How tourism buoys Saudi Arabia’s development plan
Having announced the launch of an e-tourist visa and the expenditure of billions of dollars in new tourism projects and infrastructure, Saudi Arabia says it is opening up the [...]
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Afghan’s 2019 presidential election threatened by corruption
Accusations of fraud and misconduct, more than scores of Taliban attacks, threatened to overwhelm the results of Saturday’s vote for the next president of Afghanistan, [...]
Security experts deployed to quell prison riot in the UK
A major riot broke out on Tuesday night at the high security Long Lartin jail as prisoners armed with pool balls took over a wing, the Telegraph reports. At least one [...]
Google wins lawsuit on user rights and privacy
Google received a welcome victory in the European Union’s highest court in relation to the EU’s “right to be forgotten” rules. For the past five years, EU citizens [...]
Houthi rebels have good reasons for attacking Saudi Arabia – Javad Zarif
In response to Boris Johnson’s statement that the UK would consider taking part in a US-led military coalition against Iran for allegedly attacking Saudi Arabia, [...]
Sowore: Court asks DSS to release the activist from jail
Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Tuesday ordered asked the Department of State Service to release Omoyele Sowore on bail. The judge made the ruling after listening to the argument of [...]
Nigeria government spent ₦1.5trn to revive the energy sector
A report by Bloomberg on Monday said that the Nigerian Government has given ₦1.5tn to the privatized power sector since the privatization process in 2013. According to [...]
World powers support Trump’s statement on Iran
Fallout from the Sept. 14 attacks is still reverberating as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Britain, France and Germany, however, [...]
Officer sacked for arresting 6-year-old kids
Dennis Turner, a former Orlando police officer working as a school resource officer in the city, was fired Monday after he arrested two 6-year-old children last Thursday in [...]
Would you rather join the climate change strike?
Millions of people are taking to the streets across the world in what could be the largest climate protest in history. Some of Friday’s first protests were held in [...]
China will not allow interference in its internal affairs – Foreign Ministry
Beijing describes the complexes in Xinjiang as “vocational training centers” helping to stamp out extremism and give people new skills. But China is worried about public [...]
US government will increase sanctions on Iran – Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged that new sanctions would be imposed on Iran as he visited the UAE on Thursday. Mr Pompeo met Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince [...]
What science says about aliens
Two million people signed up on Facebook to go alien hunting at the highly classified US air force facility Area 51. Are they crazy or is there something to it? What would [...]
How Dubai police solved missing mail boy mystery
A boy found wandering alone outside a mall in Dubai was handed in by the woman who had been caring for him, police revealed on Thursday. Dubai Police said the Filipina [...]
Act on your conscience, climate change protesters tell everyone
More than 300,000 people turned up on the streets of Australian cities on Friday in climate change rallies, the biggest protest seen in the country since the Iraq War. [...]