Emperor’s 2019 exit will be first era change of information age, and switchover could be as big as Y2K say industry figures On 30 April 2019, Emperor Akihito of Japan is expected to abdicate the chrysanthemum throne. The decision was announced in December 2017 so as to ensure an orderly ... Read More »
Decision from major group representing diplomatic voice of 80 per cent of the world’s population comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region A United Nations bloc of developing countries has elected the observer state of Palestine as its next leader in a symbolic snub to the US ... Read More »
Since campaigning began, around 200 people – four of them candidates – have lost their lives in terrorist attacks Pakistan will make history on Wednesday when the country goes to the polls to elect a new government, the first time it will ever have achieved a second democratic transition of ... Read More »
DEVASTATING wildfires have been targeting Greece’s capital Athens and its surrounding cities, leaving at least 74 people dead and forcing hundreds of residents and tourists to flee for their lives. Greece has declared a state of emergency after at least 74 people died attempting to escape the wildfires raging in ... Read More »
The Syrian government Monday condemned the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers, calling it a “criminal operation” undertaken by “Israel and its tools”. The rescue workers and their families crossed out of Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights before arriving in Jordan over the weekend. Israel said ... Read More »
A weekend exploring the Apuseni Mountains offers untamed beauty and a truly off the beaten track experience, finds Joe Minihane “Keep yourself clipped in” shouts my guide Christina as I heave myself up onto a narrow ledge and fumble amateurishly with my safety harness. My breathing ragged, I get my ... Read More »
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that holding early elections would create instability in the country, after almost 300 people were killed in weeks of clashes stemming from a government clampdown on protests. Nicaragua’s main business lobby and other groups have urged Ortega to bring forward the country’s next ... Read More »
Brexit negotiations appear to be in trouble, with seeming deadlock between Britain and the EU on the issues of the Northern Ireland border and the form a potential trade deal might take. With just three months left until the October talks deadline and few routes to a solution, many are ... Read More »
North Korea is reportedly dismantling facilities at one of their key launching stations in a possible attempt to fulfill a denuclearization pact. Satellite photos taken over the past few days show the regime has started disassembling parts of its Sohae Satellite Launching Station, according to the monitoring web site 38 ... Read More »
Life might have been carried to our satellite on a meteorite The Moon might once have been home to aliens. Extraterrestrial life might have made its way to our nearest neighbour after a meteorite blast, scientists have suggested. And when it did, the atmosphere might have been far more habitable ... Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
