Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s visit to Tripoli on Thursday was significant seeing as it was the first of its kind to the northern city since his appointment to his position. It also marked the first time he headed to the city since his Mustaqbal Movement’s defeat in last year’s muni
Algeria- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named a new cabinet on Thursday, changing key figures, including Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa and replacing him by state gas agency chief Mustapha Guitouni. The minister of national solidarity and family and the minister of communications were
London- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards revealed on Thursday the country’s third underground factory for the production of ballistic missiles, challenging the international community once again. Iran’s head of the Republican Guard’s airspace division Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Thursday from the ci
Tel Aviv – US envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, who arrived in the region recently, is attempting to push Palestinians and Israelis towards a new equation that will pave the way for the resumption of peace negotiations, revealed political sources in Ramallah and Tel Aviv. Palestinian and Is
Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Thursday with a number of European Union leaders and officials in Brussels where they confronted him with human rights files following ten months of tense relations and disputes. Turkish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that relations between
Beirut – Lebanon’s Amal Movement, which is headed by Speaker Nabih Berri, has described the ongoing failure to agree on a parliamentary electoral law as “the most dangerous crisis that is currently hitting the country.” Allowing for a parliamentary vacuum would lead to toppling the republic, it said
Paris- Within few months, the arrondissement 13 in Paris has turned into an outdoor art gallery. The walls of its buildings feature large-sized paintings of different artistic styles. The arrondissement located to the southeast of Paris includes a bouquet of old residential neighborhoods, surroundin
London, Brussels, Moscow – A NATO-style alliance for the Middle East was discussed on Thursday during a NATO summit, attended by US President Donald Trump in the Belgian capital Brussels, where leaders agreed to further discuss the so-called “Middle East Treaty Organization” METO that would ma
Manchester – London, British authorities arrested eight suspects on Thursday in the investigation into Monday’s bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in the city of Manchester that left 22 people dead and 75 injured. One suspect was arrested in the suburb of Wigan in the greater Manchester area,
London- One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years, according to the latest release of “Atlas of Human Planet 2017” prepared by the European Commission Joint Research Centre. In a press release, Atlas pointed out that around one
Bangkok- An official in the Thai Marine and Coastal Resources Department said a mass of corals that was stolen from a tourism island in Thailand, has been found submerged in the sea when a group of tourists embarked in a diving trip in the island of Koh Wiang earlier this week. According to the Germ
Riyadh- The King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRELIEF), in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the launching of a major project to combat and contain cholera in Yemen. Upon the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, K
London- A study conducted in Denmark has said eating small portions of chocolate each week may reduce risks of a common and dangerous disorder in heartbeats. Researchers found that compared with people who ate chocolate less than once a month, the risk of atrial fibrillation was 10 percent lower amo
Yes, collective missteps happen. But if anything, history shows how hard it is to get scientists to agree in the first place. Following the pack is not part of the scientific method. The point is to follow the evidence. And that leaves room for ambiguity in interpreting the survey results showing th
London – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt blocked on Wednesday Qatari media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, in response to recent comments by Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in which he purportedly attacked US foreign policy, called for cooperation with Iran and u
When Leon Britton was pulling the strings at the Stadium of Light last weekend, a journalist on the BBC’s rolling blog accused Sunderland of making the Swansea City midfielder look like Andrea Pirlo. Robbie Britton, who is a Team GB ultra-marathon runner and the Swansea player’s cousin, picked up on
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz expressed Saudi Arabia’s strong denunciation of the terrorist act that took place in the British city of Manchester, noting that it contradicts the principles and ethics of Islamic religion. In a telephone call to the British
Dubai – Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki said that his country has adopted a strategy to stimulate economic growth for the years 2018-2022, based on the vision of King Abdullah II to provide Jordanians with a stable and safe society. In an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, the prime min
The difference between al-Qaeda and ISIS is in the techniques. Qaeda has almost disappeared because it decided to stop using the internet and modern technology after it realized this could expose it. ISIS, on the other hand, as a secret group, became known as a result of technology and published mos
Beirut- The much-anticipated opening of the “Yellow House”- Beit Beirut has been postponed despite the completion of renovations. The Yellow House is also known as the “Barakat building” after the family that lived in it before the war. Its façade covered with bullet holes tells the story of a long
