Riyadh – Saudi Border Guards recently thwarted several attempts to plant land mines and smuggle weapons and more than half ton of weed at the southern border, according to the Saudi Ministry of Interior. Thirty smugglers were arrested, including 19 Ethiopians, seven Yemenis, three Saudis and o
Baghdad, Mosul- The United Nations and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the rising number of civilian deaths in the Iraqi army’s battles with ISIS in West Mosul where residents are using carts to carry the bodies of the dead to nearby villages for burial. Shihab Ayed and severa
Abu Dhabi- UAE’s foreign ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador over a statement Switzerland made to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Bahrain. Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadhi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal Affairs, summoned Ambassador Maya Tiss
Riyadh, Taiz- The Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen asked Sunday the United Nations to place the Yemeni western Hodeidah port under its direct supervision in order to facilitate the flow of humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni people and to end the use of the port for gunrunning and human traf
Sharjah – In the Sharjah Biennial the streets of the calm city speaks of art that extends through the city where a bunch of old houses have turned into ateliers featuring many masterpieces partaking in the Biennial. Away from the city’s center, Hamriyah studios located on the beach show artwor
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has addressed Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah Province, to chair the delegation meant to attend the Donors’ Conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, which is set to take place on March 20 in France. Ki
Beirut – Lebanese Druze leader MP Walid Jumblat hesitated a lot before announcing that he is passing the family mantle to his son, Taymour. Walid Jumblat had to quash many rumors surrounding his intention to pass the “Jumblat leadership” to his successor, perhaps out of “superstition, because the ma
The man shot dead at Paris’ Orly airport after attacking a female soldier was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time, a judicial source said Sunday, as investigators try to understand what motivated his assault. Ziyed Ben Belgacem, 39, grabbed a soldier on patrol at Orly’s
Paris- Prince William, the duke of Cambridge, and his spouse Kate have concluded a two-day visit to the French capital. Their visit revived memories of the Prince’s mother Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in Paris almost 20 years ago. The French media described the prince’s visit with his
Cairo – Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Heritage said that – in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian Embassy in Paris – it has succeeded in recovering a historic wooden mummy mask from France after it was stolen and illegally smuggled. Shabaan
Beirut, Moscow- In a surprise assault in the heart of Damascus, opposition factions advanced on Sunday in the Qabun and Jobar districts, while Russian media reported a Russian-Iranian-Turkish meeting was held to discuss the withdrawal of pro-Iran militias from Syria. In the Syrian capital, oppositio
Beirut – Head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party MP Walid Jumblat passed over to his son, Taymour, the “Jumblat leadership” during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the assassination of his father, Kamal. During the rally held in Mokhtara in the Chouf region on Sunday, t
Ankara- Nazim Cihan, a background Turkish actor who appeared in many TV series, has attracted people in Turkey while wandering in Istanbul’s streets wearing an Ottoman Pasha outfit and holding a beautiful colored parrot on his shoulder known as “Pasha”. Cihan wanders in Istanbul’s streets with his p
Beirut – On a stretch of road in northern Syria, a missile screamed from the sky and obliterated a car, killing a militant and leaving a wreck of twisted metal in an olive grove. Soon after, a skinny, bald and bearded African-American convert to Islam and former stand-up comedian from New York
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Germany owes NATO and the United States “vast sums” of money for defense a day after the US president met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House. “There is no de
London – It is a little under two years since Raheem Sterling made the move which, perhaps more than any other, has come to define him. It wasn’t a drop of the shoulder or a sprint past a full-back or a shot at goal, but instead an interview. That interview is the reason why the […]
Rebels and militants waged a surprise assault on the Syrian capital Damascus, resulting in heavy clashes with regime forces on Sunday. The fighting rocked eastern districts of the capital as rebels and jihadists tried to fight their way into the city center in the assault on regime forces. The attac
Washington –President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to NATO and the US, and that Berlin “should pay.” Trump’s statements come following his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington. Trump took it to twitter where he said: “Nevertheless, German
Riyadh – Boeing President Marc Allen underscored the shared confidence between Boeing and Saudi Arabia, noting that the kingdom has the latest defense techniques in the aviation field. According to Allen, the toughest challenge in this field is the continuous development of techniques, in addi
London – At the time Iraqi forces, backed by the coalition, are close on liberating Mosul from ISIS, the Kurdish government is busy planning for the post-operations era and rebuilding the region. In the early morning of a sunny day in London, Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Kurdistan Regio
