Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has called for the Islamist opposition movement “Movement for a Society of Peace” MSP to rejoin the government after five years of abandoning it. Algeria’s new cabinet is scheduled to be formed on May 23, the “National People’s Assembly” (upper chamber o
Rabat- Moroccan police have arrested six people on suspicion of belonging to the ISIS terrorist organization in the cities and towns of Casablanca, Tangier, Tetouan, Marrakesh and Safi. The preliminary investigation found that the suspects have promoted for ISIS and vowed to carry out terrorist atta
Manama- Bahrain’s national center for communication confirmed Wednesday that the military judiciary is, for the first time since the constitutional amendment, trying three terror suspects. The National Communications Centre (NCC) said the military judiciary will consider a case against three individ
Beirut – Lebanon’s political scene witnessed on Wednesday a direct and unprecedented dispute between President Michel Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri over the ongoing electoral law crisis. Referring to a law proposed by Free Patriotic Movement leader and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Berri on Wednesd
Cologne (German)- German police backed by anti-terror units raided homes in four states on Wednesday, targeting ISIS sympathizers, authorities said. Prosecutors said the suspects are believed to be connected to Abdul Rahman A.K., a Syrian arrested in 2016 who was suspected of planning a bombing atta
London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned against efforts to change the regime’s “behavior”, saying that they would pave the way for toppling the system. In remarks on Wednesday, Khamenei also said that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May 19 would be dealt with harshly.
Riyadh – Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance admitted to having some problems with the mosques’ renovations contracts, but stated a plan has been devised to overcome this issue, according to Minister Sheikh Salih Al al-Sheikh. Addressing the 36th ordinary session of the Council in t
Paris – Despite his sweeping victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, elected French president Emmanuel Macron’s job will not be easy, the way carved to the Élysée Palace is not a bed of roses. After the excitement of winning simmers, Macron’s task on overcoming two challenges needs to
Hammam al-Alil camp, Iraq- Thousands more people are fleeing Mosul every day since Iraqi troops began their push into the last ISIS-held areas of the city last week, with food and water running out and the fighting killing increasing numbers of civilians, Reuters reported. More than 22,000 people ha
Dammam – Relevant authorities have commenced destruction of Al-Masoura Neighborhood in the town of Awamiyah – in the Kingdom’s Eastern province – in the presence of security bodies to ensure safety of engineers and workers who have started destroying the neighborhood composin
Khobar– A Saudi official said the Kingdom was planning to privatize four sectors this year, including the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, a power generation company under Saudi Electricity Co., grain silos and sports clubs. In an interview with Bloomberg News published on Wednesday, Saudi Arabi
Cairo – Libya has recaptured its momentum in the oil market after its oil and gas production has exceeded one million barrels per day. OPEC’s member states are worried that Libyan gains could undermine the organization’s efforts in reducing the global oil supply. Mustafa Sanalla, the cha
FIFA’s decision to remove its ethics team was a “setback” in the fight against corruption, as “hundreds” of cases of possible wrongdoing, some involving senior officials, were being probed, ousted investigator Cornel Borbely said on Wednesday. World football’s gov
Jeddah- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah on Wednesday visiting Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The two leaders held a session of official talks during which they reviewed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them, said Saudi Press
London – House prices in Britain recorded their first quarterly decline in more than four years. Prices’ decline in April in particular came unlike all forecasts, which highlights a sharp regression in the British properties market’s activity. Prices fell by 0.2% in the Q1 2017 compared to the
Beirut- Lebanon’s “Byblos International Festival” joined its peers and called for tax reduction. Taxes imposed on the Lebanese festivals acquire 37 percent of their revenues. Organizers concerned about a new addition of taxes. These concerns were expressed by the head of the International Bybl
Riyadh – Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Wednesday that the Kingdom and the World Bank would cover 60 percent of a $500 million food aid package, proposed by the Bank to assist the Yemeni population. Riyadh hosted on Wednesday an international meeting on ways to provide support for
Former FBI director James Comey said in a farewell letter to colleagues that he will “be fine,” CNN reported Wednesday, as White House officials said he had infuriated President Donald Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony. Comey was abruptly dismissed Tuesday by the Republican presid
President Donald Trump urged Russia to “rein in” Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad during a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, the White House said on Wednesday. “Trump emphasized the need to work together to end the conflict in Syria, in particular, under
South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In and US President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on “close cooperation” in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Seoul’s presidential office said. In their first phone call since Moon’s inauguration, the two lead
