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Dubai authorities have launched a new system that will enable travelers at the city’s international airport to use their smart phone in lieu of their passports to get on flights. The system is called Emirates Smart Wallet and aims to Read more
US officials have expressed Russia’s potential involvement in the ‘hacking’ of Qatar’s state national news agency QNA late last month after Doha blamed hackers for planting fake news attributed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, which sparked diplomatic dispute between Read more
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Wednesday in what appeared in coordinated attacks the Iranian parliament in central Teheran and the shrine of founder of the Islamic Republic Ruhollah Khomeini, reports say. An unconfirmed number of assailants attacked Wednesday morning the Read more
Morocco was elected vice-chairman of the United Nations Oceans Conference convening in New York to look into ways of conserving and sustainably using oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The North African Kingdom was unanimously elected by the Read more
As the diplomatic row between Qatar and other Arab States attracts global attention, Turkey has added its voice to the crisis urging the concerned states to solve their differences amicably as it expressed sadness over the incident. In a statement Read more
U.N Secretary General António Guterres in a released statement underlined that the 1967 Six-Day war “resulted in Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza and the Syrian Golan and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Read more
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is preparing to launch an assault on the Islamic State’s capital in Syria and its political official, Rezan Hiddo, hinted that it could begin as early as Tuesday after stating on Monday that it will Read more
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar and would be withdrawing their diplomatic staff shortly as the row over Doha’s ties with Tehran deepens. They have also extended a persona Read more
The delegation from the African Union ended its four-day trip to Libya by meeting with Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar with whom they discussed the political situation and developments of the country as well as the fight against terrorism. The delegation Read more
Iraqi Special Forces have killed at least 21 ISIS militants in a snap operation in the al-Shefa district. Captain Abdul-Wadoud al-Anbari did not state if government forces had suffered any casualties as he detailed that among the terrorist casualties were Read more