New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is facing corruption charges for the second time in a decade. Menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes, such as gold, cash, mortgage payments, a “low-or-no-show job,” and a luxury vehicle, in exchange for the senator’s influence. These charges follow a previous set of corruption charges faced …
More than 1,000 lives have been tragically lost in central Morocco after the most devastating earthquake in decades struck the region. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, occurred in the High Atlas mountain range around 11 p.m. local time on Friday. The epicenter was located approximately 72 kilometers southwest of the popular tourist …
Carly Harris, a young Mormon college student, unexpectedly found love while volunteering at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in November 2015. Soufiane El Yassami, a Muslim fast food worker from Morocco, was seeking a better life and took a leap of faith by fleeing his home country. Unfortunately, Greece had closed …
CNN – Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey, is like a magnificent, handwoven carpet with its stunning palette of caramel swirls, ochers, creams, and pinks. The landscape is adorned with poplar trees along paths created by ancient lava flows from extinct volcanoes, and valleys filled with cone-shaped peribacı. This wondrous place is famous for its …
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN – In what is being hailed as a historic moment, renowned soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh to join Al Nassr FC. The Saudi kingdom pulled off a major coup by signing Ronaldo to a two-year contract worth an estimated $200 million per year, making him the …
Chess referee Shohreh Bayat, who fled Iran three years ago, has faced further ostracism after challenging the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and its president, Arkady Dvorkovich, for questioning her choice of clothing at a tournament in Iceland in support of Iranian protests and the people of Ukraine. Bayat left Iran in 2017 after being criticised …
In a bold move, Cricket Australia has decided to withdraw the men’s cricket team from a series of matches against Afghanistan in March due to the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. The three One Day International (ODI) games were scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates but have been …
CNN — The winners of this year’s “Oscars of watchmaking” have been chosen, with a wide range of time pieces recognized for their engineering perfection and eye-catching design. An industry jury chose the world’s best watches in fifteen different categories including sports, jewellery and travel time watch, with the awards presented by the Grand Prix …
Story highlights Driverless electric racer completes successful track test in Marrakech, Morocco Planned Roborace series will see autonomous cars compete at Formula E ePrix weekends CNN — It is a car kitted out with technology its developers boldly predict will transform our cities and change the way we live. The autonomous “DevBot #1” took a …