Ayari didn’t celebrate out of respect for Tunisia, his father’s homeland.

Yasin Ayari was the star of the show as Sweden hammered Tunisia 5-1 in their FIFA World Cup opener. The Brighton midfielder produced a man of the match display(Isak won the award officially), scoring twice and running the game from midfield. His first goal was an absolute thunderbolt and could already be a contender for […]

Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz, oil prices plunge

U.S. and ​Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Tehran’s ‌nuclear program to further negotiations. While still a framework, the deal marked the biggest breakthrough towards resolving the conflict that has killed thousands […]

Trump turns 80, faces a foe he can’t defeat

The main Nuremberg trial ended, Winston Churchill warned of an iron curtain descending across Europe, It’s a Wonderful Life received its premiere and, at Jamaica hospital in the borough of Queens, New York, Donald John Trump was born. It was 1946, also the birth year of George W Bush and Bill Clinton, but on Sunday the […]

Has the war made Iran stronger?

 The war was meant to weaken Iran. Nearly four months after the war began, it may have done the opposite. Instead of regime change or nuclear rollback, analysts say Tehran has emerged more militarised, more risk-tolerant and still firmly in control of its strategic programme, according to The New York Times. The key question is whether the United […]

Yemen’s ‘Spider-Man’ dies after fall into volcanic crater

A Yemeni adventurer known to thousands of social media followers as the “Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcanic crater while attempting a rope-free climb, authorities said. Al Qa’qa’ bin Antar, 30, was scaling the steep walls of the Haradhat Damt volcanic crater in Al Dhale province last Friday when he lost […]

US, Iran inch closer to deal, Trump says

U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end months of fighting between the United States and Iran, ‌but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition. President Donald Trump posted that the deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday, his 80th birthday. Pakistani Prime […]

Iran says no final decision yet on deal Trump hopes to sign soon.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that ​would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, but Iran countered that it had not reached a final decision on an agreement. The deal, if confirmed, would be ‌the most significant diplomatic breakthrough […]

Taking Kharg Island risks US troops

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to take over Kharg Island, Iran’s oil infrastructure hub. Analysts say the U.S. military could seize the island quickly, but the move could leave U.S. troops ​in great peril and prolong rather than shorten the war. WHERE IS KHARG ISLAND AND WHY IS IT ‌IMPORTANT? Kharg Island sits […]

Novartis: Rare muscle disease drug shows early promise

 Novartis (NOVN.S), opens new tab said on Thursday an experimental drug, which it acquired ​as part of its $12 billion takeover of ‌Avidity, showed promise in an early-to-mid-stage study in patients with a type ​of genetic muscle disorder characterized ​by slowly progressive muscle weakness.  The Thomson Reuters

UAE citizens can use e-gates at Mexico airports

Mexican authorities have introduced simplified entry procedures for UAE citizens, allowing them to complete their arrival procedures through electronic gates at a number of Mexican airports from Thursday, the UAE Embassy in Mexico said. Under the new system, Emirati will no longer need to undergo the standard processing procedures at participating airports. Instead, travellers will […]