Riyadh – The Saudi Cabinet stressed the Kingdom’s permanent stance at the UN Security Council in its support to the Palestinian people to obtain their rights, including self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the occupied Palestine lands, including Jerusalem,
Paris – The world watched anxiously the results of the first round of French presidential elections given their consequences on the future of the European Union (EU) and France foreign policy in the Middle East. French electors have chosen the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right c
Spanish police arrested on Tuesday eight individuals suspected of ties with the terror cells that carried out the bombings in Brussels’ airport and subway in 2016. Police in the northeastern region of Catalonia said that the suspected extremists were detained during raids in five towns, including th
Algeria – The Algerian government has expressed discontent from the Moroccan accusations on manipulating the agony of Syrian refugees who have come to Algeria from Morocco in the past days through the borders closed since 23 years. A communique for the Algerian Foreign Ministry revealed that t
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said it would be “regrettable” if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to cancel a meeting with him in Israel in wake of his intention to meet with an Israeli rights group. Gabriel said it would be a “remarkable event, to put it mildly,”
Dammam- Oil giant Saudi Aramco has reviewed its program “IKTVA” and its role in the localization of industry and technology on the first day of the forum addressing means on pinpointing investment opportunities to SMEs. Organized and launched by the Dammam-based Asharqia Chamber, the for
Qamishli, Syria- Islam Maytat thought marrying an Afghan-British businessman was her ticket to a new life as a fashionista in London. Instead, she became a widow living under ISIS rule in Syria. At just 23, the young Moroccan spent three traumatic years in northern Syria under ISIS group’s so-called
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced that his country was making all necessary contacts to avert the issuance of new US sanctions on Hezbollah. During a meeting with a delegation from the Washington DC-based non-profit, the American Task Force for Lebanon, Aoun said the US Congress plan
Mosul – Nizar leans on his clutch as he walks among the rubble of what is left of the main building of Mosul University that lies in the eastern part of the embattled Iraqi city. He is part of a unit of four volunteers working relentlessly to bring the university back to life three months [&he
Riyadh – Newly appointed princes and ministers were sworn in before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh. They included Prince Hossam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Baha region; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Hail r
[inset_right]Guantanamo (Cuba) – A new round of pretrial sessions for prominent al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi got underway in Guantanamo Bay on Monday. The official trial is expected to start in a date to be specified by the court during the summer of 2018. The military court has charged
Riyadh – A high-profile international pledging conference for Yemen will kick off in Geneva on Tuesday, as part of the Humanitarian Response Plan 2017, in the presence of Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr. Held under the auspices of Switzerland and Germany, the conference is organized by t
Cairo – The Egyptian criminal court referred on Monday 20 suspects linked to the “Kerdassa massacre” to the grand mufti in a measure that precedes laying down the death penalty against them. On August 14, 2013, a month after former President Mohammed Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood, was overt
Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, met with Brett McGurk, US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. During the meeting, they discussed the developments on the war on ISIS, security and political developments i
London- It was an outstanding day for Kenya at the London Marathon as Daniel Wanjiru and record-breaking Mary Keitany stormed to victories. Keitany, recording her third London win to put alongside her trio of New York victories, set a new world record for a women’s only marathon of 2hr 17min 0
San Francisco, London – Based on the NASA data collected by the US Census Bureau over 20 years, a US researcher created a very detailed digital map to track the changing racial diversity in the United States. The zoomable map, developed by the scientist Tomasz Stepinski, shows at a glance how
Taiz- Undersecretary of the Human Rights Ministry in Yemen, Nabil Majid revealed that the number of detainees coercively held by coup militias is currently around 6,000. At least 73 of those incarcerated have died under torture according to the information the ministry received, Majid told Asharq Al
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis suggested on Monday that Russia may be providing weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan. He told a news conference in Kabul that the US must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan. Mattis and General J
Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, decorated at his office Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz with his new military rank as Lieutenant-General and Commander of the ground forces. The Deputy Crown Prince congratulated the Co
San Francisco, London – In documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars, the latest step emphasizing the company’s ambitions concerning autonomous vehicle technology. Apple acquired a permit to test sel
