Ankara- The 11th edition of Antalya’s traditional Sand Sculpture Festival has kicked off on the Mediterranean coast of the Turkish city of Antalya. This year’s edition is themed “World’s Wonders and Mythology”. This festival lures thousands of visitors annually and has become one of the
Jeddah –Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, deputy prime minister and minister of interior, discussed with the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma means of strengthening bilateral relations in various fields, especially with regard to enhancing security cooperation
London – Alain Delon, 81, decided to conclude his career and to shoot his final movie with Juliette Binoche. Delon’s announcement came during the International Film Festival of Liege which honored him in Belgium. Delon took a ten-year break from cinema. The final character he played was Julius
Paris – French President-elect Emmanuel Macron will face major internal and global challenges represented in lowering unemployment rates, fighting terrorism and reforming the European Union. France faces high unemployment rates that have reached 10 percent, while terrorist attacks against the Europe
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to propose before a ministerial panel aimed at tackling a new parliamentary electoral law a “salvation” initiative that would resolve the dispute over the issue. Mustqabal Movement MP Oqab Saqr told Asharq Al-Awsat that the initiative is a “na
Cairo- The 11th ministerial meeting for Libya’s neighboring countries kicked off Monday in Algeria under the supervision of the Arab League and the United Nations. The agenda of this meeting includes important security files such as, extremist groups’ activities, illegal immigration and organized cr
Riyadh – President of the American University of Cairo said that higher education, especially in universities should play a major role in rationalizing youths and guiding them in the right direction through communication, cooperation, and problem solving. He considered that terrorist exploits
Riyadh – Heads of anti-corruption bodies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states adopted on Monday an anti-corruption index that meets global standards of fighting corruption. Bahrain’s deputy Interior Minister Major General Adel al-Fadel highlighted to Asharq Al-Awsat the importance of
Jeddah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent messages to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Iraqi President Fuad Masum and King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco inviting them to attend the Arab, Islamic and US Summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia. The message to E
Jeddah – The government of Saudi Arabia welcomed the joint statement issued by the recently held Saudi-Qatari Coordinating Council meeting. Ensuring the safety, security and stability of Arab people in the region, it mandates that reason prevails and conditions multilateral action to combating
Mainz, London – In the late 90s, the whole thing started with 176 colored faces. But today, these faces or emoticons known as “emojis” have exceeded 2,000 and more are added every day to cover more cultural fields. In fact, creative users can create their own emojis. Today, these small icons p
Mosul – A US military commander said on Monday that the ISIS terrorist organization was trying to drag international coalition forces into targeting civilians in the western side of the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul. Reuters quoted US Army Lieutenant Colonel James Browning as saying that ISIS fighte
London – Iran’s Chief of Army Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri threatened on Monday to strike Baluchi bases in Pakistani territories if Islamabad fails to control its borders and stop militant activities near the eastern border regions of the country. Baqeri said Tehran refuses to tol
Ramallah – The Hamas Movement published on Monday the names of some of its newly elected political bureau members, highlighting an increase in the presence of figures from its military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades. Days after the election of Ismail Haniyeh as the new president of the Movement’s politica
Tel Aviv – The Israeli Defense Ministry is set to soon start building a new fence along the Lebanese border to prevent any threat caused by the “infiltration of armed militants”. The decision came when Tel Aviv discovered a week ago a Lebanese young man in the Kiryat Shmona town after he infil
Campaigning for another term in office, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that his conservative election rivals’ era of “violence and extremism” was over. “We’ve entered this election to tell those practicing violence and extremism that your era is over,”
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said Monday citing survivors, in the latest such tragedy. The first involved an inflatable craft which left Libya early Friday with 132 people on board, only to start deflating a few hours l
Amman- Eight police officers were charged on Sunday with beating to death a young man in custody on Tuesday in Jiza, south of Amman, official sources said. Raed Amar, 18, was being held at Jiza police station for an alleged theft last week when he died in Badia police custody, allegedly as a result
Brussels-The term of Current Director of European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) Rob Wainwright will come to an end next January as Belgian media in Brussels on Sunday said that the Head of the Belgian Federal Police Force, Catherine De Bolle, is nominated to succeed the curr
Amman – The Jordanian Armed Forces announced on Sunday the launching of the 7th Eager Lion military drill, which is being held with the participation of the United States and more than 20 other Arab and foreign countries. In a news conference on Sunday, Director of joint training in the Jordanian Ar
