Cairo – Egyptian art critic Tarek El Shinnawi has released a new 160-page book, “The Time of Tahiya Karioka,” on the artistic journey and memories of late Egyptian star Tahiya Karioka. The book was launched at the sixth edition of the Luxor African Film Festival, which honored Karioka, who lef
Jeddah- Disputes between leaders of Yemeni Republican Guard of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis, who have seized state institutions, compelled dozens of officers to find a safe exit from Sana’a and some main battlefronts. Despite this, some Republican Guard leaders failed to escap
Ankara- Programs of dating, marriage and reality TV in Turkey are being increasingly rejected by the community’s conservatives. This rejection compelled the government to mull a ban on such programs showed on private TV channels despite being censured by the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Coun
Dead Sea – Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari lauded Saudi-Iraqi relations, stressing that the two countries were heading towards forging “strong and consolidated ties”. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Jaafari said that a positive atmosphere has prevailed over the prep
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani avoided during their talks held in Moscow Tuesday to tackle political disputes, as both men chose to focus on economic files. The two sides signed a number of joint agreements in the nuclear, energy and transp
London – If you use a smartphone, chances are it’s an Android, which dominates 88 percent of the market. USA Today therefore compiled a list of five useful tips and tricks to help you get more out of your device. It is worth noting that most of these will work with all makes and models [&helli
Beirut- Syrian opposition factions previously running under the operation room of Jaish al-Islam, mainly al-Nusra Front and Harakat Ahrar al-Sham, signed on Tuesday a population swap deal with Iran and “Hezbollah,” under a Qatari mediation. The deal stipulates the complete evacuation of the two Shi’
Amman – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres met on Tuesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II for talks on regional developments ahead of the Arab Summit, which will kick off Wednesday in the Dead Sea. The meeting at the Basman Palace touched on regional and international efforts to revive
It is never a must that all those engaged in politics should hold university degrees in history. Actually, many of the world’s prominent statesmen never majored neither in history nor political science. Among those, some entered politics as legislators after studying at law schools. Others came thro
Satellite imagery of North Korea’s main nuclear test site taken over the weekend indicates that Pyongyang could be in the final stages of preparations for a sixth nuclear test, a U.S. think tank reported on Tuesday. Washington-based 38 North, a website that monitors North Korea, said the image
Lead negotiator for the main Syria opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Mohamad Sabra, said in an interview late Monday that the United Nations sponsored talks in Geneva remained “stalled”. A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the
NATO envoys will hold a formal meeting with Russia on Thursday. The meeting will take place despite both sides still accusing each other of destabilizing eastern Europe. “The NATO-Russia Council is an important platform for dialogue to reduce tensions and increase transparency and predictabili
Francesco Becchetti, Leyton Orient 2014- In just two and a half seasons as owner, the waste-management magnate has taken Leyton Orient from the verge of the Championship to the brink of relegation from the Football League and possibly even extinction. Since buying the club from Barry Hearn for £4m,
Paris – A third life sentence against Carlos the Jackal is set to be issued on Tuesday for a 1974 bombing in the French capital Paris, a French prosecutor said Monday. The Venezuelan self-styled revolutionary, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, denies the grenade attack on the Drugstore Publi
Dead Sea (Jordan) – Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with his Palestinian, Iraqi and Jordanian counterparts to coordinate issues that would be discussed during his upcoming meetings in Washington. Shoukry met with Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on the s
Madrid – A Spanish court said on Monday it would investigate a criminal complaint against members of the Syrian regime’s security and intelligence forces in issues related to state terrorism and forced disappearance of people. The complaint was brought in January by a Syrian-born woman of Span
Amman- The Saudi-Jordanian Business Council has recommended seeking available investment opportunities in both countries and getting acquainted with the prevailing climate in the sector, in addition to motives and potentials. The council also called for holding more meetings among Jordanian and Saud
Australia’s tropical northeast was battered on Tuesday by a powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to thousands, officials said. Cyclone Debbie, which slammed into the coast of Queensland state as a fie
Qatar has planned £5 billion of investment across all of Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani announced Monday. “Over the next three to five years Qatar will invest £5 billion ($6.23 billion, 5.8
Jeddah – Hodeidah Undersecretary Walid al-Qadimi revealed that some 50 Iranian experts, including members of the so-called Lebanese “Hezbollah”, are currently present in the Yemeni city and are spearheading various military operations. These experts oversee the mass planting of land mines, in
