EU President Donald Tusk stressed on Saturday that Britain must first resolve the key divorce issues of “people, money and Ireland” before moving to talks on a post-Brexit trade deal. “Before discussing our future, we must first sort out our past,” Tusk said Saturday in a let
Tunisia- Tunisian Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts has announced that Qatar is investing more than 380 million dollars to develop two major tourism projects. Qatar will establish a number of tourism projects in Tunisia, some of which are under construction, including Qatari Diar’s $80 milli
Tel Aviv – Israel’s national cyber-security authorities briefed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a defense operation it completed on thwarting massive cyber espionage. The complexity in which the security breach was attempted suggests that an organized state-sponsored group stands behind i
British counter-terrorism police said on Friday they had disrupted an active terrorist plot after a woman was shot during an armed raid on a house in north London. Six suspects were arrested on terrorism-related charges, police said. The injured woman, who is in her 20s, was in serious but stable co
US President Donald Trump has said a “major, major conflict” with North Korea was possible over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as Washington tests China’s willingness to address the threat despite warnings from Beijing that the situation on the Korean peninsula could slip ou
New York – United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien briefed the UN Security Council on the exasperating humanitarian situation in Syria on Thursday. O’Brien’s speech focused on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in
The Afghan Taliban launched their annual “spring offensive” Friday, heralding fresh fighting in the drawn-out conflict as embattled security forces struggle to recover from last week’s devastating attack on a military base outside the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Operation Mansouri &
Brussels- Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon stated that an agreement has been reached with the Iraqi government in the field of security cooperation, especially regarding providing required information about foreign militants. The minister commented: “ISIS militants who will be captured in confli
Tal Aviv – Once Washington announced that US President Donald Trump intends to visit Israel end of May, right-wing officials started making up news and statements to put pressure on the US administration and Trump to implement the electoral promises for Jews, especially the promise to recogniz
London– The Yemeni government said that recent comments made by the UN envoy to Yemen on the truce and the upcoming negotiations were “good intentions”, calling on the envoy to convince the rebels to meet their previous commitments. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Yemeni Deputy Premier and
Riyadh – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday for two days, heading a delegation of high-ranking officials. German Ambassador to the Kingdom Dieter W. Haller said Merkel would discuss with the Saudi leadership issues of mutual interests. In remarks to Asharq Al-Aws
Cairo- Social and religious figures partaking in al Azhar’s peace forum in Cairo, Egypt denounced all damaging actions made by extremist groups in the name of self-styled religion. Forum attendees urged swift action on restoring the tolerant and forgiving image of Islam and all religions, a fact whi
New York- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as the head of the independent three-member panel to lead the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism that was established by Security Council Resolution 2235
Cairo- Roman Catholic Pope Francis will land in Egypt on Friday for a two-day visit where he will meet with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and religious leaders in the country, including Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb. The Pope will address an audience of 25,
London – Outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized the meddling of security bodies with the country’s economy. In a speech delivered three weeks ahead of Iran’s presidential elections, Rouhani underlined the influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), without naming i
Riyadh- Interior, foreign and defense ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Thursday the importance of enhancing joint action to avoid external interference in their internal affairs and prevent “harm to their national unity, incitement of sectarian tensions and support for t
Riyadh, Jeddah – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Jeddah from Riyadh on Thursday. The monarch was accompanied by a score of high-profile officials and royals such as Prince Khalid bin Fahd bin Khalid, Prince Mansour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Prin
Riyadh – The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced the martyrdom of two Saudi sergeants due to a landmine explosion and projectiles from the Yemeni territories that targeted a patrol of the border guards in Jazan Region. “The incident resulted in the martyrdom of Jaber Ahmad Yatimi and Vi
Riyadh- Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi released a set of orders on Thursday which saw the new appointment of four ministers, a deputy minister and the dismissal of another, who was referred to investigation. Judge Jamal Mohamed Omar was assigned to the ministry of justice, Dr. Moeen Abdelmal
For four decades Tehranis have heard so many weird slogans chanted in their streets that almost nothing comes as a surprise to them. And, yet, last week many Tehranis were surprised to hear a group of youths, all adorned with suitable beards, shouting: “Russian Embassy is a Nest of Spies!” “Nest of
