Qatar to Withdraw from OPEC as of January 2019, Minister Says
Qatar announced plans to pull out of OPEC on Monday, just days before a crucial meeting between the influential oil cartel and its allies. Speaking at a news conference, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said the country would withdraw from OPEC on January 1, 2019, ending a membership which has stood for more than half-a-century. […]
Iranian teams scoop up awards at Intl. Conference on Social Robotics
Iranian researchers won prizes at the 10th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2018), which was held from November 28 to 30 in Qingdao, China. Robotics teams from 15 countries including Spain, Qatar, Italy, Japan, Australia, France and South Korea competed in two categories; Innovation in software, applications and interaction modalities and innovation in hardware, […]
Bahrainis Continue Anti-Regime Protests
People in Bahrain once again poured into the streets in various cities to condemn the Manama regime’s continued crackdown on dissidents and to denounce the prime minister’s “sham” resignation. During the protests on Sunday night, the Al Khalifa regime forces attacked peaceful demonstrators in Diraz, west of Manama, Bahraini opposition media reported. The protesters condemned […]
Syria’s important message to the Zionists: The end of hit and run era
The Israeli military once again attacked the Syrian territory on 30 November 2018. Syria’s official news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying that “Air defense intercepted hostile targets over al-Kiswah and downed them,” and that “the Israeli attack did not achieve its goals.” Russia’s Sputnik news agency cited a Syrian security source as […]
Feud in UK Royal Family: Meghan, Kate in Ghastly Row’ as Harry ‘Changed’ by Wife
The Duchess of Sussex and Cambridge engaged in a “ghastly row” last Christmas after Kate angered Meghan by attempting to explain Royal etiquette, according to new reports, amidst claims Prince William offended Prince Harry by raising doubts about his bride to be. It comes amidst growing reports of a rift between the two Royal couples. […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s Private WhatsApp Messages May Offer New Clues to Killing
A friend of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi shares private WhatsApp messages that show he was far more critical of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in private than he was in public. In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi’s criticism of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince was measured. In private, the Washington Post columnist didn’t […]
Trenches in the Champs Elysées, from the “Paris Commune” to “Gilet jaune”
France is the leader of the contemporary revolutions, so long as the term “revolution”, in its new meaning, came to political culture largely through the successive French revolutions of the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century. Gilet jaune, translated as the Yellow vests movement, refers to the high-visibility jackets that protesters […]
The position of Trump in the American people
The American mid-term elections in the current situation can be considered one of the most sensitive elections in American history; the unusual character and Donald Tramp’s extreme actions at the level of domestic and foreign policy have led the American community to more bipartisan and bipartisan competition than ever before. And in the upcoming election, […]
Water crisis and the phenomenon of migration of people with disabilities
The two phenomena of migration and water have always been closely linked historically, as tribes in Africa, the Middle East and Asia have been migrating extensively in search of food and water for their livestock. Generally, migrations occur based on different social-economic, political, cultural and natural motives. Currently, the main reasons which cause migration, especially […]
Bernie Sanders’s hammer on the Trump’s head
Bernie Sanders, the old American senator, and one of Democratic nominees for the 2016 presidential election, continues to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump. This confrontation started at the time Trump entered the White House (by early 2017). Sanders, in one of his most recent positions against the White House, called for an end to Washington’s […]