Mar 31, 2016 Chinese President Xi Jinping recently arrived in Prague for a state visit to promote business ties and build a strategic relationship with the Czech Republic. Being the first official visit by a Chinese head of state to the Czech Republic, the visit was widely received as a milestone in the history of ... Read More
Mar 31, 2016 Military chiefs of staff from Muslim nations recently participated in the Counter-Terrorism Islamic Force alliance in Saudi Arabia. The inaugural meeting, which was aimed at coordinating efforts of the Islamic coalition, was announced in December by Saudi Defense Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The alliance includes Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Jordan, the ... Read More
Mar 31, 2016 Carlos Mario of Brazil and Poland’s Karolina Winkowska recently won the first round of the 2016 world championships held in El Gouna, Egypt. Mario won the event with high jumps in the calm conditions to beat Netherlands competitor Youri Zoon into second place and Alex Pastor of Spain into third place. In ... Read More
Mar 31, 2016 French Prime Minister Manuel Valls recently reiterated that the Fanzones will be under tight security for the Euro 2016 tournament. According to him, Fanzones, which are public areas for thousands of soccer supporters to watch games on big screens, will be subjected to the same security checks as stadiums. Speaking during a ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace recently met with the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during an official visit to Japan. The Zimbabwean first family travelled to Japan on the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a bid to strengthen diplomatic ties between both countries. After a brief ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Stepping away from its traditional oil-based economy, Gabon is seeking to industrialize its wood industry with the creation of West Africa’s largest economic zone. Launched in 2011, the Nkok Special Economic Zone spans an area of 1,126 hectares and has brought in over 192 million USD and employs over 7000 people, according ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu recently held talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah during his two-day official visit to the country. Prior to the visit, Davutoglu had met with his Jordanian counterpart, Abdullah Ensour to discuss ways to deal with the influx of migrants and the stability of Syria, which is important to both countries. Turkey recently reached ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Members of Ireland’s armed forces recently marched through Dublin to commemorate 100 years since the 1916 Easter Rising that ended centuries of British rule. Tens of thousands lined streets as they watched the parade snake past strategic buildings seized by the poorly trained insurgents in their audacious attack on the British administration ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently hinted at a move to the Premier League. Speaking after a training session at the Friends Arena, the 34-year-old spoke candidly about his future. “The league that is most talked-about is the Premier League, no doubt about it. That there is an interest? Yes, there is an ... Read More
Mar 30, 2016 Jason Day recently continued his astonishing streak with an emphatic victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas. The Australian dusted South African Louis Oosthuizen 5&4 in the afternoon final at Austin Country Club to clinch his sixth victory in his past 13 tournaments. Day, who sank a 12-foot par putt at ... Read More
