Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has told the country’s armed forces he will boost their missile capabilities, according to state media. He said the country would not be seeking permission from anyone to ...
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