MEMO (Middle East Monitor) August 29, 2017 Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine al-Othmani said that “employment and the creation of new jobs helps fighting back social unrest in the country.” Othmani was speaking on Monday during the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Employment in the capital Rabat. Al-Othmani ... Read More »
The Independent Jeremy B White 29 August, 2017 North Korea’s missile test over Japan is an “unprecedented, serious and grave threat” to the east Asian archipelago, the country’s government has said. Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, made the comments after a missile soared over the Japanese island of Hokkaido, ... Read More »
NBC News by Phil McCausland, Daniella Silva and Saphora Smith 27 August, 2017 HOUSTON — Rescuers answered thousands of calls from people trapped in Houston on Sunday as torrential rain from deadly Hurricane Harvey caused “catastrophic flooding” in the city and across southeast Texas, officials said. “This event is unprecedented ... Read More »
US researchers find heart attack survivors given anti-inflammatory injections have fewer future episodes and lower cancer risk The Guardian James Rudd August 28, 2017 Anti-inflammatory injections could lower the risk of heart attacks and may slow the progression of cancer, a study has found, in what researchers say is the ... Read More »
The move will mean the party would retain free movement for several years after leaving the EU The Independent Joe Watts 27 August, 2017 The architects of Labour’s Brexit policy have said they are ready to take a “political hit” after their plan to keep Britain in the single market ... Read More »
“Where is the wisdom in letting Daesh go after discovering the fate of our soldiers?” questioned Information Minister, Melhem Riachi, via Twitter on Sunday. “Wisdom lies in their captivity, trial..and destruction!” he exclaimed. Read More »
Within the framework of following-up on the fate of the kidnapped soldiers by Daesh terrorists, Army units found the remains of eight bodies in the locality of Wadi al-Dib in the outskirts of Arsal, which were transferred to the Central Military Hospital to conduct DNA tests and verify their identity, ... Read More »
President Donald Trump has threatened to force a shutdown of the federal government this fall if Congress doesn’t fund his proposed border wall with Mexico—and it is an idea that is almost universally opposed by congressional Democrats as well as by a key bloc of Republicans. The chances of a shutdown occurring, ... Read More »
Repeated bombings have crippled bridges, hospitals and factories. Many doctors and civil servants have gone unpaid for more than a year. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made the Middle Eastern country vulnerable to diseases that most of the world has confined to the history books. In just three months, cholera ... Read More »
Russia is preparing to mount what could be one of its biggest military exercises since the cold war, a display of power that will be watched warily by Nato against a backdrop of east-west tensions. Western officials and analysts estimate up to 100,000 military personnel and logistical support could participate in ... Read More »
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