Riyadh – Fourteen European states will present trade opportunities to Saudi investors in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, in a move seen as a chance to evaluate the size of productive cooperation between the Kingdom and Europe within the framework of Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri launched on Tuesday the first phase of the Religious Cultural Tourism Project during a ceremony, entitled “Celebrating our diversity”, held at the Grand Serail in Beirut. Hariri stressed during the launch “the importance of this form of tourism in that it
Cairo- Cairo Criminal Court rejected on Tuesday the appeal filed by Mubarak-era former Minister of Interior Habib El-Adly on the adjudication of seven years in prison for the accusation of embezzling the ministry of interior funds. The sentence has not been executed since Adly’s place of resid
Baghdad- Iraqi authorities announced on Tuesday that ISIS militants based in Western Mosul are cornered now that 90 percent of the city has been liberated by Iraqi forces. Iraqi forces have dislodged ISIS from all but 12 square kilometers of Mosul, a military spokesman said after planes dropped leaf
London- Intellectuals, religious preachers and a number of politicians, who attended the “Tolerance in Islam” conference organized by the Muslim World League (MWL), requested exposing corrupt self-styled interpretations on the Al Wala’ Wal Bara'(loyalty and disavowal) creed. Terrorist extremis
Paris – North Korea may have been behind the global cyberattack that has been affecting tens of thousands of government companies and institutions since Friday, experts said. In the first clues of the origin of the massive ransomware attacks, Google researcher Neel Mehta posted computer code that sh
London – Iran’s vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri said on Tuesday he is dropping out from the May 19 presidential election to support his ally, outgoing President Hassan Rouhani. After Jahangiri’s announcement, there are four candidates left out of the six chosen by the Iranian Guardian Council t
Ankara – Turkish diplomatic sources said that Ankara would fail to agree with Washington on two key issues, including the extradition of Turkish preacher Muhammed Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Turkish authorities of plotting last year’s coup attempt, and the Pentagon’s armament of Kurdish YPG m
A top US Navy commander on Wednesday pushed for a “sense of urgency” over North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, as the UN Security Council met behind closed doors to discuss tightening sanctions on Pyongyang. North Korea on Sunday launched what appeared to be its longest-r
Jeddah – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and minister of interior, ordered the adoption of the Ramadan Project, which is prepared by the Saudi National Campaign to Support Syrian People. The Crown Prince is also General Supervisor of Saudi Relief Campaigns. This project
Washington, London- In Henderson Island, humans do not exist. Yet, the density of trash is the highest recorded anywhere in the world. The uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is littered with over 38 million plastic pieces of trash weighing an estimated 17.6 tons. Every day, 27 add
Doha – Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Emiri Diwan in Qatari capital, Doha, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. At the outset of the meeting, FM Jubeir conveyed greetings of the
Aden, Jeddah- A Yemeni official army spokesman revealed on Tuesday that a new plan has been developed to retake the key port city of Hodeidah from insurgency control. Iran-backed militias will soon be dislodged from their Red Sea coast bastion, the army spokesman said. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, B
Berlin – The German government asserted its support to peace efforts in Yemen, according to international agreements, and maintaining security, stability and unity of the war torn country. Following a meeting with Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr in Berlin on Tuesday, German
Cologne, Germany – On World Stroke Day on the 10th of May, Germany launched an initiative “shot versus shot” which stands for golf playing for people who suffered from strokes. The Deutsche equivalent for “stroke” is “schlaganfall” from which the initiative’s name was inspired. Hundreds of peo
Riyadh – Under the headline of “Together we Prevail,” Saudi Arabia will host US President Donald Trump and the leaders and representatives of 55 Islamic countries on May 20 and 21 in 48 hours of dialogue that will change the rules of the game. Saudi Arabia launched a website that contains informatio
Beirut- The summer season in Lebanon thrives with more than 1,000 festivals. Remarkably, the organizers of these festivals across Lebanon decided to mimic the big festivals like Beiteddine, Byblos, Jounieh, and Baalbeck known with their varied and fine programs. Ghalboun, Jezzine, Dbayeh, and BeitMi
Washington – White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster rejected reports that US President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian officials during a meeting last week. Addressing reporters on Monday evening, McMaster said: “The story that came out tonight, as reporte
Beirut, Geneva- UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura sought on Tuesday to achieve a breakthrough in the “negotiations stalemate” by suggesting a new mechanism on legal and constitutional issues, but opposition forces expressed their reservations on the proposal. A leading opposit
Tunisia- The UNESCO organized a cultural event in its headquarters in Paris to recall the qualification of the “Dougga” historic site in Tunisia. The event aimed at promoting the historic heritage reserve of Tunisia and its history among the cultural and tourism circles worldwide. The program of the
