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Delhi rolls out 'anti-smog' mist cannon in trial run

New Delhi - AFP

India on Wednesday (Dec 20) unveiled a new weapon against air pollution – an “anti-smog gun” which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi but which environmentalists say amounts to a band-aid solution. The cannon’s Indian manufacturers say the fine droplets of water it ejects at high speed can flush out deadly airborne pollutants in one of theRead more

Egypt's Sisi and Abbas discuss ways of respose

Cairo - Khalid Al Shahin

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi underlined during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Monday, Egypt’s firm stance against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer the US embassy to it. The Egyptian presidency said in a statement after the meeting that the two leaders agreed to “continue coordinationRead more

US missions in Turkey halt all non-immigrant visa services

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

US consulates in Turkey are halting all non-immigrant visa services with immediate effect, the US embassy said Sunday, after one of the mission's Turkish staffers was arrested. The embassy said "recent events" had forced the US government to reassess Turkey's "commitment" to the security of US mission services and personnel in the country. In order to minimise the number ofRead more

US embassy condemns attack on church in Tanta

Cairo - Arab Today

The US Embassy condemned the heinous and reprehensible terrorist attack against peaceful worshipers at Mar Gerges Church in Tanta on one of the holiest days of the Christian year. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this horrific attack. We express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and we wish the injuredRead more

At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Afghan

Kabul - Arab Today

A suicide bomber on foot ripped through a crowd of Afghan Supreme Court employees Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 41 others in the second attack on government institutions in under a month. The assailant detonated the device in the parking lot as employees were boarding a bus to go home, leaving bodies and dismembered limbs scattered aroundRead more

King Mohammed VI Expresses Concern about the Transfer of US Embassy in Israel

Rabat - Arab Today

In a letter to the president of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, King Mohammed VI has expressed his disapproval of U.S. president Donald Trump’s pledge to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Newly elected president Donald Trump repeatedly announced his intention to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during his election campaign. OnRead more

Al-Sadr pledges to form 'special militia' to liberate Jerusalem

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warned that he would form a special militia to liberate Jerusalem in case the US administration moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the holy city, asserting that it would be a declaration of war on Islam. "Transferring the US embassy to Jerusalem would be a public and more explicit than ever declaration ofRead more

New US ambassador to Israel intends to live in Jerusalem

Bethlehem - Arab Today

The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has stated that he will be living in Jerusalem and not in the US envoy house in Herzliya. According to Israeli media, the new conservative ambassador from the Trump administration said that he prefers to live in a small apartment in Jerusalem than live in the house in which US ambassadorsRead more