Riyadh – The Saudi Shura Council has endorsed the draft Selective Tax Scheme (STS) which will be submitted to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in compliance with Shura Council regulations. In the past week, the council heard the report of the Financial Co
Riyadh – The Gulf private sector is looking to have a greater role, along with the public sector, in partnerships with Britain, through a Gulf-British Conference on Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors, which will be held in London on Wednesday. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper,
Cairo – A court in Egypt has acquitted eight persons, including a US-Egyptian citizen Aya Hijazi, after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to kidnapping children, sexually abusing them and using them in protests. The verdict came just under two weeks after Egypt’s President Abd
London – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized registering candidacy for the presidential elections by individuals who lack required criteria – he considered what happened in the past days “here” as “a worldwide scandal and an a mockery of the regime.” According to Iran’s official
Beirut – Syrian opposition is setting the final touches on the documents it received from Russia during the Astana talks. Meanwhile, the opposition factions are yet to determine whether they will participate in the fourth round of talks during the next month in Kazakhstan. The participation will be
Riyadh – Chairman of Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko lauded the important role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in the region to promote in
Riyadh – King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid has provided health and medical services to millions of Yemenis affected by the crisis. A statement published via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the center has carried out a number of health and medical projects both inside Yemen a
Kuwait – Kuwait’s First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said his country fully supported efforts deployed by the Kingdom of Bahrain to fight terrorism. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled received Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalif
Seoul, Washington – Few hours after North Korea executed its failed missile launch experiment, US President Donald Trump’s Security Adviser Herbert McMaster said that US is working with its allies, the Chinese authorities, to develop a range of options to deal with North Korea. Speaking on ABC
Los Angeles – A new study has warned from an increase in patients neck and upper back pain due to prolonged use of smartphones, according to Reuters Health. The agency said that spine surgeons have reported an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain, likely related to poor posture during
Ankara – Turks voted on Sunday in favor of the constitutional amendments proposed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – these amendments would change the country’s regime from a parliamentary to a presidential one. More than 51% voted “yes” for the amendments while 48% voted against them
Berlin – The cricket bat swings through the air and the little yellow ball sails through the gym, past several fielders, and smacks against the wall. Batsman Sadeeq Shinwari smiles with satisfaction. Together with a group of other refugees from Afghanistan, the 20-year-old has founded a cricke
Cairo – Experts and observers expect the biggest economies of the world to see an escalating, or at least a stable, growth in 2017. The tough economic situation that dominated the world over the past six years is about to end, and more recovery and prosperity are on the road, according to a no
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Sunday, President of Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries and prospects of bilater
More than 300 media figures and people of influence from across the world have gathered in London to partake in the launch of Swatch company’s new collection of watches “Skin”. The special gallery at The Strand street was the perfect location to organize an astonishing evening that focused on
Germany- Media reports in Germany have revealed that demand of individuals and companies on electric cars has kept declining, despite all the privileges given to motivate people on purchasing eco-friendly vehicles. According to a local economic newspaper specialized in automotive news, out of a tota
For a reminder of how new administrations can quickly get into trouble in foreign policy, consider that Monday, April 17, marks the anniversary of the catastrophic Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. Bad things can happen to good presidents, and vice versa. President Trump, af
Paris — France seems ready to vent the slow-ripening anger in an election that could see the extreme right return to power for the first time since the 1940s and Europe revert to a turbulence not seen since that epoch. If Marine Le Pen of the National Front wins, she says she will take France [&hell
Washington – US President Donald Trump’s administration declined to name any major trading partner as a currency manipulator in a highly anticipated report on Friday, backing away from a key Trump campaign promise to slap such a label on China. The semi-annual US Treasury currency report did,
Kandahar – Here in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the brief minute stopped at the light is often intimate. A man reaches back to make sure the groceries he tied to the rear rack don’t fall. A child wrapped around his father’s waist adjusts his falling sandal. A woman fixes her burqa, making sure it co
