Amman – Jordan’s King Abdullah II met on Monday with visiting UK Prime Minister Theresa May, with whom he discussed bilateral relations, as well as international and regional developments, a statement by the Jordanian Royal Court said. Talks also touched on promoting cooperation in various fields, e
Moscow – A terrorist blast shook on Monday the Russian city of St. Petersburg when it ripped through a train carriage at St. Petersburg Metro tunnel, killing 14 people and injuring at least 47. The blast, which happened at 2:40 pm, coincided with the visit of President Vladimir Putin to the ci
Brussels – European Union foreign ministers adopted Monday a common strategy on Syria, on the eve of the Brussels Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of a meeting in Luxembourg, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Securit
United States President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on Monday, the first such visit from an Egyptian president in almost a decade. Greeting Sisi in the Oval Office, Trump heaped praise on the former general’s leadership and embarked on a charm offensive
British Prime Minister Theresa May met Jordan’s King Abdullah II Monday at the start of a three-day trip to the kingdom and Saudi Arabia focused on security and post-Brexit trade efforts. In Jordan, May is expected to announce that British military trainers will be sent to help the countryR
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a routine national cabinet session at Riyadh’s Al-Yamamah palace on Monday afternoon, said Saudi state-owned news agency SPA. At the outset of the session, King Salman expressed deep appreciation towards the hospitality provided
At least ten people were killed in Monday’s blast on a metro train in St Petersburg and 47 people have been injured, Russian news agency Interfax quoted the country’s health minister, Veronika Skvortsova, as saying. Earlier, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said nine people
New York- CNN’s National Security Analyst Peter Bergen said that information revealed by officials in US intelligence and security agencies regarding attempts to develop bombs that could not be detected by explosive detection devices in airports is not limited to ISIS, al-Qaeda or to Somalia’s Mujah
People aren’t getting dumber, despite what a prolific writer of fake news told the Washington Post last fall, but something funny is going on with American media. There’s been an apparent surge in fabricated stories, while the president has accused the New York Times and other traditional journalism
Mourinho was surely right when he described the week’s most exciting transfer rumour, the notion Neymar might be lured to Manchester United, as “absurd”, “impossible” and “like trying to break into a safe”. Sadly for the Premier League, this must surely be the case. It seems almost inconceivable Ney
Washington-Before the expected attack by the allies to restore Raqqa, ISIS’ capital, and after they spent more than a year with the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), the two US communists decided to return to the United States after they have fought with Kurdish forces and purposely decided not
The state of Georgia is refusing to allow a couple to give their baby the last name Allah — not because it’s sacrilegious but because the state requires a baby’s last name to be the same as one of its parents’ or a combination of the two. That’s arguably unconstitutional, although it’s not an
Algeria, Tunisia – Algerian government stated that Iranian media reports have falsely reported the outcomes of a meeting between Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and Iranian Minister of Culture Reza Salehi Amiri. The government denied reports alleging that both Tehran and Algiers agreed to confront
President Tayyip Erdogan urged on Monday Turkish voters in Europe to support the April 16 referendum on changing the constitution, saying they should to defy the “grandchildren of Nazism”, in comments that will likely cause more tensions with Europe. Erdogan also said he would take the i
Brussels – Belgium’s Muslim Executive Committee Chairman Salah Echallaoui told Asharq Al-Awsat that the committee has done more than it should in a very short period of time following the terrorist bombings that hit Brussels in March 2016. When asked about the role played by the committee to r
Spring break is here and you better start planning for an extraordinary holiday away from the soulless routine and tedious stress. So, do you prefer nearby Arab destinations? Or would you like to benefit from the attractive prices of hotels in Europe and Asia? Did you decide to take advantage of you
Aden – Disregarding human rights and violating international law, putschists in Yemen have reportedly been running 480 undisclosed prison facilities in provinces under their control. Most Yemenis detained haphazardly and forcibly are being concealed in such coup-run locations, reported the Sau
Baghdad – OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo reiterated Iraq’s assurances on full compliance with an agreement to cut oil supply in order to bolster crude prices. Iraq’s compliance stands now at 98 percent, the nation’s oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi told reporters, after addre
US President Donald Trump meets his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Washington on Monday for talks on the thorny issue of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the fight against ISIS. For Sisi, the first foreign leader to congratulate Trump following his surprise election victory, t
British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Saudi Arabia and Jordan starting from April 3 to build “stronger partnerships” on security, defense and trade, her office announced on Monday. Tackling the terror threat and developing new capabilities to strike at the heart of ISIS are the centerpiece o
