Today 400 years ago, William Shakespeare died aged 52

Friday I set off to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations in his home town.No one knows exactly when Shakespeare was born on but for a long time April 23 has been the accepted date, coincidentally both…

Merkel in Turkey, visits immigrants’ camps

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials have visited a migrant camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, as they seek to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey deal. The team met children and inspected living conditions at the Nizip…

CDA: Constitution draft is ready, a poll is to follow

The Construction Drafting Assembly (CDA) has announced it finished the constitution draft, pointing that the amended draft of the Work Committee has been adopted.The Chairman of the CDA, Al-Jilani Erhouma, said in a statement…

New £20 note design has been disclosed by Bank of England

The Bank of England has unveiled the design of a new £20 featuring the artist JMW Turner and his painting The Fighting Temeraire that will enter into circulation in 2020.The artist was chosen from more than 29,000 nominees covering…

Kobler: Haftar’s army does not represent all Libyans

The UN delegate to Libya: Martin Kobler, refuted that there is one united army in Libya, pointing out that the army led by Khalifa Haftar does not represent all Libyans.In an interview on the phone with Radio Sawa Saturday, Kobler…