Nigeria looks to local skills to develop oil and gas
LAGOS: Fishing boats look like specks alongside Egina, which has been moored for the last month in Lagos. Even the container…
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Jordan skate park puts smile on faces of refugee children
AMMAN: Hair flying in the wind Manar, Amniya and Farida hurtle down the slopes of “7Hills Skate Park” in the Jordanian…
China pledges friendship with Taiwan amid tensions over US bill
BEIJING: China wants to deepen friendship with Taiwan, the ruling Communist Party’s fourth-ranked leader said yesterday, a day after state…
North Korea threatens to ‘counter’ US over military drills
SEOUL: North Korea threatened yesterday to ‘counter the US’ if the United States holds joint military exercises with South Korea,…
Putin promises ‘victories’ for Russia at star-studded rally
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin yesterday promised ‘victories’ for Russia at a star-studded rally attended by tens of thousands of supporters…
Paris metro fines pregnant woman for walking wrong way
PARIS: A pregnant passenger on the Paris metro has been hit with a 60-euro fine for walking the wrong way,…
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian govt forces in Afrin, kill 36
BEIRUT: Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria, killing at least 36 of them,…
In the Philippines, dogs run for a cause
MANILA: A chorus of dog barks filled the grounds of the Philippine Mall of Asia in Manila yesterday as thousands…