Ankara: Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Friday it summoned the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over a resolution passed by U.S. lawmakers recognising the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, adding it conveyed Turkey’s dismay over the decision. ### The resolution was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, in a…
While planning a trip to Peru last July, Brian Twite and his girlfriend, Constance Hansen, decided to skip hotels and stay with a host family. At $35 a night, the accommodation in the Santiago district of Cusco was a bargain. But the warmth of their host mother, a 65-year-old widow named Marie, won them over….
Baghdad: Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday condemned recent killings and kidnappings of protesters, urging the state to assert control over the widespread use of weapons. ### He also called on the armed forces to remain professional, loyal to the state and free from foreign influence, a representative of Sistani said…
Abu Dhabi: When a patient comes in for emergency treatment, it is the doctor’s responsibility to worry about their safety and care, and financial considerations should be put on the back burner, healthcare professionals have said. ### Speaking to Gulf News, they urged patients to communicate with physicians as many times as needed when seeking…
People who work on cruises often describe ships as “cities at sea,” but cities usually have speedy Wi-Fi, food delivery services you can summon on your phone, and homes with voice-activated assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google to answer questions and provide information. ### Now, cruise companies, realizing that an expectation that people disconnect from…
Dubai: Bollywood star Rani Mukerji, who plays a fierce cop in her latest thriller Mardaani 2, dedicated the film to Dubai’s female police officers on Thursday during a tour of a Smart Police Station in La Mer. ### She was so inspired by the efficiency on display that she even floated the idea of doing…
Berlin: Police said they found gas canisters and old war munitions in an apartment where a blast occurred early on Friday in the eastern German city of Blankenburg, killing one person and injuring at least 15 others. ### The victim was believed to be a 78-year-old man who was renting the property where the inflammable…
Cela fait un an, ce dimanche 19 mai, que le prince Harry et Meghan Markle se sont dits oui. Pour célébrer cette journée, un diaporama de photographies pour certaines inédites a été diffusé sur leur compte Instagram. De quoi revivre cette journée inoubliable, alors que tant d’événements se sont passés dans la vie du couple…
La légende du Real Madrid et de la Roja, l’emblématique gardien Iker Casillas, traverse une période difficile : sa femme, la star de la télé espagnole Sara Carbonero, vient d’annoncer via un message bouleversant qu’elle était atteinte d’un cancer. Toute l’Espagne n’a d’yeux que pour eux. Iker Casillas, légende vivante du Real Madrid et de…
Le petit bébé emmitouflé dans les bras de sa maman a bien grandi ! A 4 ans, la petite-fille s’apprête à faire sa rentrée dans la même école que son grand frère le prince George. Un choix guère surprenant mais dont le coût est vertigineux ! Depuis plusieurs années, le public suit avec bonheur l’évolution…