Section: Africa&ME
G7 states reach no deal on UK call for further Syria sanctions
Foreign ministers from Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations reached no agreement on a British suggestion that sanctions be tightened against Syria and Russia, Italy’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had said ahead of the two-day G7 meeting that he wanted to discuss imposing fresh...
Tillerson carries Syria stance to Moscow as Trump administration speaks for West
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a unified message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday, denouncing Russian support for Syria and taking up America’s traditional role as leader of the West on behalf of Donald Trump’s administration., Tillerson took off for Russia on Tuesday from Italy, where he met foreign ministers...
Wisdom Bank: “I attribute my success to this .. ” – Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (May 12, 1820– August 13, 1910) was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale.Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (May 12, 1820– August 13, 1910) was an English social reformer and statistician,...
Turkey becomes top destination for Ukrainian tourists: Association
Turkey has become the largest tourism destination for Ukrainian tourists as almost 75 percent of 1.5 million Ukrainian tourists that travel overseas visit Turkey, according to a leading Turkish tourism association. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The public assessment of Friday’s missile strike and the forceful rhetoric came as G7 ministers met in Italy to send a...
US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis says
The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter fires missiles at Syria from the Mediterranean Sea on April 7, 2017 © US NAVY/AFP/File / Ford WILLIAMSWashington, United States, Apr 11 – The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh...
Bashar al-Assad: US strike wiped out fifth of Syria President’s air force, Pentagon says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis...
Kharkiv joins network of Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has added Kharkiv as its 297th destination, across 120 countries, with the inaugural flight taking place recently. By launching flights to Kharkiv, the carrier “demonstrated its efforts to further enhance its expansion strategy”, the airline said in a press statement. From March 30, Kharkiv flights are being operated four times a...
Populism at the barrel of a gun?
So far, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Polish Law and Justice (PiS) party Chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s “illiberal” counterrevolution has meant cracking down on the independent judiciary, public media, and – in the case of Orban’s government – even private universities, such as Budapest’s Central European University....
‘Covertech 2017’ in Doha to see increased participation
More countries, than in the previous editions, are expected to participate in the third edition of the ‘International Exhibition for Decoration, Wall, Floor Covering & Lighting Technologies’ (Covertech 2017) slated from October 10 to 12 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, it was announced.Abdulaziz bin Hamad al-Ageel,...
