Six people were killed and two were missing on Friday in avalanches that were triggered by heavy rain and snowfall in Kashmir in northern India. Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods that revived memories of 2014, when the Jhelum River flowing through the region’s
Boko Haram jihadists have torched a military base in a northeastern Nigerian village, a day after the group killed seven people in a separate raid in the same region, residents said. Jihadists believed to be loyal to a faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, the son of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yu
Moscow condemned on Friday the US air strike on a Syrian airbase, announcing that has suspended the bilateral agreement to help avoid clashes in the skies over the war-torn country. “President Putin considers American strikes on Syria aggression against a sovereign state in violation of intern
A 31-year-old Romanian tourist who plunged into the River Thames during last month’s terror attack outside the British parliament has died in hospital, London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday, bringing the toll to five. Andreea Cristea was visiting London with her partner Andrei Burnaz,
Kuwait – Philippine authorities revealed that intelligence cooperation with Kuwait has led to the arrest of a Kuwaiti and his wife on suspicion of belonging to the ISIS militant group. The couple is also accused of manufacturing bombs and planning to stage terrorist attacks in Kuwait. The US also pl
The Syrian opposition welcomed US strikes against a regime airbase in central Syria’s Homs on Friday and urged additional action after two American warships fired dozens of missiles at the airfield. “We hope for the continuation of the strikes in order to prevent the regime from using its plan
Caracas – Amid tensions and violent clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters, the opposition-dominated Venezuelan National Assembly kicked off measures to impeach the judges of the Supreme Court, that backs President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition is accusing Supreme Court judges of attem
Beirut – The Lebanese parliament convened on Thursday in a two-day session to assess the cabinet’s performance on the electoral law, means of combatting corruption and the state budget, as well as other issues. Addressing MPs, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said: “This government was formed with a new t
Ankara – Turkish authorities extradited on Thursday a Canadian citizen, who was accused of attempting to join ISIS terrorist group. Upon his arrival to his country, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Toronto has arrested the ISIS-bound citizen, reports said on Thursday. Pamir Hakimzadah, 27
Cairo – Fourteen Arab States signed on Thursday a memorandum of accord to establish a joint Arab electricity market, on the sidelines of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity. The Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity convened in its 12th session at the headquarters of the Arab League in C
Jeddah – Yemen has submitted a letter to the United Nations chief on the case of prisoners held in insurgent controlled jails. Yemen’s Ambassador to the UN Khalid Yamani told Asharq Al-Awsat that the letter sent to Antonio Guterres urged the international organization to mobilize efforts and issue r
Washington – Away from White House protocols, US President Donald Trump headed to his Spanish-style Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, to launch talks with his Chinese counterpart and the head of the world’s second biggest economy. The two officials, along with the first ladies and other gues
Beirut – The Ministry of culture is organizing the 4th edition of “Museums Night” which will kick off on Friday. This year, the anticipated event will embrace 13 cultural sites in many Lebanese regions offering everyone free entries from 05:00 pm until midnight. The Ministry of Culture promote
London – The final electoral lists are taking shape in Iran’s upcoming presidential polls after the conservatives unveiled five preliminary candidates and former General Prosecutor Ebrahim al-Raisi announced his candidacy. During a press conference on Thursday, the conservative “Popular Front of Isl
Riyadh – Tribes of Marib, Saada and Hajjah have renewed their commitment towards supporting the legitimate forces in Yemen and joining efforts to achieve the missions of the Arab Coalition. The tribes asserted that they will continue to protect their provinces from the rebel militias and will
In a campaign that recalls the old days of Soviet propaganda, Russian President Vladimir Putin is promoting a new theme: the end of the “American” world order. The theme, now peddled by talking heads on Moscow-sponsored satellite TV screens and elaborated upon by “experts” in conferences mushrooming
Khartoum- The Japanese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and head of the team negotiating Sudan’s membership in it are set to arrive in Khartoum on Sunday for a briefing on the government’s preparations to join the WTO by the end of this year during its annual meeting in Argentina. Hasan Ah
Washington – Ivanka Trump, appointed as close aide to her father US President Donald Trump, said she does not always agree with her father and that she lets him know it. In her first interview since being appointed to her new position in the White House, Ivanka told CBS News that she regularly
Ramallah – Hamas on Thursday executed three men it accused of collaborating with the Israeli authorities, few days after launching “redemption week”, during which the movement asked Israeli “agents” to turn themselves in or face punishment. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said in a statement t
Cairo – Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed announced on Thursday that he had introduced important changes in the army command and security and intelligence agencies in wake of his declaration of war against extremist groups. He chaired on Thursday what could be described as his war council
