Berlin – For the fifth time in a row, foreign nationals with a German nationality set a record by reaching 18.5 million living in Germany by the end of 2016, which is about a fifth of the German population. It is the highest number of foreigners in the country’s history amid a period of econom
Brazilian striker Neymar is leaving Barcelona FC, announced the club on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. His new destination has not been revealed, but he has recently been heavily linked to a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Earlier on Wednesday, Neymar arrived at the team’s
Amman- The Jordanian parliament on Tuesday voted to repeal article 308 that allowed a rapist to escape punishment if he married his victim, knowing that the Parliament has been rejecting to revoke it since two decades. Prime Minister Hani Mulki stressed that the government is committed to abolishing
Cairo – Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni stressed on Tuesday that a potential Italian mission dispatched to Libya to back its coast guard would be aimed at controlling the border against human trafficking. On its Twitter account, the Italian embassy in Libya quoted Gentiloni as saying that an army ca
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said there would be no retreat in the face of terrorism in all its aspects and organizations. “The Lebanese army along with the security bodies will be in permanent readiness to confront threats. Lebanon has been a pioneer in its war against terror; our army h
The Kuwait Foreign Ministry denied on Wednesday a recent Reuters report that alleged that the country’s territorial waters were being used to transfer Iranian weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels. A source from the ministry stressed that Kuwait’s territorial waters were under the complete control of its
Tel Aviv – Thousands Jews arrived on Tuesday to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall to commemorate the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av. Under intensified police protection, hundreds of far-right religious Israelis were able to enter the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. Tisha B’Av notably commemorates the destruction of t
Cairo – The trial of 66 suspects on charges of forming an armed group in Egypt kicked off at a criminal court on Tuesday. The suspects, who are affiliated with the ISIS terrorist organization, were seeking to form a branch of the group in Upper Egypt. They were plotting to stage attacks against Chri
Dubai – The economic procedures taken by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain against Qatar are permissible in case a country’s national security was violated, announced Jouma’a al-Kit, assistant under secretary for foreign trade at the UAE Ministry of Economy. Commenting on Qatari’s legal comp
Riyadh- An Algerian diplomat confirmed the importance of the visit made by Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Qader Msahel to Saudi Arabia on Monday. In a phone call with Asharq Al-Awsat, he pointed out that the visit comes as a continuation of the path of bilateral relations, stressing that
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that despite Japan’s accelerating economy, further structural reform is needed to finally leave behind years of on-off deflation The IMF highlighted concerns over price movements and public debt as it noted the mixed record of Prime Minister Shin
Britain’s interior minister has warned Internet giants Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube to step up efforts to counter or remove content that incites militants. Home Secretary Amber Rudd issued her challenge as she arrived in Silicon Valley in California on Tuesday. After four militant
Jeddah- Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has received in Yamamah Palace Tuesday princes, scholars, ministers and a group of citizens who came to greet him. The reception was attended by Prince Khaled al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, adviser to the Custodian of
Ankara – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned on Tuesday recent provocative acts by the Israeli occupation authorities at the al-Aqsa Mosque. The OIC executive committee, in a statement issued at the conclusion of its extraordinary meeting at the level of foreign mi
London – Moscow exerted on Tuesday major pressure on opposition factions fighting in Homs and urged them to sign a “de-escalation” agreement for the city’s countryside to be inked in Cairo similar to what happened during the Damascus Ghouta truce. However, choosing Egypt as a sponsor for the t
Gaza – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah said his government was ready to work in Gaza Strip, stressing that there would neither be an independent state in Gaza nor would a Palestinian State be established without it. Hamdallah called on Hamas Movement, which has been controlling Gaza for
One man from four who were arrested over the weekend over an alleged terrorist plot to bomb a plane traveling from Australia has been release, police announced on Wednesday. The 50-year-old, named by his lawyer as Adbul Merhi, was arrested after five homes were raided in the city of Sydney on Saturd
Cairo – A new initiative launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to fortify the country against terrorism has drawn large popular support, in parallel with a presidential order to initiate large investment projects in the country’s two largest areas on the northeastern and northwestern b
Beirut: Efforts exerted by the Lebanese authorities to ease the implementation of the second phase of an agreement between “Hezbollah” and “al-Nusra Front” did not succeed in removing the obstacles hindering the release of Lebanese hostages held by the militant group in exchange of the evacuation of
Jeddah- Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks on Tuesday with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa on bilateral relations, in addition to latest regional and international developments, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). King Hamad reiterated Bahrain’s u
