(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»»»

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»»»

Dubai: More than 700 students from leading schools across the UAE are competing in the grand finale of the Business Cup Challenge (BCC), which will be held this Saturday in Dubai. The inter-school competition, run by Curtin University Dubai for the fifth time, is a unique platform that brings toget»»»

Dubai: Delegates attending Interpol’s General Assembly have elected Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of Korea as the organisation’s new president on Wednesday in Dubai. Interpol member states, meeting in Dubai for their annual congress, elected Kim to succeed China’s Meng Hongwei who disappeared in Se»»»

Dubai: The Indian government’s new online registration will be applicable to all Indians working in the UAE and 17 other notified countries from January 1, 2019, Gulf News can reveal. Those who fail to do so will not be allowed to board their flights to these countries. On Tuesday, Gulf News report»»»

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»»»

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»»»

CAIRO: In an attempt to further boost its booming real estate sector and attract foreign investment, Egypt will grant residency permits to foreigners who invest at least $100,000 in the country’s property market. The growth rate of Egypt’s property market stands at 133 percent in 2018. This has bee»»»

Israeli intelligence sources said Tuesday that the Mossad Israeli intelligence agency has contributed to thwarting a "terrorist operation" that Lebanon’s Hezbollah party was planning against Jewish targets in Buenos Aires. The sources said that the Mossad had obtained “verified and accurate” inform»»»

The film “Casablanca” has begun production. Egyptian director Peter Mimi is preparing to film in Casablanca and release the movie in 2019. Rabat – Egyptian cinema is planning to make an appearance in Morocco next year, as the film “Casablanca” begins production. Produced by Walid Mansour, and direc»»»

The final project of the new water schemes that will supply Dukat, Tragjas and Radhime, in Orikum, Vlora, with running water 24-hours is ready. The Albanian Development Fund organized last week a public meeting with 35 representatives of the project beneficiary villages, representatives of the loca»»»

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»»»

New Delhi: An Indian groom shot by two gunmen as he rode a chariot to his wedding in New Delhi managed to return just hours later after surgery and take his vows, police said Wednesday. The unidentified assailants mingled with wedding guests dancing in a extravagant street procession as the 25-year»»»

DURBAN - The ANC’s head of elections, Fikile Mbalula, on Wednesday, said the party’s own polling data for next year’s elections tracks closely to what has already been done by independent pollsters. “Victory is not a given. It is one we must work for. It is not up to us to argue about our weaknesse»»»

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»»»

The European Commission has rejected Italy's proposed 2019 budget over excessive spending and asked its government to come up with a new plan within three weeks, a first in European Union history. The European Union's executive arm, which supervises national budget plans, has invited eurozone count»»»

Srinagar: In a dramatic development, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved on Wednesday night after three mainstream parties came together to stake claim to form a government that was countered by Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone with the BJP’s backing. Governor Satya Pal Malek made a te»»»

Athletes cite role models like Fatima Al Ali and Major Mariam Al Mansouri who pursued careers not typically considered traditional for Emirati women Emirati athletes have challenged comments made in a parliamentary debate that suggested girls should be taught cooking instead of sports such as rugby»»»

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»»»

Johannesburg - "You will now receive a Gupta minister and he will arrive with his advisors". This is what former Treasury director-general Lungisa Fuzile told the Zondo commission on Wednesday. He said that ANC head of economic transformation Enoch Godongwana revealed this to him during a phone cal»»»

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 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»»»

Organised by Doha College, “Qatar Primary School Choir of the Year” is a nationwide competition for young choirs, and has just launched its third edition in a beautiful setting offered by InterContinental Doha the CityHotel. The competition first appeared on the Qatar music scene in 2017, with an e»»»

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»»»

There aren't many happy stories which start with someone forgetting their passport before embarking on an important flight. But when Olga Fogwill pulled strings to allow The Beatles to fly from London to Hamburg, her kindness forged a lasting relationship with the Fab Four. John, Paul, George and R»»»

CHENNAI, India: Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan was hailed on Wednesday as a star of India's farmers after clearing loans worth more than 40 million rupees ($560,000) as an agricultural crisis forces many rural workers into extreme poverty. India's farmers have been hit hard by a drop in commodi»»»

[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»»»

A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the militant Hamas movement ruling Gaza, vowing that another "large campaign" looms in which Israel will hit the militants hard. A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the milita»»»

The number of primary school children studying the Tamazight (Berber) language this academic year has increased to 600,000. Rabat – The secretary of state at the ministry of National Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research, Khalid Samadi, revealed the figures while speaking before the »»»

After Nissan chairman and Renault CEO, Carlos Ghosn, was found to have improperly disclosed his finances, Renault has named COO Thierry Bollore as temporary deputy CEO. Rabat – Following Japan’s arrest of Ghosn on Monday, Renault’s board of directors held an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss the»»»

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»»»

(TAP) - President Beji Caïd Essebsi received, Wednesday at Carthage Palace, Ombudsman Abdessattar Ben Moussa, who presented him with the annual report of the institution for the year 2017. Quoted in a statement from the Presidency of the Republic, Ben Moussa said that novelty of the report in subst»»»

The state prosecution ordered the reopening of an investigation into five suspects accused of involvement in the May 1992 attack on a Yugoslav People’s Army convoy that was withdrawing from Sarajevo. The prosecution said on Wednesday that it has rejected appeals against the reopening of the investi»»»

The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov after a month of street protests over his remarks about disabled people, The Associated Press reports. The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov after »»»

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»»»

(TAP) - "The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) is preparing to launch in the next two months a call for tenders for the first phase of the Smart Grid programme) to acquire and implement an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the Sfax region for a deployment period of about 3 years",»»»

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»»»

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»»»

An Indian groom made his vows despite being shot on the way to his wedding in Delhi, police said on Wednesday. After a few hours of surgery, the 25-year-old returned to his bride-to-be and completed the ceremony with a bullet still lodged in his shoulder. Police are now looking for two suspects who»»»

In a wildly successful corporate career, Sheryl Sandberg became a billionaire. Through her feminist activism, she urged women around the world to “lean in.” But recent criticism could force her to lean out of Facebook. Few people are as instantaneously associated with two short words as Sheryl Sand»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is in disarray over Brexit but there is no majority in parliament for damaging the economy by leaving the EU without a deal, the opposition Labour Party’s finance minister-in-waiting said on Wednesday. “We just can’t go on like this,” John McD»»»

New Delhi: A day after a terror attack on followers of the controversial ‘Nirankari’ sect near Amritsar, a Delhi court awarded the death sentence to one of the two people convicted of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, pointing to a cycle of violence and militancy turning full circle in Punja»»»