Saudi Arabia launches e-visa app for Umrah pilgrims
By: Al Arabiya English
Saudi Arabia launched an electronic visa processing app for pilgrims planning to perform Umrah, Minister of Hajj Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah said in a press conference on Thursday.
The visa will be issued within 24 hours of applying, Saudi daily Okaz cited...
I died and was resurrected, jokes Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has poured scorn over the latest rumours of his health, joking that he had died and was resurrected.
Mr Mugabe, 92, was arriving back in the country at the main airport in Harare and appeared jovial as he disembarked.
Flight data had...
The Premier League’s likely winners and losers from 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Now is the time for top clubs to prove that to be forewarned really is to be forearmed. Everyone knew that the Africa Cup of Nations was on the agenda for early 2017 and now, with 23 Premier League players among those heading off...
Hundreds dead as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes southern Türkiye
By: TRT WORLD
The earthquake, which was centred in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province, also left major damage and hundreds of casualties in Syria.
At least 284 people have been reported killed...
U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa will step down from his post
By:REUTERS
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will step down from his post this month after more than nine months in the job, and David Satterfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Turkey, will take up the role, three sources familiar with...
Zambian president says relations with China mutually beneficial
Zambian President Edgar Lungu said on Friday that the country's relations with China are mutually beneficial and no malicious propaganda will break the friendship.
Lungu made the remarks while opening the third session of the 12th National Assembly.
"Our friendship with China is mutual and no...
State Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar reports cabdriver incident to D.C. authorities
By Ricardo Lopez
She filed reports of threats, bigotry with two Washington, D.C., agencies.
State Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, said Monday that she reported to Washington, D.C., authorities an incident from last week in which she said she was harassed and threatened by a cabdriver.
In a...
Meet Ghanaian Nancy Abu-Bonsrah: First black female neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins University is making history with the residency of Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, their first black female neurosurgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The news was announced on Friday, March 17, which is known nationwide as “Match Day.” The day is significant in that it indicates the...
Sudanese celebrate end of Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year rule
By: ALJAZEERA
Citing corruption, lies and false promises, the military is now taking over and has declared a three-month state of emergency following longstanding protests.
Tens of thousands of people are out in the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum to celebrate the end of the...
Trump blasts Clinton for backing election recount calls
US President-elect calls Clinton's effort to force recount in three states as 'sad', adding 'nothing will change'.
Hillary Clinton's decision to join an effort to force recounts of votes from the November 8 election in up to three crucial states has been labelled "sad" by ...
