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Nigeria is in a state of war with its homegrown militants. The army’s expedition against Boko Haram extremists in the urban areas is likely to have far-reaching consequences not only on its internal politics but also beyond its borders.Abuja has been fighting an insurgency since 2009 and been in the grip of lawlessness at the hands of armed outfits who had literally created a state within a state....
Source : Khaleej Times | 11 Minute(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
The British Tories are up in arms against David Cameron. One after another conservative leaders are voicing their concern over the ongoing debate and direction of the party, and squarely blame the British prime minister for opening a Pandora’s box with reference to the country’s geopolitical relationship with the European Union.The latest one to air his grievances was conservative cabinet minister...
Source : Khaleej Times | 11 Minute(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Three months should barely make up for 38 years, but for Mohammed Omar Disombo, who has been searching for his family for nearly four decades, it is as though no time has passed at all.Sixty-four-year-old Mohammed Disomba, second from left, had the experience of a lifetime — 38 years in the making — when he went to the US to meet his daughter, Nina, left, granddaughter Nasheba, 20, second from rig...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children’s recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents.Researchers have debated for decades whether lowering a sick child’s fever helps the recovery process or interferes with the body’s ability to fight the infection.Some previous research has shown that giving children fever-r...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Moscow has literally jumped the gun in Syria. Its hasty decision to send in anti-ship missiles that could be used to counter any future military intervention has torpedoed the entire security equation in the region.This will inevitably prompt Washington to come up with a rejoinder of its own and arm the rebels who for long had been insisting on getting heavy weapons. Chairman of the US Joint Chief...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
arrest of three Rajasthan Royal players for their involvement in spot-fixing in Indian Premier League matches shows how deep-rooted are the influences of external forces in cricket and the limitations of administrators in curbing the malpractices, which have been recurring with alarming proportions.The cricket fans, who have been discussing the fate of closely-fought matches in IPL this season on ...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
The UAE’s fame has reached new heights with a Dubai-based Saudi woman scaling Mount Everest on Saturday and three other Arabs, with links to the country, inching to reach the top of the world.Mountaineering officials in Nepal said the 25-year-old graphic design graduate from the American University of Sharjah was among 64 climbers who successfully scaled Everest from Nepal’s side of the mountain, ...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
More than 120 casualties in three days speak of mayhem and lawlessness in Iraq. Though it has a perfect sectarian connotation, as back-to-back attacks on rival sects demonstrate, it is more of genocide in the making at the hands of vested interests.Iraqis have been made to pay in terms of sectarian killings, and it is not necessary that rival sects have been at each other’s throat. Such phased-wis...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Shopping out on a winter day in Kuwait was what changed American national Sheryll Maizra’s life.Founder of mercy mission Operation Hope, Maizra said she failed to recognise the needs of people around her in the initial years of her life in Kuwait, to where she moved after her marriage.“It was perhaps one of the coldest days in Kuwait and I was out shopping, irritated at not being able to find what...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Financial crime that was detected in Dubai topped Dh200 million during last year and the first quarter of this year, according to Dubai Police’s General Department of Anti-Economic crime.Department Director Major Salah Bu Osaiba said the police had arrested 371 suspects for involvement in those crimes — which relate to selling thousands of fake electronics and counterfeit products, using forged cr...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market.Gamers are gravitating to o...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
Last-minute fortune seekers across the US rushed to buy lottery tickets Saturday, undeterred by the astronomically low odds of winning a Powerball jackpot that could reach a near-historic $600 million.Saturday night’s winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11. Officials have not yet announced whether there is a winner.The chances of winning are 1 in 175.2 million. That’s h...
Source : Khaleej Times | 6 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Editorial
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