White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently dropped a bombshell when he said that Assad is a political reality that should be accepted. The reason? Spicer officially said that: “the United States has profound priorities in Syria and Iraq and we’ve made it clear that counterterrorism, particular
Damascus- In an effort to escape the Syrian regime’s compulsory military drafting, which would see him tossed at frontlines of bloody battles fought by authoritarian Bashar Al-Assad against his people, a young male self-mutilated in a vivid public display which left Syrians in shock. A young man, in
Dozens of people have been killed in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Tuesday in a suspected chemical attack that has been described as among the worst in the country’s six-year war. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group put the death toll at 58, saying there were
Somali pirates who had seized an Indian cargo dhow off the Somali waters have taken the vessel to El-Hur, near the port of Hobyo in the semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday. Eleven crew members were on board the hijacked dhow. Aw Kombe also said the pirates were in
Beirut – ISIS is still in a quest of plans to face the ongoing challenges and to find an alternative to its collapsing “state.” Several sources reported that the extremist group has moved on in a plan by which some of its members faked defecting from the group to join other faction
Paris – French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, an outsider to win after involvement in a financial scandal, said on Monday that he would launch a probe against President Francois Hollande over alleged justice system meddling, if he is elected. Once the frontrunner, the conservative for
Beirut- Vultures have a bad image – rather an ugly bird, they have neither the nobility of the eagle nor the elegance of the albatross. With their gazes fixed firmly on the ground, vultures circle over the bodies of dying animals, waiting for them to breathe their last so they can pounce. Several ne
Manama – Bahrain’s court of Cassation on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Sec-Gen of the now-dissolved al-Wefaq Association Ali Salman from nine to four years. Salman has been in prison since 2014. The court’s decision is considered final as per the Bahraini constitution which guarantees the defe
Cairo – Egyptian authorities on Monday decided to try a terror ring before a criminal court on charges of plotting for terrorist attacks. Prosecution investigations in northeastern Egypt revealed that ring members received training from leaders affiliated with terror group ISIS. “Among t
Casablanca – Morocco broke ground on its US220 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on Sunday, in the southern province of Ouarzazate, considered the biggest of its kind in the whole world, with a 582 MGW production capacity. The station will be spanned over an area of 137 hectares and will b
Erbil – Secretary of the Kurdistan Socialist Party Mohammed Haj Mahmoud stated on Monday that the Kurdistan Region will hold a referendum to determine its fate this year, pointing out that it will negotiate with Baghdad on the form of ties between the two sides after the referendum results are
Manama – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain ratified a constitutional amendment Monday that would allow direct military trials of civilians suspected of terrorism in the country. Security investigations revealed that a number of terrorists who committed their crimes inside Bahrain were trained
London- “They are trying to twist facts believing that they could undermine the government, but their actions would only lead to frustrating Iranians and damaging the regime, the country and the people,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday. His harsh criticism was delivered a
Cairo – The International radio station NRJ is rapidly expanding in the Arab world. After its English broadcasting experience in Lebanon, it launched a French station in Morocco last week and celebrated the opening of its first Arabic station, which will broadcast in Egypt. NRJ International a
Paris- In his first official visit to Europe since he returned to the Grand Serail following Lebanon’s presidential elections, Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Paris on Monday before heading later to Berlin and Brussels. Hariri’s presence in Europe is important due to his participation in the I
Washington, Baghdad – US President Donald Trump turned the page of the tensed relations with Egypt, which was witnessed during the rule of his predecessor Barack Obama, by offering Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during their meeting at the White House on Monday full support and by vow
The suspect in a deadly blast in the Russian city of St. Petersburg is a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, announced the intelligence agency in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. A spokesman for the GKNB security service identified the suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, born in the city of O
Riyadh – The Gulf States have made a huge progress in launching the GCC joint police force, revealed a security officer. GCC Assistant Secretary General for Security Affairs Major General Hazza’a al-Hajri said: “The joint police force has made huge strides and has achieved a breakthrough
Riyadh – The Economic Affairs and Development Council held a meeting at al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh, under its chairman Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the second deputy premier and minister of defense. The Council reviewed a number of economic and development issues, including a proposal s
Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Monday to implement “essential amendments” in the government and state institutions during the upcoming phase of his presidential term, which ends in 2020. Addressing Sudan’s parliament, known as the National Assembly, al-Bashir said the pr
