MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) The Philippines has condemned the twin bombings that rocked central Istanbul on December 10, killing 44 people and wounding 166. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 30 police officers were among the 44 dead. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued this statement released to the media on Friday. "The Philippines...

The U.S. Senate has passed 30 days before the expiry of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) on 1st of December 2016, a 10-year extension of sanctions against Iran on Thursday. The measure passed by 99-0. It passed the House of Representatives nearly unanimously in November. However, US President Barack Obama, unexpected declined to sign renewal of...

RAWALPINDI, Dec 16 APP: One civilian embraced Shahadat and four school children were injured when Indian troops violating ceasefire sanctity targeted a school van at the Line of Control (LoC) in Nakial sector on Friday morning. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said today. As per Official News Agency of Pakistan, APP, Pakistan on...

Nikkei ASIAN REVIEW DALIAN, China December 15, 2016 3:00 am JST DAISUKE HARASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer Wang says Wanda's 20,000 employees will have "nothing to eat" Wary of a U.S. backlash against his business empire, billionaire mogul Wang Jianlin has warned President-elect Donald Trump to tread carefully in setting policies on Chinese investment -- or...

Former Air Force chief Tyagi arrested by CBI in Agusta Westland case Devesh K. Pandey DECEMBER 09, 2016 17:55 IST UPDATED: DECEMBER 10, 2016 02:09 IST The premier investigating agency has alleged that bribes were routed through two channels involving a maze of companies in India and abroad. Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi (retd.) was...

Doha Wednesday, 14th December (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has directed to cancel celebrations of the National Day, which falls on Sunday, 18th of December 2016 in solidarity with the people of Aleppo who are being subjected to the worst kinds of repression, torture, displacement and genocide....

Doha English Daily Gulf Times Doha, Qatar Law No. 21 of 2015, the new law that abolishes the Kafala (sponsorship) system and guarantees greater flexibility, freedom and protection to Qatar’s more than 2.1mn expatriate workforce comes into force today. The eagerly-awaited law introduces new provisions regulating the entry, exit and residency equirements for all workers...

11 December 2016 DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) is celebrating its successful renewal of the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program by announcing a long-term commitment to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions. This includes a target to improve carbon efficiency by 30% by 2030 along with a series of initiatives...

AlArabia English 5th DEcember 2016 AlArabia English Channel reported recently that 'a Bangladeshi cleaner in Saudi Arabia was gifted a gold set after he was ridiculed online when photos of him staring at a jewelry shop display went viral. But presents, including smart phones and rice bags, are still pouring in.' 'Abdullah Al-Qahtani, a Saudi...

10 Dec 2016 The State of Qatar achieved a new global distinctive achievement in the field of security by clinching first rank in the MENA region and Arab States and seventh place at global level in the lowest crime rate, according to the Global database of Crime Index for Countries 2016, issued by Numbeo. According...