Washington – Former US President Bill Clinton is working with writer James Patterson on a novel called “The President is Missing,” which will be published next year, according to Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and Hachette Book Group. Reuters reported the publishers’ statement issued o
Cologne – Germany announced on Tuesday the arrest of two Syrians on suspicion of belonging to terrorist organizations. The General Prosecution announced in a statement that counter-terrorism units arrested the two men for allegedly belonging to foreign terror groups. One is suspected of carrying out
London- Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani and his hardline opponent Ebrahim Raisi exchanged on Tuesday heavy criticism, 48 hours ahead of the third and last presidential debate between candidates running for this month’s elections. While Rouhani said those criticizing the unemployment crisis have th
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has apparently succeeded in setting up the basis of an agreement over a new electoral law that would be based on the proportional system. One week before the scheduled parliamentary session on May 15, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a consensu
Manama – Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi reiterated his country’s commitment to support Bahrain and preserve the safety and security of Arab Gulf States. Sisi concluded his visit to Bahrain on Tuesday, after meeting with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with whom he discussed strong and histor
Jeddah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at al-Salam palace on Tuesday a number of princes, scholars, and citizens who came to greet him. At the outset of the reception, they all listened to a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. The audience was attended by
Ankara – The General Prosecution in Turkey’s Istanbul city completed the indictment against the perpetrator of the attack against a nightclub in the city of New Year’s Eve that left 39 people dead and 69 wounded. Prosecutors have demanded 40 life sentences and 2,397 days in jail against Uzbekistan c
Ankara, Washington– The White House has announced supplying arms to Kurdish fighters to support an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS in a major shock to US-Turkish relations ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington later this month. Despite Turkey’s strong o
London- Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press. The ads, in papers including The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph, carry a list of 10 things to look out for when deciding if a story is genuine. The new procedures include c
South Koreans elected liberal Moon Jae-in as president and was sworn in office on Wednesday, vowing to address North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and ease tense ties with Washington and Beijing. In his first speech as president, he said he would immediately begin efforts to defuse security tensions on
London– Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad on Tuesday following threats by Iran’s military chief of staff to carry out strikes inside Pakistani territory on suspected bases of militants. Islamabad strongly denounced the warnings of Iranian Armed Forces Chief-of-
Riyadh- Saudi Research and Marketing Group’s general assembly held an extraordinary session in Riyadh on Tuesday. The group reviewed its work schedule, then voted on each enlisted item. All general assembly members had approved the schedule as whole after it was thoroughly discussed. Earlier this we
Jeddah – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and minister of interior, chaired at al-Salam palace in Jeddah on Tuesday a meeting of the council of political and security affairs. The gatherers were briefed on the political and security situations covering a number of areas a
Bonn, Washington- As the “Paris Agreement” anticipated the final decision of President Donald Trump, delegates participating in an international meeting on climate change in Germany were concerned about the possible US withdrawal from the deal. On Tuesday, delegates from a total of 196 countries kic
London- South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai survived an attempted assassination on Tuesday when a group of gunmen attacked his convoy en route to the capital Juba. Deng Gai went unharmed. However, three of his bodyguards were wounded. “Unidentified gunmen have opened heavy fire after l
Berlin, London- During long flights, which take ten hours or more, most passengers sleep, especially that some longer flights may take around 18 hours. Certainly, pilots and flight attendents also need some hours of rest, even if they cannot sleep. Marcus Fahl, spokesman to the German Pilots’ Syndic
Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that he was ready to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under the auspices of US President Donald Trump. Abbas noted he had informed Trump of his decision during their meeting at the White House last week. “We told him t
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI director James Comey, ousting the man heading a probe into whether his aides colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 US election. His move ignited a political firestorm. Under Comey’s leadership, the FBI concluded that President Vladimir Putin approved
A tunnel was damaged on Tuesday at a plutonium handling facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leading authorities to evacuate some workers at the site and instruct others to take cover, federal officials said. Workers in one building were evacuated, and others in the immed
China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions. The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to “raise the operational capability of the armed f
