Israeli fighter jets struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory anti-aircraft missile launches, in the most serious incident between the two countries since the Syrian civil war began six years ago. Syrian forces said they had downed an Israeli plane and hit another as they
Jeddah- Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi discussed with the national army’s commandership latest military developments and advances across Yemen battlefront. Launching the second phase of military operations on a number of fronts in addition to offensives to be staged in the upcoming few days
Riyadh – The Ministry of Labor and Social Development in Saudi Arabia affirmed that it aims to raise the number of Saudi beneficiaries from Doroub Program to one million beneficiaries by 2020. This step falls under the ministry’s plans to accomplish targets of the National Transformation 2020
New York – The United Nations warned on Thursday that a cut to its funding would impact its operations. It made the announcement shortly after United States President Donald Trump unveiled his first budget proposal that includes a slash in funding to the world body. Secretary General Antonio Guterre
Beirut – Following the failure of Astana 3 negotiations, attention is shifted towards the upcoming round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, which will be held on March 23. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned deadly suicide bomb attacks in Damascus on Wednesday, saying they aimed to
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a mosque where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday 46 people were killed. The Britain-based Observatory said most of the dead in the Thursd
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun continued on Thursday his official visit to the Vatican, where he held talks with Pope Francis I during which he asked the Pontiff to support Lebanon on the regional and international scenes. Discussions on the second day of his trip focused on the situation i
London- Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber reviewed with British parliamentarians developments in Yemen. The diplomat also partook in a meeting organized by London’s think-tank Chatham House. A group of intellectuals from the British foreign ministry, human rights activists and journalists
Rabat- Moroccan King Mohammed VI is replacing Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and will ask another member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) to form a government after five months of post-election deadlock, a statement from the royal cabinet said on Wednesday. “The king has repea
Earlier this month, the daily Kayhan, reputed to reflect the views of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Guide” of the Islamic Republic, published an essay about the “containment” strategy that US President Harry S Truman adopted vis-a-vis the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. Kayhan justified givin
Cairo – Egypt’s General Prosecution detained on Thursday a member of ISIS pending investigation on charges of joining the terrorist organization and attempting to recruit Egyptian youths to its ranks of militants in Libya and Syria. The suspect confessed during his interrogation by the General Prose
London – The British Library has announced several pairs of glasses found in Jane Austen’s writing desk may reveal what caused the early death of the one of the world’s most-loved authors. On July 18, 1817, novelist Jane Austen died at the age of 41. Much of Austen’s medical biogra
Jeddah – Chaos of WhatsApp voice and video call ban and activation has emerged again in Saudi Arabia. Following the last update, users thought they can use WhatsApp video call with others, after the service was banned when WhatsApp launched it for the first time. Asharq Al-Awsat tested these s
Beirut- A salary scale requested by Lebanon’s civil servants and public school teachers turned on Thursday from being a positive development to a curse that would damage the middle and poor classes, including public sector employees. Late on Thursday, angry protestors rushed to the streets of Beirut
London – Canadian scientists announced that they have conducted trials that prove that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed. Trials were held at Canada’s McMaster University in Ontario where patients were put on a regimen of exercise, a lower daily calorie intake, and medication or insulin to contr
Beirut- The schedule of Beirut Cinema Days’ ninth edition has been announced at a press conference held at the Smallville Hotel in Beirut’s Badaro Street. This festival kicked off on Wednesday with “Rabih” (Tramontane) directed by Lebanese filmmaker Vatche Boulghourjian. “Rabih” was first screened a
Addis Ababa – Madagascan Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday in a surprise victory against veteran Issa Hayatou, who reigned in office for 29 years. Ahmad, head of Madagascar’s football federation, won the election in the Ethiopian capital
London- Britain will ban new MPs from employing spouses, relatives or business associates, according to rules announced Thursday in the wake of a scandal that has rocked France’s presidential election. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) outlined the change in a revised ru
Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the upcoming Arab League Summit in Amman would witness overwhelming support to the Arab Peace Initiative as the only means to achieve sustainable peace in the Middle East. Speaking at a joint news conference with the Chairman of the P
Amsterdam, Ankara- The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte emerged the victor of Wednesday’s Dutch election, putting an end to what several Europeans considered an expansion of the far-right Party for Freedom represented by his opponent Geert Wilders. Rutte’s VVD Liberal Party won
