Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri described the northern region of Akkar as an “example of national adherence” for standing by the state and preserving coexistence. He said during an iftar dinner in the region that the area, which lies in the northernmost part of Lebanon near the border w
Cardiff – Cristiano Ronaldo continued on writing history by scoring twice in the Champions League final on Saturday, making Real Madrid the first team to retain the European title in the league era. Goals by Casemiro and Marco Asensio completed Real’s 4-1 victory against Juventus in Cardiff to
Manama – Bahrain underlined the unity of Gulf nations, yet denied any attempts to contain the recent crisis with Qatar. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told a group of journalists that he was not aware of any attempts to solve the issue with Qatar, but “th
Jeddah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed with President Emmanuel Macron bilateral relations and means to promote them in all fields. This came during a telephone call during which they tackled regional and international issues of common interest in order to coor
Three assailants went on a rampage in London overnight on Saturday in a series of attacks in a busy night-life hub around London Bridge, killing six people. Police eventually shot dead the three assailants. The attackers stabbed passers-by at random after smashing into pedestrians in a van. The trio
The Pakistani military said on Saturday its troops had killed five Indian soldiers in retaliation to Indian firing along the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan on Friday accused Indian troops of shooting without provocation in Nezapir sector, wounding two civilians. The Pakistani army spo
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that ISIS hardliners were not behind the attack on a casino in the capital that killed at least 36 people, supporting a police assessment that it was merely a robbery. “That is not the work of ISIS,” Duterte told reporters in Cagayan
Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said they had taken the strategic military base of Jufra on Saturday after rival factions withdrew. The move consolidates control for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) over the central desert regions of Jufra and Sabha
Germany’s gigantic trade surpluses are a problem. Almost everybody — including lots of Germans — agrees on that. But when President Donald Trump decries the US trade deficit with Germany, as he did this morning on Twitter, and declares that “This will change,” it does r
London – In Japan, they are like traffic lights – they’re everywhere. Nearly 5 million “jido hambaiki” – vending machines – populate the world’s third-largest economy, one machine for every 25 people. The high-tech country has the highest density of such machines. Nearly half of them dispense
Riyadh-Goldman Sachs is trying to expand its business in Saudi Arabia by applying for a license to trade shares. The investment bank has applied for an equities trading license from the Kingdom’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), in a step that reflects the attractiveness of the Saudi financial market
New Delhi, Kathmandu – Officials say four people including a teenager and two women were killed when a wild elephant ran amok in southern India early Friday. District official S. Madhuranthangi said that the elephant strayed into a residential area on the outskirts of the Coimbatore city from
Will this duplicitous nation cut off terrorist financing, or coordinate with the Pentagon, or both? For a brief moment it looked like President Donald Trump had done it. He got the leaders of six Gulf nations to sign a communique pledging to eradicate the financing of extremists. The timing happened
London – Dani Alves came close to tears when Juventus defeated his former club Barcelona in the quarter-final of this season’s Champions League but says he felt disrespected by the Catalan club when he left Camp Nou for the Serie A champions a year ago. The right-back is expected to start agai
Kuwait – The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Russia has changed dramatically in just two years. In the same month, June 2015, and in the same city, St. Petersburg, former Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi signed a cooperation agreement with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. Back th
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, have seized new territory that lies halfway between ISIS’ former stronghold of Tabqa and its de facto capital Raqqa in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. The Britain-based monitor said the SDF
London – Six weeks ago, British Prime Minister Theresa May surprised the UK political scene by announcing out-of-cycle general elections. Her decision comes after repeatedly rejecting the idea of allowing a third British prime minister change in the short time of three years. May said that a v
Streets in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul were blocked on Saturday as a demonstration that left several people dead entered a second day. Authorities tried to prevent a repeat of Friday’s protest that degenerated into clashes between demonstrators demanding more security in the capital and p
Riyadh – Minister of Islamic Affairs, Culture and Endowments of Djibouti Moumin Hassan Barreh revealed that he signed a cooperation protocol with Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Sheikh to frame religious work, correct ideas, prior
A popular open-air rock festival in Germany will resume on Saturday after being disrupted by fears of a possible “terrorist threat” which have proved to be unfounded, the organizers said. Police told AFP searches at the three-day “Rock am Ring,” held near the southwestern cit
