The United States accused Syria on Monday of executing thousands of imprisoned political opponents and burning their bodies in a crematorium to hide the evidence, testing the US administration’s willingness to respond to atrocities, other than chemical weapons attacks, that it blames on Syria&
United States President Donald Trump received on Tuesday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, amid tensions over the US decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria that angered Ankara, a crucial partner in the US-led coalition against ISIS terrorists. The two leaders held talks over a number of regional
Iran’s reformist first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri, on Tuesday pulled out of this week’s presidential election and endorsed the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani, ISNA news agency reported. Jahangiri’s decision comes one day after Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from the
London – Chelsea are prepared to make Antonio Conte the highest-paid manager in their history and bankroll a lavish strengthening of his squad this summer as they seek to build on the team’s impressive Premier League title success. Conte, who signed a three-year deal worth around £6.5m-a-seaso
Ever since the advent of the iPhone and iPad, some people have been using their laptops a lot less. It made me wonder if I need one at all. So I asked Kimber Streams, who tests laptops at The Wirecutter, a product reviews website owned by The New York Times, for some advice. For people […]
London – The manager inherited a mess but has glued together a title-winning side with his tactical nous, fierce work ethic and by bringing back the fun. After an extended, processional run-in that started as a head-down sprint away from the peloton and settled into an imperious push from the
The defense minister of the Ivory Coast announced the end of the mutiny of soldiers who had been protesting in demand of better compensation and living conditions. Alain-Richard Donwahi said an agreement had been reached with the soldiers who have taken to the streets in protest in the country’
The announcement of the government of newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has been delayed to Wednesday, his office said on Tuesday. It was initially supposed to be unveiled on Tuesday, but his office explained that the delay will ensure that all future ministers had been thoroughly vette
A Saudi soldier was killed and five members of the security services were wounded after being attacked by extremists using an RPG in the Kingdom’s Qatif province, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry identified the soldier as Walid Gathian al-Shibani, according to a statement pu
Jeddah – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, received today an invitation from the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Japan. During a reception at Al-Salam palace, the Crown Prince received Japanese Ambassador to the Kingdom Norihiro Okuda, who hand
Gunmen from the suspected al-Shabaab militant group shot and killed a government official in northeast Kenya on Monday, announced the police. It said that militants from the Somali group burst into the administrative chief’s house and shot him dead late on Monday. The four attackers in military fati
Beirut – The Lebanese government will extend Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh’s term, which was due to expire this summer, a governmental source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The source said that during a cabinet session on Tuesday, Lebanese ministers would renew, for the sixth time, the governor’s term u
I don’t think anything angered extremist organizations and regimes more than the US President’s policy towards them. They were surprised by Donald Trump’s policy and quick action in the Middle East. As opposed to his predecessor, whose policy took a negative neutrality path and later tried to reconc
Kabul, Kandahar – Four Taliban insurgents were killed as they were planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a roadside in central Logar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior in a statement said: “Last night, four Taliban mine planters, including a local commander of Taliban, were
China’s President Xi Jinping voiced to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday his country’s commitment to help its neighbor achieve peace as fighting along their shared border forced thousands to seek refuge in China, state media said. Fighting in March in Myanmar prompted Beijing to call for a
Cologne- German prosecutors said they have charged a Syrian refugee with preparing an act of violence over allegations he had gathered bomb-making materials to commit an attack in Copenhagen. Stuttgart prosecutors said Monday the man was in possession of 17,000 matches, a package of fireworks, 17 ba
Aden – Yemeni ministry of health established a central operations room in the temporary capital Aden, and several sub-rooms and reception centers for cholera cases all over the country, according to Health Minister Undersecretary Ali al-Walidi. The government opened 40 centers in 15 governorates and
US President Donald Trump sparked new controversy after he was accused of disclosing highly classified information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their latest meeting. Trump revealed information about a planned ISIS operation, two US officials said on Monday, plunging the White Hou
Seoul- Washington and Tokyo have requested the Security Council to hold an emergency meeting, which could be held today in New York, according to what Uruguay delegation has announced. South Korea said on Monday it will send special envoys to the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and Germany to e
Cairo, London – United Nations envoy to Libya Martin Kobler announced on Monday that the international organization is preparing a roadmap to bring together all parties to the dialogue table in order to reach a solution to the country’s conflict. He said during a press conference from Tunisia where
