Dubai – UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash warned that the alliance of Gulf Arab states was facing a major crisis and said there was an urgent need to rebuild trust. “The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are passing through a new sharp crisis that carries massive d
London – The British government announced on Monday that it will be a “strong partner” for Germany in what was seen as a response to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statements that London and Washington cannot be depended on as allies. British Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the BBC that at a time
Khartoum – Guinean President and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Alpha Conde pledged to support Sudan in its efforts to achieve a complete lifting of US sanctions imposed on it. He also announced that a meeting for the Libyan rival parties would be held in the Guinean capital to agree on a gov
Nouakchott, London – On the first day of Ramadan, Mauritanian authorities launched an initiative to distribute fish in rural areas and sell them at reduced prices in order to increase the consumption of fish during the holy fasting month. The fish market in Mauritania suffers from many problem
Athens – A leaked letter between Germany and Greece revealed that the two sides have agreed to slow down the reunification process of refugee families. “Family reunification transfer to Germany will slow down as agreed,” Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas wrote to German Interior
Taiz, Jeddah – Yemen’s national armed forces stormed the strategic Republican Palace in Taiz on Monday and were able to seize it from the insurgent militias after heavy clashes that led to a number of casualties on both sides. The liberation comes days after forces from Yemen’s national armed forces
Riyadh – Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense will arrive Tuesday in Moscow where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields, in addition to Syria and Iran. Also dur
Riyadh – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah princes, Ulema, ministers, commanders of military sectors and a group of people who came to greet him and congratulate him on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The guests lat
Beirut – A new dispute between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri is threatening a feeble agreement over a new electoral law based on the proportional system, which divides the country into 15 electoral constituencies. While the two officials have stressed that there was no rift
Kabul – As the Taliban increased its attacks and military operations against the Afghan army and international forces present in the country, a spokesman for the US forces and the NATO Resolute Support mission, Bill Salvin, said on Monday that the US air force has tripled the number of airstrikes co
Jeddah – The Saudi cabinet praised on Monday the Saudi-American joint communiqué, which was issued at the conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the Kingdom. The cabinet also said that his visit has contributed to consolidating Saudi-US relations and promoting stability, security
Cairo – Libya’s eastern military commander General Khalifa Haftar again accused on Monday Qatar of supporting terrorist groups in Libya, while Egyptian and Libyan warplanes continued attacking positions and arms caches in several Libyan cities controlled by those groups. In a message add
Manama – The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) predicted that the non-oil sector will maintain its strong economic performance in supporting the domestic product in 2017. The board expected the non-oil sector to grow by 3 percent this year. The non-oil sector has been the major engine i
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks in Cairo with Russia’s foreign and defense ministers on ways to battle “terrorism”, his office said. A statement said the talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu focused
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a red line for France and would result in reprisals, Emmanuel Macron said on Monday during his first meeting as president of France with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Any use of chemical weapons would results in reprisals and an immediate ripo
French President Emmanuel Macron met Russia’s Vladimir Putin near Paris on Monday, promising some frank talking with the Kremlin leader after an election campaign in which his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere. Macron, who took office two weeks ago, has said dialogue with Russi
The United Nations expressed late on Sunday concern over the humanitarian situation of tens of thousands of civilians still caught behind ISIS lines as US-backed Iraqi government troops launched a new offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul. Up to 200,000 civilians in Mosul’s Old City a
Defying UN sanctions and US threats, North Korea test-fired on Monday a missile into Japan’s exclusive economic zone in a new provocative measure that will only fuel the tensions over its nuclear goals. It was the North’s third ballistic missile test in as many weeks and the 12 in 2016. US mil
Two people were killed and 18 wounded in the latest stabbing attack in China, state media reported. The suspected knife attacker, identified as Chen Guangliang, 30, was detained following Sunday afternoon’s attack along a roadway in Guizhou province, according to a statement posted on a local
PARIS — In the end the French election turned on the most unlikely of subjects: Europe. Yes, the ugly European duckling of 2016 politics — rejected by Britain, mocked by President Trump — ushered Emmanuel Macron into the Élysée Palace as France’s youngest president. Macron, throughout his campaign,
