Washington, Ankara- US President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike on a Syrian air base Thursday, in retaliation for a “barbaric” chemical attack he blamed on the regime of Bashar al-Assad. In a brief televised address delivered hours after the UN Security Council failed to
United States President Donald Trump flew to Florida on Thursday to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing pressure to deliver trade concessions for some of his most fervent supporters and prevent a crisis with North Korea from spiraling out of control. The leaders of the w
Washington- United States Republicans swatted away decades of tradition Thursday by changing Senate rules to ensure Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, bypassing the first-ever successful opposition block on a high-court nominee. President Donald Trump’s pick, embraced by c
Mosul-Terror group ISIS shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they recaptured another neighborhood in their nearly six-month-old offensive against the terrorists’ stronghold. The operation to retake west Mosul — which the helicopter was suppo
Cairo- Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Eng. Khalid Al-Falih signed on Thursday at the Arab League headquarters in Egypt a memorandum of understanding for establishing an Arab joint electricity market on the sidelines of 12th session of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity. The MoU was s
Riyadh-The sukuk market is expected to witness prosperity in the current year in which the Saudi government has commenced its first steps in the debut sukuk while Saudi Aramco is raising around $3 billion from its first issuance of sukuk. Relevant banks were assigned to arrange the first issuance in
London- The number of captives in prisons of Saleh and Houthi militias has exceeded 14, 000 since the coup that began two years ago and the invasion of a series of Yemeni provinces. In a statement, Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights stated that around 3,000 were kidnapped including: Defense Mini
The quiet kingdom on the Arabian Gulf has experienced a tough crisis over six years of chaos, explosions and sabotage. Bahrain has been shouting loud for six years: This is not a revolution nor a peaceful protest, but a riot supported by Iran. The West, however, only sees what it wants to see. Even
One Israeli was killed and another injured on Thursday in a car-ramming attack near the Ofra settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said, adding the alleged attacker was arrested. The army statement did not give details about him. Pictures published by Israeli media showed a vehicle
Ankara-Turkey has asked Germany to hand over a group of people who are suspected of belonging to terrorist organizations as Ankara accuses Berlin of providing support for terrorists. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Berlin of not responding to 4,50
France and Britain are still seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria, the foreign ministers of the two countries said on Thursday, adding that diplomatic negotiations were a priority over possible military action. A chemical attack by regime forces in Syria’s rebel-held I
Jubail- Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Khaled al-Faleh revealed new steps taken by Saudi government to stimulate the industrial sector so it can play its role in the national economy and the domestic product. Faleh noted that the government seeks providing 130,000 job oppo
Several people were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of being accomplices of the man behind Monday’s St. Petersburg metro bombing, news agency Interfax reported on Thursday, citing a law enforcement source. It said the detainees’ links with the suicide bomber were being verified. Russian inve
Paris – All 11 candidates for the French presidency held a debate on Tuesday night, the first of its kind in the European country. The four hours of debate, which drew in six million viewers, saw candidates clash over economy and redefining France’s place in Europe. While frontrunners 39-year-
“What does he know about the Premier League?” Two decades on from Arsène Wenger’s arrival from Japan it remains a sneer posed as a question whenever an unknown overseas manager comes to England. Paul Merson and Phil Thompson’s visceral reaction to Marco Silva becoming Hull City manager in January wa
Tel Aviv- Several Israeli officials have considered the chemical attack in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province a direct security threat to Israel and not just the Syrian people. The officials urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to take action to deter such a threat. Maj. Gen
London, Cairo – The ISIS militant group released on Tuesday night a voice recording by its spokesman in which it threatened Donald Trump in what experts said was a test to the new US president and an attempt to create media speculation as the extremists lose ground in Iraq and Syria. The 35-minute r
Brussels, London – The Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the region concluded on Wednesday, with international pledges that are expected to surpass $11 billion in aid. The two-day conference was held under the auspices of the United Nations, the European Union and other count
Riyadh- “The kingdom regards Yemen as the strategic depth of the Arab nation. Yemen is the depth of the Arabs. It is the basis of the Arabs. It is the origin of the Arabs. All our roots and races are ultimately in Yemen,” said Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second
Riyadh – The Arab Coalition announced on Wednesday that it is exerting all possible efforts to ensure that food and medicine aid is reaching the Yemeni people. It said in a statement that it is “aware of the gravity of the humanitarian situation in the regions that are held by the insurgents.” It al
