Iran warns about Saudi prince’s ‘battle’ remark
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on Iran warns about Saudi prince’s ‘battle’ remark
TEHRAN – In remarks aired late on Sunday the Iranian defense minister lashed back at belligerent remarks by the Saudi crown prince, saying Iran will raze up the Saudi kingdom if it does anything “ignorant”. “If the Saudis do anything ignorant, we will leave no area untouched except Mecca and Medina,” Hossein Dehqan said after […]
Continue reading …Refugee Turned Fintech Chief Aims to Upend a $444 Billion Market by Edward Robinson
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on Refugee Turned Fintech Chief Aims to Upend a $444 Billion Market by Edward Robinson
WorldRemit uses mobile money to make inroads in remittances Biggest challenge is keeping digital cash away from terrorists Refugee, economist, whistle-blower, entrepreneur — Ismail Ahmed has played many roles in his odyssey from war-torn Somalia to London’s fintech frontier. But one event stands out: In February 2010, he used a $200,000 settlement from the United Nations […]
Continue reading …North Korean and US delegations meet in Norway amid rising tensions(By Ananya Roy May 9, 2017 05:45 BST
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on North Korean and US delegations meet in Norway amid rising tensions(By Ananya Roy May 9, 2017 05:45 BST
The meeting came amid fresh warnings and accusations from Pyongyang against US President Donald Trump’s administration.A meeting between a North Korean government delegation and US political experts reportedly took place in Norway on Monday (8 May) with another round of talks scheduled for Tuesday. The meeting comes days after US President Donald Trump announced his […]
Continue reading …Eight reasons why Emmanuel Macron has little reason to celebrate his win
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on Eight reasons why Emmanuel Macron has little reason to celebrate his win
Emmanuel Macron gave a rather solemn victory speech on Sunday night and there are several reasons why he was right to rein in his celebrations. While his supporters were jumping for joy at the Louvre and commentators all over the world were hailing Emmanuel Macron’s victory as a triumph for liberal and centrist values, a […]
Continue reading …Turkey plans to build security wall on border with Iran
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey plans to build security wall on border with Iran
As part of its anti-terror measures, Turkey has decided to erect a wall along its border with Iran to, stop the cross-border mobility of PKK terrorists. Turkey has also built a 900-kilometer wall along its Syrian border which has been effective against Daesh and PKK terrorists crossing into Turkey Turkey is preparing to build a […]
Continue reading …Putin visits his former KGB boss on his 90th birthday (VIDEO)
9 May, 2017 Comments Off on Putin visits his former KGB boss on his 90th birthday (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited former head of the KGB intelligence group in Dresden Lazar Matveev (L). © Aleksey Nikolskyi / Sputnik Russian President Vladimir Putin and his former KGB colleagues visited an ex-East Germany station chief to wish their former boss well on his 90th birthday.Putin was joined by Sergey Chemezov and Nikolay Tokarev, […]
Continue reading …Somalia: Huge blast rocks downtown Mogadishu
8 May, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia: Huge blast rocks downtown Mogadishu
At least five killed, 20 wounded after huge car bomb goes off near the immigration directorate in the capital. Mogadishu, Somalia – A car-bomb blast hit the heart of Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 20 others, police said. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility in a statement on its website. Mostaf Abdi Abshir, a […]
Continue reading …Twenty Islamic State members killed in western Anbar
8 May, 2017 Comments Off on Twenty Islamic State members killed in western Anbar
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Twenty Islamic State members were killed, three booby-trapped vehicles were destroyed in west of Anbar, Al-Jazeera Operations Command has declared. Speaking to AlSumaria News on Monday, Major-General Qassim al-Mohammadi, commander of the army’s Al-Jazeera Operations, said “the army’s 7th division, along with the Al-Jazeera Operations troops and the tribesmen, supported by the international […]
Continue reading …N. Korea calls for end to confrontation on eve of election in S. Korea
8 May, 2017 Comments Off on N. Korea calls for end to confrontation on eve of election in S. Korea
With South Korea’s presidential election just one day away, North Korea on Monday called for an end to the history of inter-Korean confrontation. “The tragic North-South Korea relations today have been wrought by the conservative groups which, having been in power for the past 10 years, revived the foregone period of confrontation and maximized the […]
Continue reading …Iran earned around $8 billion from tourism last year
8 May, 2017 Comments Off on Iran earned around $8 billion from tourism last year
Iran says the number of tourists that visited the country last year increased by above 30 percent from a year earlier – what could be an indication that one of the world’s top travel destinations is already finding its lost flavor after the removal of sanctions. A top trade official in Tehran told the domestic […]
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