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Syrian pioneer wins technology competition in Austria

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Yahya Mohammed Al-Khalidi won first place in the challenge of AVL, which specialized in cars testing. The challenge was held a few days ago at the Graz Laboratory in Austria, with the participation of many engineers and innovators from around the world. The...

Sudan’s new military council chief steps down

 Sudan’s military council chief Gen. Awad Ibn Auf announced Friday he was stepping down, just a day after he was sworn in following the ouster of veteran President Omar al-Bashir. “I hereby announce my resignation as head of the Transitional Military Council and the appointment of the...

More than 8,000 flee Libya fighting: UN

More than 8,000 people have fled fighting around Libya's capital, half of whom have been displaced over the last two days, the United Nations said Friday. "Displacements from areas affected by the clashes in an around Tripoli continue to surge," U.N. spokesman Rheal Leblanc told...

Algeria protests keep up pressure on regime

Algerian protesters gathered for the first Friday protests since the announcement of presidential elections to succeed ousted leader Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika fearing a ploy by the ruling system to stay in power. Social media, the source of mass protests which led to the end of Bouteflika's...

France prohibits weekend Yellow Vest protests

Yellow Vest protests this weekend were prohibited Thursday in Paris and in Lille, according to police. Parisian police said protestors, claiming to be part of the Yellow Vests, will be kept off the French National Assembly and Elysee Palace. Yellow Vest protests in Lille will be...

UN chief urges 'calm and utmost restraint' in Sudan

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on all parties in Sudan to exercise "calm and utmost restraint" Thursday following the ouster of long-time President Omar al-Bashir. Guterres "recalls his previous encouragement and expectation that the democratic aspiration of the Sudanese...

EU not taking responsibility for migrants: NGO

An aid ship belonging to a German humanitarian group, is still stranded in the Mediterranean and denied safe port from, the organization’s spokeswoman said on Thursday. Denied docking rights from Malta, the Alan Kurdi -- named after a young Syrian boy drowned while trying to make it to...