Mon, 2018-12-17 23:11 DUBAI: Far from being in decline, the Arabic language could surge in popularity if governments bring teaching techniques into the 21st century, experts believe. According to leading linguists and scholars, headlines in recent years warning of the … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1545078142997859400 Mon, 2018-12-17 21:14 JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the leading social network a “dictatorship.” In a message … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1545076077127759200 Mon, 2018-12-17 15:47 GENEVA: The outgoing UN envoy for Syria will meet top diplomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey this week, his office said Monday, in a final bid to make headway toward a new Syrian … read more
Author: Mon, 2018-12-17 21:54 ANKARA: In a potentially major policy shift, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday said Ankara will consider working with Syrian President Bashar Assad if he wins a free and fair election. Ankara had previously called on … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1545072527667567200 Mon, 2018-12-17 18:36 ANKARA: A Turkish court on Monday placed three railway workers in pre-trial detention after they were accused of negligence leading to last week’s fatal rail crash in Ankara. Nine people were killed and … read more