South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Monday accused some protesters of racism after marches last week that drew tens of thousands of people demanding his resignation, while the opposition announced plans for a new protest. More than 60,000 people marched in South African cities on Friday in largel
Spanish authorities apprehended a Russian computer expert on Monday under suspicions of alleged involvement in the hacking of United States presidential election campaign. Piotr Levashov, was arrested at Barcelona airport on Friday, has been singled out by the United States for extradition in a requ
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to launch nearly 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Al Shayrat air base, from which the Syrian air force flew to drop chemical weapons on the town of Khan Sheikhoun earlier this week, was swift and purposeful. No doubt, the horrific nature of the attack moved
Samantha Power should send a thank-you note to Donald Trump. Power made her reputation as the author of “A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.” It persuasively argued that the US has a special responsibility to protect potential victims of genocide. Barack Obama liked the
Dammam-Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan told a meeting at the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce that the government will fund the private sector with 53 billion dollars in the next four years. Jadaan highlighted that, to achieve the economic vision for 2030, the non-oil sector should ach
The United States will stand up to aggressors who harm civilians and hold them accountable, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday, days after the US military unexpectedly attacked Syria. Opening his visit to Italy, Tillerson traveled up a winding mountain road to Sant’Anna di Stazzem
Riyadh-Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources launched an initiative to develop the mining sector in the country to increase the contribution of the this sector to the GDP and create more than 25,000 job opportunities by 2020. The initiative comes within the fourth track in the Min
Sweden on Monday observed a minute of silence for the victims of last week’s truck attack by a man whom police believe is a jihadist sympathizer and who had gone underground after receiving a deportation order. A solemn ceremony was held outside Stockholm’s City Hall, under grey and rain
Vladimir Putin is a game maker and a surprise organizer. At the “KGB” school, he acquired the virtue of hiding intentions. He also learned how important weapons of disinformation could be in winning battles. Western leaders were in fact late to understand what was going on in his mind. He waited unt
Cairo- The Egyptian index closed 1.55 percent lower due to purchase pressures by individual Egyptian investors, reaching 12895.12 points after a panic status that ensued from two terrorist attacks that targeted two Coptic churches. The market capital closed at EGP 657.416 million after losses worth
London – British Newspaper “Sunday Times” said on Sunday that Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood had a key role at a mosque that urges Muslims to take up arms against “the Jews and the rest of the enemies of Islam.” Masood was a public contact for a website which published extreme material, a
London – US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could not stay in power in the wake of the chemical attack on the neighborhood of Khan Sheikhoun. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Haley said: “There’s not any sort of option where a politica
Egypt declared on Monday a three-month state of emergency a day after two ISIS-claimed church bombings killed at least 44 people as they celebrated Palm Sunday mass. The cabinet said the state of emergency would go into force from 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Monday. The nationwide measure must be approved
Paris – An Egyptian-born Swiss cleric was expelled from France on Saturday for past remarks and behavior that “posed a serious threat to public order”, according to the French Interior Ministry. The French authorities expelled controversial Swiss preacher Hani Ramadan, who posed “a serious thr
Moscow – Russia criticized on Monday the decision of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to cancel his scheduled trip to Moscow at the end of the month over the latest developments in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision reflects a “lack of understandin
A government official was killed by a bomb planted in his car in Somalia’s capital on Monday and a suicide bomber struck a military training camp, leaving at least three soldiers dead, a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy. No one claimed responsibility for the car bomb, b
Cairo – Reliable church sources revealed that Pope Francis visit to Cairo – scheduled end of April – might possibly be canceled. They revealed that during the past hours the Coptic Church and the Vatican discussed the anticipated visit following the two church attacks that killed dozens. Initi
London – Sir Max Hastings, former editor-in-chief of England’s The Telegraph newspaper, recounted to Asharq Al-Awsat the details of his career in journalism, starting with his landmark coverage of the Falkland’s War and ending with his lament of the current state of affairs in the field. The son of
China’s top nuclear envoy on Monday held talks in Seoul on the North Korean threat, as a US naval strike group steamed toward the Korean peninsula in a show of force following concerns that Pyongyang may be preparing a fresh nuclear test. Wu Dawei, China’s Special Representative for Kore
Khartoum- Sudanese and Saudi air forces announced successfully concluding “Blue Shield 1″ joint military drill. The 12-day military exercise took place at the Martyr General Captain Awadh Khalafallah air base in the Sudanese city of Marawe, some 300 km north of the capital Khartoum. Sudanese a
