A US warship has fired a warning flare at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel that refused to maintain distance in Gulf waters, a US spokesman said Wednesday. Guided-missile destroyer the USS Mahan had an “unprofessional interaction” with an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vess
Paris – In 2015, as terrorists fired into a crowd of terrified concertgoers in Paris, Xavier Jugele was outside the Bataclan, helping the wounded. He even attended the 19th-century building’s reopening concert last year. “I’m happy to be here,” Jugele told People. “It’s symbolic. We’re h
Before Donald Trump won the election in November we were warned: He is a Russian stooge. He is a fascist. He will upend the protocols and traditions that make governing possible. This is not normal. Now that we are approaching the 100-day mark, it’s worth noting that the president is defying t
London – It would be a great service indeed if Uefa ditched the Champions League anthem for the remainder of this season’s competition and replaced it with Dance of the Cuckoos, the theme tune from Laurel and Hardy. The players could still line up and listen to it with awed reverence, of cours
The prime minister of Hungary will appear before the European Union parliament to discuss the situation in his country after the adoption of some laws that have sparked its concern. Parliament’s plenary session in Brussels will be preceded Wednesday by the weekly meeting of the EU Commission&#
Munich- This two-story loft penthouse in the Alstadt district, in the heart of Munich, has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, two terraces and a balcony. The 2,906-square-foot apartment is in the Alter Hof, or Old Court, an area that served as the first fixed seat of the imperial government in Germany i
Casablanca – In response to the Algerian escalation, Morocco published photographs showing the involvement of the Algerian army in the Syrian refugee crisis on its borders. The images shown on the Medi1TV channel, taken from the Moroccan side of the borders, revealed Algerian military trucks a
Riyadh – The joint Jordanian-Saudi military drill “Abdullah 5”, which kicked off last week, continued in Jubail Wednesday by the Royal Saudi Navy’s Eastern Fleet and Jordan’s Special Operation Forces. The Abdullah 5 drill between the Jordanian and Saudi armed forces is part of a series o
Baghdad – Following its oil revenues loss in Nineveh, ISIS is resorting to drug dealing to increase its funds, according to a top intelligence official. Drug dealing became the primary source to supply the terrorist organization with money, he added, saying that Anbar governorate is hub for this tra
Riyadh – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir stressed during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad has no place in Syria’s future. He reiterated Riyadh’s stance that Assad needs to leave, either through the political option
Dubai – Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of Emirates Airline and Group said that decreasing the number of flights to the United States is temporary and based on supply and demand. He also added in a press conference held in
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met in Riyadh on Wednesday with Brett McGurk, the US president’s envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, they reviewed the latest develop
South Korea announced Wednesday the installation of key parts of a contentious US missile defense system meant to counter the North hours after Pyongyang displayed its military power. South Korea said in a statement Wednesday that unspecified parts of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system,
Riyadh- President of Saudi Arabia’s National Society of Human Rights (NSHR) Mufleh al Qahtani revealed that the body he chairs has assigned local lawyers to look into cases put forth by plaintiffs before courts and judicial departments. “Despite the positive cooperation we have with law firms
The number of migrants seeking asylum in European Union states more than doubled in 2016 when compared to 2015, the bloc’s statistics office Eurostat said on Wednesday Just over 700,000 refugees were granted asylum in 2016 compared to about 330,000 in 2015, it said. The majority of those grant
Beirut – Over eight medical centers, including Civil Defense positions, have been bombarded by Syrian regime and Russian fighter jets in Syria’s Idlib in April as they intensified their military campaign in the northern region. Head of Civil Defense in Idlib Mustapha al-Hajj Youssef described the me
London – The US President’s agenda for Tuesday was packed with political activities with internal and external ramifications including tensions with the Canadian government, criticism over “lying” media, and his speech on the holocaust remembrance day. Like every day, Trump began his 96th day of the
US President Donald Trump is proposing to slash the corporate income tax rate and offer multinational businesses a steep tax break on overseas profits brought into the United States as Washington struggles with mounting debt. With financial markets eagerly anticipating a White House tax plan, Trump
Taiz – Yemen’s health ministry condemned the unwarranted confiscation of medical equipment belonging to the dialysis center affiliated with al-Thawra hospital in the Taiz governorate. Iran-aligned Houthis militias had stormed the center, looting its supplies and equipment. Such a criminal act
Paris – Rapprochement with Russia is one of the most important aspects of far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s foreign strategy. Even though she was not the only candidate to follow this approach, she is the most committed to it and she had paid a visit to Moscow at the end of Mar
