Five Moroccan researchers discovered petroglyphs of meteors falling to Earth, suggesting that ancient Moroccans had witnessed meteorites hitting Earth. Rabat- Three engravings on a rock surface illustrate two men watching what looks like an asteroid, emitting a trail of smoke, on its way to hit ear»»»

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) stated that its subsidiary Akakus had confirmed that Al-Sharara oilfield sub-station (B-6NC-186) was attacked on last Tuesday by an armed group of eight men. "No employees were hurt in this attack or production affected by this incident." The NOC said on its websi»»»

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday Libyan authorities should immediately allow United Nations and nongovernmental personnel to visit the illegal immigrants removed from the cargo ship "Nivin," find alternatives to their detention, and investigate the possible use of unlawful force. "Libyan sec»»»

Next May, Pope Francis will become the first pontiff to visit Macedonia, the Argentine news agency Télam reported Tuesday, citing Vatican sources. The fullnews article is available only to subscribers of the MIA web-service. Sign in or contact our marketing sector for more information. Tel. +389 2 »»»

Hungary should not be transformed into an extended arm of the autocrat Nikola Gruevski, while Macedonia should clarify whether the escape came after the authorities there gave a green light, members of the Germany’s Bundestag say for the Deutsche Welle-Macedonian language program. The fullnews arti»»»

Montenegro and Macedonia have excellent relations. We strongly support the Prespa Agreement implementation and the constitutional revision that open NATO and EU doors, which is important for Macedonia and the region's long-term stability, said Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic on Wedne»»»

(TAP) – "My goal is to see Tunisia as the best tourist destination in the world," said Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts René Trabelsi, before the first hearing by the Committee of Agriculture, Food Security, Trade and Related Services, of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR). Trabelsi, ca»»»

The caravan will reach Dibba, Fujairah, on December 10 and Ras Al Khaimah on December 11. The 17th Clean-Up UAE campaign is set to go on a 10-day nationwide tour, kicking off in Sharjah on December 8 and moving to Ajman the next day, senior officials of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) announ»»»

Two-time Pulitzer winner Essdras M. Suarez said that a photo, no matter how good, is never worth someone's life. Even for a multi-awarded photojournalist who has covered harrowing tragedies - from tsunami aftermaths, wars and massacres to the Boston Bombing Marathon - scenarios of raw human sufferi»»»

Will the war in Yemen come to an end? Will there be a new president or will a presidential council sit at the helm as a prelude to restoring stability? What will Martin Griffiths, the UN envoy to Yemen, do to revive resolutions reached in previous peace talks and proposed at the Security Council? W»»»

Senior Hamas and Fatah sources, speaking from Gaza and Ramallah, say their latest meetings with the mediation team sent by Cairo have raised the possibility of a deal being signed before the end of the year. The basis of the deal Hamas and Fatah have tentatively agreed is built on the reconciliatio»»»

The main interest of the territorial subsidiarity principle is to strike a power balance between central and regional authorities, participants at an Africities panel in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh heard on Wednesday. The panel was themed “United in Diversity and Adversity: Scales of Territories»»»

Montenegro had no legal grounds to stop former prime minister Nikola Gruevski during his transit, which was reported by the Montenegro services to the Macedonian counterparts, said Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srgjan Darmanovic on Wednesday. The fullnews article is available only to subscribers of »»»

JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli minister said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s long-awaited plan for peace with the Palestinians was “a waste of time.” “I think that the gap between the Israelis and Palestinians is much too big to be bridged,” Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said at a conferen»»»

JUBA: Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that went viral after the auction was pointed out on Facebook. It is the largest dowry ever paid in the civil war-torn country,»»»

Dubai: Married couples who have to go through marriage counselling can now do so without leaving home. The Ministry of Justice on Wednesday held its first electronic reconciliation session in Fujairah via a smartphone at the Federal Court of First Instance. Reconciliation sessions are required for »»»

Our readers have their say about sports for girls and Delhi smog With reference to your online story ‘Sport or no sport – let girls choose: UAE residents react strongly to FNC member’s anti-rugby comments (November 21), sports are great but why not have cooking classes and other basic life skills f»»»

Everything to need to know about travelling to and from the Formula One The UAE's capital will be full to the brim this weekend as motorsport fans - and the country's concert and partygoers - descend on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. With such high numbers, this could make travel to and from the venue t»»»

Macedonia will preside over the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) in 2019 after Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski officially took over the baton at a session of the institution's governing board in Brussels on Wednesday. The fullnews article is avail»»»

Nigeria says it will grant a three-year tax exemption and export incentives to intending tourism investors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Wednesday at the fourth edition of the Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) that the incentives would ensure th»»»

The Ministry of Science and Technology is to establish the National Science and Technology Museum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said in Abuja on Wednesday that the museum, when established, would provide the needed platform for kn»»»

CAPE TOWN - Provincial MEC for Community Safety Alan Winde on Wednesday said the Western Cape Government has made R5 million available in its budget to fund the deployment of additional reservists. This comes after a report compiled by the Provincial Police Ombudsman detailed the significant declin»»»

The Government has authorized the Macedonian Bank for Development Promotion (MBDP) to enter into a loan agreement with the Jegunovce-based Jugohrom ferroalloy plant for MKD 92.242.500 (EUR 1,500,000) to install an air pollution control system. After it introduces filters, the plant will have fulfil»»»

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea said on Wednesday that is endorsing Lia Olguta Vasilescu for any office. “I have been fully endorsing Olguta – and not from now – since it was a scandal at the Craiova City Hall,” Dragnea said before the start of a meeting of the Na»»»

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) State Secretary Viktor Dimovski met Wednesday with Yaqoub Alateeqi, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Macedonia, based in Sofia. The fullnews article is available only to subscribers of the MIA web-service. Sign in or contact our marketing sector for more infor»»»

By Hussein HazaziOkaz/Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — About 44 percent of hospitals under the Ministry of Health (MoH) are in the red zone (high risk and imminent danger category) while 34 percent are in the yellow zone with moderate risk and only 18 percent in the green zone.This categorization was based on»»»

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) plans to introduce Electronic Cargo Tracking System in 2019 after concluding the evaluation on scientific proposals. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) said the e-cargo tracking would enhance operations at various border posts in the country.»»»

A 25-year-old man from Armenia was found dead Tuesday on the runway of Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. The embassy of Armenia in Moscow had confirmed the information that the person who died under airplane chassi on the airport runway was A. Yepremyan. He had been deported from Spain,»»»

The government has made great efforts to keep subsidizing butane gas, sugar, and flour, said Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi. Rabat- El Khalfi said the government has allocated MAD 17.67 billion for the subsidy fund in the 2019 Finance Bill. Moroccan citizens, he said, should know today »»»

The Albanian police has thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of marijuana into Macedonia near border crossing Kjafasan. The fullnews article is available only to subscribers of the MIA web-service. Sign in or contact our marketing sector for more information. Tel. +389 2 2461600 ext. 235»»»

The Washington Post’s Editorial Board blasted President Donald Trump for his Tuesday’s speech in which he “sidestepped a CIA finding that the Saudi crown prince was behind the killing; casually slandered Mr. Khashoggi,” adding that he repeated gross falsehoods and exaggerations about the benefits o»»»

Dubai: Majid Al Futtaim, the Dubai-based retail and hospitality holding company, has bought Beam Portal, a mobile wallet provider, it said on Wednesday. The acquisition grants Majid Al Futtaim ownership of Beam’s IP rights, branding, and e-wallet services across the region, the company said in a st»»»

NNA - 'Education is the future, it offers children a ladder out of poverty to transform their communities and countries. As the world celebrates World Children's Day, the UK is proud to be a committed partner to education in Lebanon. I am pleased to announce that the UK Secretary of State for Inter»»»

Dubai: Imagine a drone planting seeds, spraying pesticides and fertilisers, pollinating flowers or assessing crop health? This is the future of farming that can help fill the gap in boosting food security, experts said on Wednesday. These technologies were discussed and displayed at the first ‘Dron»»»

Western Balkans ministers in charge of the environment called for further strengthening of synergies and regional cooperation for the implementation of the environment and climate change priorities in the region, in line with the EU acquis, as well as supported mainstreaming of environment, climate»»»

The Libyan Navy on Wednesday announced it had forcibly evacuated a vessel anchored in the western Port of Misurata that had been carrying scores of irregular migrants. "Security personnel on Tuesday boarded the ship and forcibly evacuated all migrants aboard,” naval spokesman Ayoub Qasim told Anado»»»

[21/November/2018] SANAA, 21 Nov. (Saba) - The Foreign Ministry demanded the Security Council to adopt a binding resolution ending the aggression and the siege imposed on Yemen. In a memorandum to the Security Council, the Foreign Ministry reiterated the keenness of the political leadership, repres»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Schoolchildren in Qatar will be granted holiday when the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in November and December 2022, Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahid al Hammadi has said. The leave has been granted as the classrooms will be use»»»

Continuing its expansion in 2018, SPAR Retail on Wednesday opened its third store at 03 Mall in New Salata Area. Plans are underway to open additional stores in 2019, ranging in size from convenience stores to supermarkets. The stores have opened in Doha, the capital of Qatar where 1,350,000 of Qat»»»

SAN FRANCISCO. KAZINFORM U.S. leading aerospace manufacturer Boeing Company said Tuesday it has completed the assembly of the first flying prototype of Boeing 777X that will be used for flight tests in 2019. Related news South Korean elected chief of Interpol for first time Death toll from Northern»»»

Populist crackdowns have failed. It is time for countries to try a new approach “Migration is a shared responsibility.” With these five words, spoken during a visit to Morocco, prime minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez has delivered a long-overdue lesson in pragmatic yet compassionate politics, and a t»»»

CAPE TOWN - A 36-year-old Joburg Metro police constable was sentenced to an effective 15 years for murder, attempted murder and assault, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Wednesday. Mbuso Phakathi was sentenced by the Palm Ridge High Court on Monday on one count of mur»»»

The event is being organised by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) under the theme 'Inspiring Moments'. His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme council and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the third edition of Xposure International Photography Festival on We»»»

JEDDAH Trident Hotel is hosting Indian Thali Food Fest. Abdul Elah Jamjoom inaugurated the event last Thursday.Various vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies will be served every Thursday SR59 plus five percent VAT per head upon prior reservations. The Thali dinner will be served from 7.30 p.m. t»»»

EMIRATES NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has opened its second branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh.The bank’s network of four full-fledged branches across the Kingdom’s three key regions marks KSA as its largest geographical presence outside the UAE and Egypt. E»»»

RIYADH – Detecon Al-Saudia (DETASAD), an end-to-end ICT solution provider and a leading contributor of ICT sector of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for more than 36 years, sponsored the second annual “Kingdom Digital Show” in line with the Saudi government’s digitization goals, the National Transformation»»»

RIYADH — Annual technology spending by smart cities in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region is expected to double from $1.3 billion to $2.7 billion in the next four years, according to KPMG’s “The Rise of Smart Cities – Digital Transformation in the Public Sector” report.Addressing the Digital Sau»»»

DAMMAM — LuLu, a leading hypermarkets retail chain, has signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) to open 2 shopping centers and 7 supermarkets in Dammam & Al Ahsa in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These will be operational inside the SANG campuses to serve National Guard offic»»»

Alerted by citizens about dense black smoke coming out from an apartment in Skopje's Aerodrom neighborhood, the Skopje Fire Department sent out two fire trucks and seven firefighters to put out the fire. – Alerted by citizens about dense black smoke coming out from an apartment in Skopje’s Aerodrom»»»