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United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Al-Mansoori gives the thumbs-up shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-12 space capsule about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan in this Oct. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
UAE's first astronaut urges climate protection on Earth
DUBAI — Wearing a blue space suit with a UAE flag on one sleeve and a spaceship on the other, the first Emirati astronaut said on Tuesday his mission highlighted a crucial issue — climate change.Witnessing Earth and its beauty from space made him realize the importance of preserving it, said Hazzaa Al-Mansoori, a 35-year-old former military pilot who reached the International Space Station in September."We have to appreciate the planet and make sure that we save it for the next generations," said the father-of-four, urging efforts to address "the reasons behind climate change".Mansoori became the first Arab astronaut to visit the ISS and returned home to a hero's welcome after an eight-day mission, during which he participated in scientific experiments including...
November 12, 2019

UAE's first astronaut urges climate protection on Earth

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference at Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest on Nov. 7, 2019. — AFP
Erdogan is unwelcome: US lawmakers
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 17 US House lawmakers called on President Donald Trump to cancel a planned White House visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, as the Turkish president said Tuesday he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.In Washington, a letter led by House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the 15 House Democrats and two Republicans stoked up pressure prior to Erdogan’s US visit as the war or words between EU and Turkey, over drilling in the Mediterranean around Cyprus, too boiled over.The bipartisan group of lawmakers said Turkey's invasion of northern Syria last month "has had disastrous consequences for US national security, has led to deep divisions...
November 12, 2019

Erdogan is unwelcome: US lawmakers

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, attends a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a dinner with participants of the Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on Monday. — AFP
UN chief calls for international cooperation on Syria militants
PARIS — UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Tuesday for an international accord on the fate of foreign militants being held in the Middle East, saying it was not up to Syria and Iraq "to solve the problem for everyone.""We need international cooperation to solve the problem," Guterres, who is attending the Paris Peace Forum alongside some 30 world leaders, told France's RTL radio."We cannot just ask Iraq and Syria to solve the problem for everyone. There must be real international solidarity," he said.Ankara, which has criticized Western countries for not taking back Daesh (the so-called IS) fighters, on Monday began deporting foreign militants being held in Turkish prisons to their countries of origin.The deportations come after Turkey came under fierce...
November 12, 2019

UN chief calls for international cooperation on Syria militants

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister, not seen, at Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest, Hungary, in this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.Brussels has repeatedly warned Turkey to halt drilling off the coast of EU member Cyprus, and announced on Monday that a framework had been agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on the individuals and companies involved."Do not dare to give an ultimatum to Turkey about the developments on Cyprus," Erdogan said in a televised press conference. "We do not care about it, and we will proceed on our path."The discovery of hydrocarbon reserves in the eastern Mediterranean has sparked a dispute between Cyprus and Turkey, which occupies the north of the Mediterranean island.Erdogan again used the...
November 12, 2019

Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling

Iraqi demonstrators take part in an anti-government demonstration in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on Tuesday. — AFP
Iraqi protesters rally as UN steps up mediation efforts
BAGHDAD — Iraqi protesters shut down state institutions on Tuesday as the United Nations stepped up pressure on the government to enact a raft of reforms in response to anti-government rallies.Backed by the country's top Shiite authority, the UN's phased plan demands an immediate end to violence that has killed more than 300 people since protests erupted in October.It comes just days after Iraq's influential neighbor to the east Iran brokered an agreement among Iraq's main political forces to close ranks around the government.As night fell on Tuesday in Baghdad, security forces fired live rounds, tear gas canisters and stun grenades from behind concrete barriers to disperse demonstrators near their main gathering place in Tahrir Square.The mostly young demonstrators...
November 12, 2019

Iraqi protesters rally as UN steps up mediation efforts

A man walks by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in this Oct. 5, 2015 file picture. — Courtesy photo
EU court says Israel settlement goods must be labeled
BRUSSELS — The EU's top court ruled on Tuesday that food products from occupied Palestinian territories must be labeled as such, drawing an angry response from Israel which slammed a "double standard".The European Court of Justice said that under EU rules on food labeling, it must be clear where products are from — particularly if they come from Israeli settlements.That way, it said, consumers can make choices based on "ethical considerations and considerations relating to the observance of international law".The ECJ ruling effectively backs the EU guidelines issued in 2015 on labeling goods from Israeli-occupied areas, which also prompted a furious response. At the time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared them to the Nazi boycott of Jewish...
November 12, 2019

EU court says Israel settlement goods must be labeled

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on Tuesday shows President Hassan Rohani speaking at a meeting of the administrative council of the southeastern province of Kerman. — AFP
Iran scorns EU warning over nuclear deal
TEHRAN — Iran accused European nations of hypocrisy on Tuesday for criticizing its latest step back from a nuclear deal while failing to fulfill their commitments of relief from US sanctions.President Hassan Rohani made no mention of a new report from the UN nuclear agency that reveals its inspectors detected uranium particles of man-made origin at an undeclared site in Iran.But Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna said the UN watchdog had been given access to the site "with the utmost cooperation and clarification"."Cooperation between Iran and the agency on this issue is still ongoing. Therefore, any attempt to prejudge and present immature assessment of the situation would be aimed at distorting the facts for political gains,"...
November 12, 2019

Iran scorns EU warning over nuclear deal

 Lebanese protesters gather next to burning tires to block the southern entrance of the capital of north Lebanon Tripoli, as anti-government demonstrations continued on Tuesday across the country. -AFP
Lebanese banks, schools shut as protesters push on
BEIRUT — Banks and schools in Lebanon were closed on Tuesday as protesters tried to prevent employees from clocking in at state institutions, nearly a month into an anti-graft street movement.Unprecedented protests erupted across Lebanon on Oct. 17, demanding the ouster of a generation of politicians seen by demonstrators as inefficient and corrupt.The government stepped down on Oct. 29 but stayed on in a caretaker capacity as no overt efforts have been made to form a new one.Dozens of protesters gathered near the Palace of Justice in central Beirut on Tuesday morning, demanding an independent judiciary, a correspondent said.They tried to prevent judges and lawyers from going to work, as a demonstrator in a panda suit made an unusual addition to the protest.In the town of Aley east of...
November 12, 2019

Lebanese banks, schools shut as protesters push on

Iraqis demonstrate outside the Basra Governorate's building on Monday in the southern city of Basra. -AFP
Schools shut across southern Iraq in bid to revive protests
BAGHDAD - Most schools in southern Iraq were closed on Tuesday, after teachers announced a general strike in an attempt to boost the protest movement that has rocked the country since October 1.In recent days, security forces have sought to crack down on rallies, but protesters have kept up the movement with sit-ins across the capital and Shiite-majority south.In the southern city of Kut, hundreds of people streamed into the streets and shut down schools and public offices.In Hilla, schools were closed for lack of staff and government offices reduced their opening hours.Most schools were closed too in Nasiriyah and Diwaniyah, two southern cities that have played a major role in the protests.And in the capital, teenage boys skipped class to face off against security forces in commercial...
November 12, 2019

Schools shut across southern Iraq in bid to revive protests

Smoke billows from a building in Gaza City on Tuesday, after an Israeli airstrike killed a commander of Palestinian militant group and prompted retaliatory rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave. -AFP
Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Nov 12, 2019 (AFP) - Israel's military killed a commander from Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, triggering exchanges of fire in a new escalation of violence.The targeted strike prompted barrages of retaliatory rocket fire into Israel, followed by Israeli air raids. Gaza's health ministry reported seven people killed and 45 wounded in the Palestinian enclave.Israel said it had targeted Islamic Jihad militant sites as well as rocket-launching squads.The rocket fire into Israel caused damage and a number of injuries, with at least one rocket hitting a house and another narrowly missing passing cars on a highway.A factory in the city of Sderot was...
November 12, 2019

Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike

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