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May 19, 2019
UAE welcomes King Salman's call for emergency summits
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has welcomed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s call for emergency summits of Gulf and Arab leaders in Makkah on Ramadan 25 (May 30) to discuss ways to enhance regional security and stability in the wake of the attacks on commercial vessels in UAE territorial waters and on two Saudi oil pumping stations, UAE news agency (WAM) reported.The call for high-level ...
May 19, 2019
Bolivia's Morales defies term limits, launches bid for fourth term
LA PAZ — Bolivian President Evo Morales launched his campaign for a fourth term on Saturday in a remote coca-growing valley without addressing the biggest controversy in his bid — the fact that he is running at all.Morales, who became the country's first indigenous president in 2006, is defying constitutional term limits. In 2016, voters rejected his proposal to amend the constitution to let him seek another five-year term this ...
May 18, 2019
Austrian govt collapses as far right leader caught in video sting
VIENNA — Austria raced on Saturday toward a snap election as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on his coalition with the far right after its leader was caught on video offering to fix state contracts with a woman posing as a Russian oligarch’s niece.The far-right Freedom Party’s Heinz-Christian Strache resigned as vice chancellor and party leader after the video was released by two German news organizations. He acknowledged that ...
May 18, 2019
Youngest female minister: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 harnessing youth’s potential
By Jamal Al-DobahiOkaz/Saudi GazetteABU DHABI — At 25 years of age she is the youngest female minister in the world.Shamma Al-Mazrui was appointed as UAE’s Minister of State for Youth Affairs in Feb. 2016 at age 22, making her the youngest member of the UAE Cabinet and the youngest government minister in the world.In an interview with Okaz/Saudi Gazette, she described the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 as very ambitious and based ...
May 18, 2019
US issues warning to airlines flying over Gulf region
Bahrain asks its citizens in Iran, Iraq to leave immediatelyManama/Washington — Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return “immediately” for their safety, state news agency BNA said.The Bahrain Foreign Ministry cited, “unstable regional circumstances, dangerous developments and potential threats,” according to BNA.Earlier on Saturday Exxon evacuated its foreign staff from an Iraqi oilfield.The Federal Aviation Administration warned US ...
May 18, 2019
Panicky Erdogan govt blocks broadcast of Kanter matches
NEW YORK — Panicking over the growing popularity of the National Basketball Association (NBA) star Enes Kanter, a vocal critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish authorities have reportedly instructed sports broadcaster not to air the NBA’s Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers.Kanter represents Portland Trail Blazers and S Sport, NBA’s primary television outlet in Turkey, did not air first two games of ...
May 18, 2019
Cristina Fernandez takes surprise back seat in Argentine presidential race
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will run as a vice presidential candidate in elections later this year, a surprise move by the firebrand former leader who had been widely expected to be the main challenger to incumbent Mauricio Macri.The left-leaning populist, a divisive character in South America’s No. 2 economy, said in a video posted on social media on Saturday she would run for the deputy position ...
May 18, 2019
US issues warning on airspace near Gulf as Iran tensions simmer
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an advisory to US commercial airliners flying over the waters of the Arabian Gulf to exercise caution as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to simmer.The advisory, issued by the FAA on Thursday and circulated late on Friday, said the warning came amidst “heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the region which present an increasing inadvertent risk to US civil ...
May 18, 2019
Europe's far-right rallies in Milan ahead of EU vote
MILAN — Nationalist and far-right parties from across Europe held a rally on Saturday, led by Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, promising to reshape the continent following next week's EU parliamentary election.Salvini, who heads Italy's League party, is confident his newly forged alliance will win a record number of seats at the May 23-26 vote, giving it a powerful voice in how the 28-nation European Union is run over ...
May 18, 2019
Australia's conservative govt on course for 'miracle' poll victory
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY — Australia's Liberal-led conservative government was headed for a remarkable victory at the national election early on Sunday after uncovering a narrow path to victory that twisted through urban fringes and rural townships.The results upended pre-election polls which predicted a Labor victory, though it is unclear whether the Scott Morrison-led coalition can govern with an outright majority or will need to negotiate support from independents.The final result may not ...
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