Sat, 2019-02-02 15:48 DUBAI: Catholics in the UAE and around the Gulf are waiting expectantly for the touchdown of Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night — the first time a pontiff from the Church of Rome has set foot … read more
Author: Fri, 2019-02-01 23:28 ANKARA: A Turkish court on Friday accepted an indictment charging a local employee of the US Consulate in Istanbul with espionage and attempting to overthrow the government, state media reported. Metin Topuz, who liaised with the … read more
Author: Fri, 2019-02-01 22:56 ANKARA: Washington will monitor trade between its NATO ally Turkey and Venezuela in case gold sanctions on Caracas are violated. Reuters quoted a senior US official on Thursday, who called the issue a “hot potato” which … read more
Author: Fri, 2019-02-01 22:52 WASHINGTON: The Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The Senate voted 68-23 in favor of a non-binding amendment, drafted by Republican … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1549029463944756600 Sat, 2019-02-02 00:49 SYDNEY: Australia on Friday acknowledged it may have killed as many as 18 civilians in an air strike on Mosul two years ago, during a massive and ultimately successful campaign to dislodge extremists. … read more