Manama – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan have voiced their support to efforts deployed by Bahraini authorities to preserve the country’s security and stability, in the wake of a targeted security operation in the region of Diraz. “The security and stability of the brotherly Kingdom of Bahr
Algiers — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who was housing minister, the new prime minister, replacing Abdelmalek Sellal in the wake of parliamentary elections. The president’s office, quoted by national news agency Algeria Press Service (APS
Copenhagen, London- Researchers from Denmark and Australia found that newborn humpback whales can whisper when they need their mothers’ protection. Adult whales are known to communicate with each other’s through loud songs. Simone Videsen, from the University of Aarhus in Denmark and lead author of
Ankara- For the first time in the world, Turkish surgeons made a successful ear transplant in a human. The young man from Gaziantep, southern Turkey who underwent the implantation was born without ears. A team from the medicine school of Gaziantep University succeeded in transplanting the left ear f
Moscow – Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu underlined the presence of constructive coordination with Israel to reduce tensions in south Syria, stressing that the priority was to draft a new Syrian constitution during the upcoming Astana meetings. Addressing the Russian parliament on Wednesda
It was interesting that the arrival of the US president Donald Trump in Riyadh in his first foreign visit since taking office should coincide with the election of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for a second term. Avoiding the temptation of ‘conspiracy theory’, I reckon it was very much in the inter
Eight police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicles hit roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Kenya’s restive northeast close to the Somali border. The first explosion claimed three lives early Wednesday morning while the second killed five later in the afternoon. “Unfo
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday the ISIS-claimed Manchester bombing proved the need for NATO allies to cooperate more closely and share information swiftly to confront terrorism. Erdogan said member states of the military alliance must acknowledge they faced the same threats. Tur
Two blasts rocked a bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties, police said. “There were two blasts at around 9:00 pm (1400 GMT), close to each other, there are three victims,” East Jakarta police chief Andry Wibowo told TV station MetroTV, without
Riyadh- A decline in Saudi Arabia’s first quarter budget deficit highlights the positive fiscal impact of higher oil prices on the country, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday. The agency expects that the fiscal deficit will continue to fall on the back of higher oil prices and a partial implementat
Riyadh-The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) unified selective excise tax and the unified value-added tax (VAT) agreements have come into effect after ratification by the UAE. The General Secretariat of the GCC has received the UAE’s ratification documents for the two agreements. In a statement
London – Michy Batshuayi has admitted frustration at his peripheral role at Chelsea but believes the experience of his first season in English football will benefit his career in the future. The Belgium international moved to Stamford Bridge last summer from Marseille for £33m after rejecting
With six years of ongoing negligence of a key ally and overlooking Iranian interference to its record, US former president Barack Obama’s foreign policy chipped away at Bahrain’s security the most. Following the Bahrain 2011 unrest and pursuant demands of overthrowing its monarchy, the Obama adminis
Riyadh – Saudi Ministry of Housing has launched electronic platform for granting sales and leasing licenses on the map, organizing relations between real estate developers and specialists in this field, submitting complaints, investigating these complaints and connecting the e-platform databas
At least 34 migrants drowned on Wednesday after their overloaded vessel capsized in the Mediterranean, the Italian coast guard and a humanitarian worker said. The migrants were on a wooden boat carrying between 500 and 700 people and were just 20 nautical miles off the Libyan coast when the accident
Syrian forces said on Wednesday they had killed ISIS’ “minister of war” among other senior figures in the terrorist organization in operations in northern Syria. A Syrian source cited by regime media identified the war minister as Abu Musab al-Masri, without saying exactly when or where
Aden- Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Dr. Mohammad Askar stressed the importance of achieving permanent peace based on clear references and foundations. “The Gulf initiative and its mechanisms, outcomes of the national dialogue and the Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 2216” are
Saudi Arabia stressed on Wednesday its support to the measures taken by Bahrain to preserve its security. An official source at the Foreign Ministry said that “the security and stability of the brotherly Kingdom of Bahrain is an integral part of the security and stability of the Kingdom of Saudi Ara
Pope Francis received US President Donald Trump at the Vatican on Wednesday for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. Under clear blue skies, Trump, who exchanged sharp words with the pope during the US election campaign last year, received a tribute from the Swiss Guard in
Beirut– German Foreign Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel stressed his country’s commitment to supporting a political process in Syria, during a meeting on Tuesday in Berlin with Riad Hijab, the General Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee of the Syrian opposition. Gabriel welcomed efforts de
