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Bombing Leave One Dead, Four Wounded in Baghdad

Baghdad - Arab Today

At lease one person was killed and four were wounded following of a bomb explosion around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Iraqi security sources said one person lost their lives and four others sustained injuries on Thursday afternoon when an improvised explosive device went off close to a popular market in Saba'a Al Boor in neighborhood of Baghdad. Source: QNARead more

Car Bomb Kills at Least 34 in Somalia

Mogadishu - ArabToday

At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the (BBC) reported. The car blew up in the city's southern Madina district, officials said. The blast, which ripped through shops and food stalls, is the first major attack in the capital since the election of President Mohamed AbdullahiRead more

Philippine church rallies to stop drug war killings

Manila - ArabToday

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday for a “show of force” in the biggest rally yet to stop extrajudicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. More than 6,000 people have died since Duterte took office seven months ago and ordered an unprecedented crime war that has drawn global criticism for alleged human rights abuses,Read more

Leadership congratulated by governor

Manama - ArabToday

Governor Shaikh Hesham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa of the Capital Governorate today congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, and the Bahraini people on the 16th anniversaryRead more

Sitra terrorist bombing denounced

Manama - ArabToday

Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing happened yesterday in Sitra resulted in injuring a married couple passing by the targeted scene. The governor stressed the violence and vandalism that target intimidating people will not derail the development march launched by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He added such terrorist acts areRead more

Price upturns start to show up in Dubai realty

Dubai - Arab Today

The uber-luxury villas on the Palm and the more affordable apartments in Sports City are recording the best recovery in values from the lows hit during the last 30 months. Properties in Sports City have put on more than 3.5 per cent from what they were in 2014, while Palm villas come in just under that, according to data fromRead more

More sub-Dh2m homes convince Dubai residents to buy

Dubai - Arab Today

Cost-conscious home buyers in Dubai better have their funds ready — homes under Dh2 million are not staying unsold for long. And in the home finding rush, former tenants are switching to becoming landlords. And if rents in Dubai continue to remain stuck on a high without a clear rationale, it will only force more of them to finally takeRead more

Brazil drug gangs spark prison riot, 56 dead

Brasilia - Arab Today

Drug gangs sparked a prison riot that killed 56 people, with decapitated bodies thrown over prison walls in the bloodiest violence in more than two decades in Brazil’s overcrowded penitentiary system, officials said on Monday. Sergio Fontes, the security chief for Amazonas state, told reporters several decapitated bodies were thrown over the wall of the prison in the Amazon cityRead more