Greek coast guard seizes 1.3 tonnes of cannabis on vessel off Crete
World
March 4, 2018
Greek coast guard seizes 1.3 tonnes of cannabis on vessel off Crete
Greece’s coast guard seized about 1.3 tonnes of processed cannabis, hidden aboard a foreign flagged fishing vessel intercepted off the…
Egypt to increase gas production at Zohr to 700 mcf per day in May: minister
Business
March 4, 2018
Egypt to increase gas production at Zohr to 700 mcf per day in May: minister
Egypt aims to increase production at its huge Zohr offshore gas field in the Mediterranean to 700 million cubic feet…
German Social Democrats back new Merkel-led coalition
World
March 4, 2018
German Social Democrats back new Merkel-led coalition
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted decisively for another coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Sunday, clearing the way for…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials…
Germany awaits coalition blessing from Social Democrat party members
World
March 4, 2018
Germany awaits coalition blessing from Social Democrat party members
Germany will learn on Sunday whether the Social Democrat (SPD) party’s 464,000 members have voted in favor of a coalition…
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks
Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle nuclear weapons and long-range missiles,…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East
March 3, 2018
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus…
Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city
Dubai has begun testing autonomous pods in a trial run the Gulf’s trade and tourism hub hopes will help its…