Around 141 people have been killed in an attack on a southern air base in Libya, a spokesman for the east Libyan armed forces announced on Friday. The head of Libya’s United Nations-backed government suspended his defense minister pending an investigation into the incident. The attack at Brak
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis revealed on Friday that President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to “annihilate” ISIS in Syria in a bid to prevent escaped foreign jihaditss from returning to their home countries. The president has “directed a tactical shift from shoving I
The Saudi-US Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Forum kicked off in Riyadh on Saturday, under the slogan of “Partnership for Generations,” at the Four Seasons Hotel, reported the Saudi News Agency (SPA). The forum brings together a number of ministers and officials, more than 50 US companies
Jeddah, Aden, Taiz – Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southern Saudi province of Ar Rayn, well to the west of Riyadh late Friday. The area is open desert and there were no casualties. Air defense units “intercepted a ballistic missile that was launche
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused US President Donald Trump of promoting an interventionist policy that infringes on his socialist government’s sovereignty. He said in a scathing critique of the US leader on Friday to stop intervening and “get your pig hands out of here.”
Riyadh – Todd Buchholz, former White House director of economic policy, said that the presence of US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on Saturday indicates that the US administration will join efforts with Saudi Arabia to work against barbarism, manage Middle East affairs and besiege the Irani
Beirut – The Lebanese political powers are “living on the edge of the abyss” in their efforts to produce a new parliamentary electoral law a month away from the June 20 end date of the term of the current parliament. Despite the almost unanimous agreement on the need to devise a new law, the current
Riyadh- US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrived in Riyadh on Saturday on a historic visit to the Kingdom, where Trump met with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. A red carpet was rolled out and staircase rolled up at King Khalid International Airport to Air
Beirut- As expected, the sixth round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva ended on Friday without any breakthrough, while the opposition uncovered it has warned UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura from the “Iranian danger.” Opposition leader Colonel Fateh Hassoun told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday that h
Riyadh – Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad al-Awwad confirmed that US President Donald Trump’s choice of Saudi Arabia to be his first foreign stop since he took office stems from his recognition of the Kingdom’s status in the Muslim world, its international importance a
Riyadh- US diplomats and officers have asserted that the visit of President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia and the choice of the kingdom as the first foreign destination send a strong message to friends and foes that Washington will defend its allies and face enemies decisively. In remarks to Asharq A
London- An atmosphere of caution prevails in Iran after voters headed to the polls on Friday to elect their 12th president amid a tight fight between incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and his main challenger Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric and former prosecutor-general. During more than 10 hours,
Riyadh – Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, Saudi minister of environment, Water and Agriculture and chairman of the Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) board of directors, signed a deal to construct strategic dams in al-Sharaee in Mecca and al-Hada in al-Taif. The project aims to build 17 dams, each with
Moscow- Companies of digital industries, software and smart apps in Russia work on developing apps and programs that respond to the needs of Muslims in the country. The “Halal Guide” service is an app for smartphones and a program that provides Russians with information and instructions to find the
Tunisia- The latest data released by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries showed that the deficit in the food trade balance till April 2017 has increased by 58 percent compared to the first four months of last year. This deficit affected the export-import coverage rati
Ankara – Turkish army increased its reinforcements on the border with Syria amid confirmations of preparations for possible operations against US-backed Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). The army will be fully prepared to respond to any attack from there sites or any sites of Kurdistan
A first-time Saudi-US CEO Forum titled “Generations’ Partnership” will be held on May 20 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Four Seasons Hotel. Bringing together business leaders from across the Kingdom and the United States, the Saudi-US CEO Forum is a high-level one-day event designed to s
Killing at least 11 people, a suspected roadside detonated affecting a wedding convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, an official said. All 11 people belong to the same family, the local official said. Five women, five children and a man in a vehicle were killed and one woman and two men were woun
Held on Friday May 19, Iran’s presidential election is effectively a tight two-horse race between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Ebrahim Raisi, with major implications threatening relations with Washington. Whoever wins the presidential vote will influence not only Iran’
EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels next Thursday, the European Commission. “President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with (EU Council) President Donald Tusk, meets Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, in Brussels,
