Dp world Connects to Hyperloop with USD Multimillion Dollar Investment
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, On 13 October 2016: Global trade enabler DP World has announced a USD multi-million dollar investment in US based Hyperloop One to provide funds for the continued research and development of Hyperloop technology building on the company’s successful test in...
Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul (Photos)
By Maher Chmaytelli and Michael Georgy | BAGHDAD
Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul in preparation for an offensive on the jihadists' last major stronghold in...
Exclusive: Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen’s Houthis via Oman – officials
By Yara Bayoumy and Phil Stewart | WASHINGTON
Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war.
The increased pace...
China Says Visit by Philippine President Restores Trust
BEIJING — This week's visit to China by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute, China's official news agency said Tuesday.
The visit by the recently elected Duterte, who...
Philippine leader says will raise arbitration case with China, won’t bargain
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders, and vowed not to surrender any sovereignty or deviate from the July award by the tribunal in The Hague.
Duterte said his trip...
Yemen conflict: The United Nations announces 72-hour ceasefire
Envoy confirms getting assurances of commitment from all parties to truce, which will go into effect on Wednesday night.
The UN has announced that a 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen will go into effect on Wednesday night.
In a statement on Monday, the office of the UN's...
Syrian rebels seize ‘doomsday’ village where Islamic State promised final battle
By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry | BEIRUT
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
Its defeat at Dabiq,...
Air strikes hit largest market in rebel-held Aleppo
Bombing raids kill 22 people as Russia announces new round of Syria ceasefire talks with the US and regional powers.
Missiles slammed into the biggest market in rebel-held Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and leveling buildings, as rescuers sifted through rubble from...
Afghanistan: New attack kills 14 worshippers at mosque
Blast in northern Balkh province comes a day after ISIL gunman killed 18 at Kabul shrine on the holy day of Ashoura.
At least 14 Afghan civilians have been killed in a bomb blast outside a mosque in northern Balkh province, a day after a...
EXCLUSIVE BBC INTERVIEW :Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum born 15 July 1949), is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Emir of Dubai.
Since his accession in 2006, after his brother Sheikh Maktoum died, he has undertaken major reforms in the...