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Six Ukrainians among 18 dead in Taliban attack

Kabul - Al Maghrib Today

Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape. Six Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin saidRead more

Trump taps long historical vein against immigration

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free": The words on the Statue of Liberty have beckoned comers to the "Nation of Immigrants" for more than a century. But not with President Donald Trump at the gate. Unlike any US leader in decades, Trump has attacked immigration, slashed legal arrivals, called to expel millionsRead more

NGOs lose case against Norway over Arctic oil exploration

Oslo - Al Maghrib Today

A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed a case by Greenpeace and two other NGOs which sued Norway, western Europe's largest oil producer, over licences it awarded in 2016 for oil prospecting in the Arctic. In a verdict which could be appealed, the Oslo court ruled that the Norwegian state did not violate the Constitution by granting in May 2016 explorationRead more

More than half of Norway cars electrified

Oslo - Al Maghrib Today

Electric or hybrid vehicles accounted for more than half of all new cars sold in Norway last year, official data showed on Wednesday, confirming the country's pioneering role in carbon-free transport. Zero-emission, mainly all-electric as well as a few hydrogen-powered cars, accounted for 20.9 percent of total sales in 2017, while hybrid vehicles accounted for 31.3 percent, including 18.4 percent for plug-inRead more

Norway powers ahead electrically with over half of new car sales now electric or hybrid

OSLO - Almaghrib Today

Sales of electric and hybrid cars rose above half of new registrations in Norway in 2017, a record aided by generous subsidies that extended the country’s lead in shifting from fossil-fuel engines, data showed on Wednesday. Pure electric cars and hybrids, which have both battery power and a diesel or petrol motor, accounted for 52 percent of all new carRead more

Russian bobsledder banned over doping

Lausanne - Al Maghrib Today

Russian bobsledder Alexey Voevoda has been found guilty of committing "anti-doping rule violations" at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. Voevoda had already been stripped of his gold medals in the two-man and four-man bobsleigh after team-mate Alexander Zubkov was sanctioned over doping last month. The latest IOC punishment against a Russian athlete comesRead more

French women dethrone Norway to take handball world title

Hamburg - Al Maghrib Today

France took the women's handball world title from Norway with a 23-21 victory over the previous champions in Sunday's final in Hamburg. The triumph means France matched a feat only previously achieved by the Soviet Union in 1982, by holding both the women's and men's world titles at the same time. The sole survivor from the French women's previous worldRead more

Norway populist fails in Nobel bid

Oslo - Al Maghrib Today

A controversial former leader of Norway's anti-immigration party on Friday failed in his bid to join the committee that awards the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. According to Alfred Nobel's will, the five members of the committee are elected by the Norwegian Parliament, which takes into account the balance of political power. The populist right-wing Progress Party, currently a junior partnerRead more