Section: Africa&ME
Elwadi Export Co. for Agricultural Products aims to export 100,000 tonnes in 2020
Elwadi Export Co. for Agricultural Products aims to export 100,000 tonnes of agricultural crops during the current year, an increase of 28%. Anis Mohamed, the general manager of Elwadi Export Co. for Agricultural Products, said the company aims to increase its exports from 78,000 tonnes during the last season to 100,000 tonnes during the current...
Multiple Bomb Hoaxes Flood Moscow
People stand outside the Basmanny Court following an evacuation due to the warning of a planted bomb in Moscow on February 6, 2020. Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP Moscovites are mystified by a flood of bomb hoaxes forcing the evacuation of courts, schools and malls while authorities appear unable to find the culprits even after months of disruption to...
Iran Satellite Launch Fails, Dampening Space Ambitions
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on February 9, 2020 shows the impact of a launched newly-unveiled Raad-500 missile. IRAN PRESS / AFP Iran said it “successfully” launched a satellite Sunday but failed to put it into orbit, in a blow to its space programme that the US alleges is a cover for missile...
Vindman, victim of Trump’s ‘campaign of intimidation,’ his lawyer says
Trump on Friday removed Vindman, a high-ranking U.S. army official, from his position as an expert on US policy in Ukraine.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Top swimmers sign up for Marathon Swim World Series Doha
The FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Doha 2020 is set for exciting action as many star athletes have signed up for the season-opening meet, which will be held at scenic Katara Beach on February 15.The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) has finalised the entry list of competitors for the highly-anticipated meet of the 10km circuit, which...
Iran says counting down to launch new satellite
Iran started counting down Sunday to the launch within hours of a scientific observation satellite that is part of a programme the United States has previously described as a “provocation”. Iran maintains it has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, and says its aerospace activities are peaceful and comply with a UN Security...
Why I sacked impeachment witness – Trump
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to fire an army officer who gave damning evidence against him during the impeachment probe. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted Friday out of the White House, where he worked on the National Security Council as an expert on Ukraine. His lawyer called the move an act …...
President defends Vindman sacking
President Donald Trump yesterday defended his decision to fire an army officer who gave damning evidence against him during the impeachment probe.Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted on Friday out of the White House, where he worked on the National Security Council as an expert on Ukraine.His lawyer called the move an act of revenge...
Macron’s travels in Lilliput
When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Poland on February 3-4, he touched only briefly on the topic of judicial independence, mentioning Poland’s dispute over that issue with the European Commission, but not with France. Macron, clearly, was attempting to thaw the Franco-Polish relationship and offer Poland a chance to end its...
Impeachment Witness Reported Contents Of My ‘Perfect’ Calls Incorrectly – Trump
File: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly on September 24, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to fire an army officer who gave damning evidence against him during the impeachment probe. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander...



