An Israeli martial court on Sunday rejected an appeal by a soldier convicted of manslaughter and upheld his 18-month prison sentence for shooting dead a prone Palestinian assailant, Israeli media reports said. All reports said military judges also rejected an appeal by prosecutors to increase the 18
After its failure in promoting the quadre-boycotting as a blockade and internationalizing the three-month crisis, Qatar played the card of politicizing pilgrimage to remind the world of its isolation. This outdated idea was of no benefit. The Saudi government announced that it welcomes pilgrims from
Ramallah – Israeli security measures in the vicinity of Al Aqsa Mosque did not prevent Palestinians from celebrating the full reopening of the mosque, a move that has sparked a sense of victory among Palestinians and feelings of frustration among Israelis. Thousands of Muslims prayed inside th
Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz to be his political successor, and former Oil Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as acting prime minister. Sharif’s move followed the Supreme Court’s decision to sack the premier for corruption allegations against his famil
Erbil, Ankara – Despite international requests that Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) do not participate in Tal Afar liberation operation, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi reiterated on Saturday that popular and tribal forces will be part of that. Speaking at a youth meeting, Abadi said his gove
The brothers in Kuwait always need to find the truth themselves and they are very sensitive to any Gulf or regional warnings. Their relations with Iran is not the first in regard of this matter. Luckily, Tehran’s damage to Kuwait was soon over when Hezbollah’s cell was discovered and its members esc
London- The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that US Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf, for the second time within days, at a time when Iran pledged to continue its ballistic program fully and denounced new sanctions by the Congress. Nimitz and an accompanyi
Riyadh– Houthi militias used a remote-controlled bombed boat to attack al-Mokha port on the west coast of Yemen on Saturday, without causing casualties. The boat collided with a naval pier near a group of ships, causing an explosion, according to a statement issued by Command of Saudi-led Coalition
Beirut- The deal agreed upon between “Hezbollah” and “Jabhat Nusra” is expected to get in effect at the end of this week – the deal has put an end to the ongoing clashes in the barrens of Arsal. More than 5,000 civilians and armed Syrians have registered their names to leave to Qalamoun and Idlib [&
Four people were arrested in the Australian city of Sydney on Saturday in raids, which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said were aimed at thwarting terrorist attacks in the country. “These operations are designed to disrupt and prevent plans to undertake terrorist attacks in Australia,”
Unidentified gunmen attacked Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto’s residence in the western town of Eldoret on Saturday when Ruto and his family were absent, local television stations reported. The attackers, who are believed to be seven in number, shot a police officer guarding the residence
Beirut- The US-led coalition against ISIS is aware of the coordination between the Syrian regime, Russia and the Kurds in northeastern Syria, a senior Kurdish official told Asharq Al-Awsat, pointing out that the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces are working on a plan to liberate Raqqa from ISIS
A court in southwest China said Friday it has sentenced to death a man who killed 19 people, including his parents and several other relatives, in a bloody rampage with a pickaxe. After returning to his home village in Yunnan province on September 28 last year, Yang Qingpei murdered his parents when
A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile program and condemned new sanctions passed by the US Congress. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told state broadcaster IRIB that Tehran condemned new US sanctions against its missile program, which President Donald Tru
US President Donald Trump ousted his beleaguered chief of staff Reince Priebus on Friday, replacing him with Homeland Security Secretary and former general John Kelly, who will bring a military bearing to the job. Since entering the White House six months ago, Trump has parted company with his natio
Abu Dhabi – A detained Qatari member of the Muslim Brotherhood confessed that the Doha government had provided the terrorist organization backing to target the Arab Gulf region, specifically the United Arab Emirates. Mahmoud al-Jaidah, a leading member of the organization, appeared in a television d
A freak storm has caused injuries in Istanbul and shocking photos showed the damage to a passenger jet which was pummeled with hail stones and big as golf balls. At least ten people have been injured as heavy rain, hail and strong winds knocked down trees and a stone wall and flooded streets in the
Tel Aviv- More than 5,000 police forces and special units in the Israeli army and intelligence services were deployed 24-hours prior to Friday prayers around the Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque and at some entrance gates as well as Greater Jerusalem in order to prevent “victory celebrations
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 cars had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, aiming to disrupt a world accustomed to automobiles powered by pollution-spewing fossil fuel. Outside Tesla’s Fremont, Califor
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has released two politically charged songs targeting what he sees as the uncertainty and surrealism permeating politics in the age of Brexit and unknowability of the changing political situation. One song, titled “England Lost”, represents Jagger’
