EPA LONDON – Two men and a woman have appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court charged with possessing articles connected with an act of terrorism in relation to a 3D-printed firearm. The trio were detained in UK counter-terrorism raids. Liam Hall, Daniel Wright and Stacey Salmon, who appeared in court via ...
Read More »Models face 6 months in Dubai jail after photoshoot on high-rise balcony go viral
© social networks DUBAI – A dozen women have been detained by Dubai police after posing for a nude photo shoot on a balcony in the center of the city on Sunday afternoon in broad daylight. According to local laws, they are facing six months behind bars. On Sunday evening, ...
Read More »Egyptian billionaire: Buffett is wrong, oil will hit $100 within 18 months
CAIRO: Oil could hit $100 per barrel within the next 18 months, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris told CNBC – a hard pill to swallow with Brent currently trading below $30 per barrel. Sawiris, chairman of one of Egypt’s largest companies, Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E., is Egypt’s second-richest ...
Read More »Netanyahu to form new government despite corruption charges
REUTERS / Ronen Zvulun HAIFA: Israel’s highest court gave Benjamin Netanyahu the green light to form a new government under a power-sharing deal struck with the Blue and White party, even as he faces trial for a number of serious corruption charges. The court’s unanimous decision, handed down by 11 ...
Read More »MP Keith Vaz faces Suspension over Drugs and Sex scandal
Leicester East MP Keith Vaz is set to receive a six-month suspension after a lengthy parliamentary standards investigation. The suspension could be the longest of any MP in history. It comes after Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen made a complaint against Mr Vaz in 2016 following a newspaper “sting“. He ...
Read More »Pakistan offers to be mediator between US and Iran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said it is ready to mediate between Washington and Tehran as Iran’s foreign minister arrived for talks in Islamabad amid growing tensions in the Middle East. Islamabad is worried about the situation in the region as the US builds up its military presence in the Persian Gulf, ...
Read More »China denies banning Australian coal
BEIJING: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied reports of putting restrictions on coal shipments from Australia. Delays in handling coal imports were due to stepped up inspections to protect the environment, it said. “In recent years, China Customs has found that some of the imported coal didn’t meet our environmental ...
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