Los Angeles, London – The “Saturday Night Fever” dance floor where John Travolta captured the 1970s disco craze is going up for sale next month and could fetch up to $1.5 million. The dance floor that lit up in red, blue and yellow in rhythm to the music was custom-built for the mo
Riyadh – Saudi-US partnerships have become more comprehensive, following the signed agreements worth USD280 billion between Riyadh and Washington in sectors of defense, aviation, security, energy, oil and industry, a US economist said. Willem van Rossem, President of the Quincy Group in Saudi
Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq presented on Friday Speaker Nabih Berri with a study prepared by his ministry and the United Nations over the timeframe needed to prepare for the parliamentary elections now that the dispute over the electoral law is nearing its conclusion. Mashnouq told
At least four people were killed on Friday when Afghan police fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters seeking to march on the presidential palace to demand the government’s resignation following this week’s devastating truck-bomb attack. Demonstrators calling for Pr
Prosecutors in Munich widened an investigation at Audi over the carmaker’s sales in Germany and Europe after accusations that the Volkswagen division cheated on emissions tests in its home market. Munich prosecutors have been investigating Audi on suspicion of fraud and criminal advertising in the U
The US military assured Turkey on Thursday of its “transparency” dealing with Kurds after it supplied fighters with US weapons in their battle against the ISIS terrorist group. Ankara had expressed its concern over the move, which it had described as “extremely dangerous.” “We are being transp
Cairo, Khartoum – Most officials in the Egyptian administration have remained silent on Sudan’s recent decision to ban the import of Egyptian agricultural and animal products, and the economic losses it caused. But an Egyptian official at one of the country’s ministries told Asharq Al-Awsat ne
Paris – With her country’s flag in hand, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur leaped in joy at the Suzanne Lenglen stadium on Wednesday after she became the first Arab woman to advance to the third round of a tennis Grand Slam tournament. Just a few days ago, she was preparing to pack her bags and leave the [&helli
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate its temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminatory. In deciding whether to allow the ban to go into effect, the nine ju
Cairo – The National Human Rights Committee in Libya demanded on Thursday that an international investigation be launched in “Qatar’s interference and financial and military support for extremists groups and organizations” in the country. Commander of the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa H
Qatif- Two wanted men were killed in a vehicle explosion on Thursday in Qatif, near Mayas Market. The blast occurred one hour before the iftar and killed the two men who are wanted for their involvement in various terrorist cases and for targeting two security patrols. A witness told Asharq Al-Awsat
TOKYO – A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula Thursday, in an apparent show of force days after the latest North Korean ballistic missile test. The strike groups of USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan joined Japan
Riyadh – China and Saudi Arabia are gearing up for the implementation of 35 agreements that had been signed during the visit of Saudi King Salman to Beijing last March. China’s Ambassador to Riyadh Li Huaxin told Asharq Al-Awsat via telephone that “Beijing and Riyadh will begin in the coming p
Tel Aviv – The recently released Israeli documents on the 1967 War revealed that the decision to launch the war did not officially include the occupation of East Jerusalem. For decades, Israel claimed that Jordan had sparked the war despite its urging, through the US embassy and international monito
Taiz – Houthi and Saleh militias recruited 25 children from Mahweet during the past months and got them involved in conflict fronts in Taiz, Midi and Nihm, said Mahweet Human Rights Organization. The organization monitored that Mahweet – ruled by Saleh and Houthi militias – has underwent 451 v
London, Paris- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that the number of people fleeing Raqqa, ISIS’ Syrian stronghold, is growing rapidly. About 10,000 civilians have fled to a camp just north of Raqqa with hundreds more arriving each day as the battle for the city nears, MSF said Thursday. Resid
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said Thursday that his country would remain a model of coexistence between the different confessions. He also stressed Egypt’s keenness to promote the values of pluralism and tolerance, underlining the “long history of forgiveness and love” among the E
Beirut – The head of the European Union Delegation to Lebanon, Ambassador Christina Lassen, said that Lebanese officials, with whom she has recently met, have expressed optimism towards an agreement over a new parliamentary electoral law. The ambassador said she hoped that such an agreement would be
London, Cairo- DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists said they examined genome
After decades at the top of Russian politics, Vladimir Putin should not be an unknown quantity, at least as far as Western specialists are concerned. One question they ought to consider is how hard and how far Putin should be pushed to remain within the limits of acceptable behavior. Putin’s brief v
