Cairo- Local Libya sources said that prime minister of the self-declared government in Tripoli Khalifa Ghweil received a leg injury during fierce battles over the last three days. The internationally-backed government headed by Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj has been fighting off Ghweil loyalists. P
Just hours before US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal court in Hawaii on Wednesday halted the executive order, dealing him a humiliating defeat. The ruling means a nationwide freeze on enforcement of a ban on entry by nationals of Iran, Libya, So
Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in the People’s Republic of China Wednesday on an official visit. Before his departure from Tokyo, he received at his residence a number of Islamic figures in Japan. In his speech, King Salman declared that the
Los Angeles – Falafel has many flavors because of the many ingredients it can be prepared from, but apparently, the Los Angeles Palate newspaper saw that the most delicious Falafel is being prepared in Los Angeles by a Sudanese immigrant called Amin Musa. “If you bite into a Falafel and
Washington- The Rewards for Justice program of the US State Department has offered to pay $5 million for information leading to those responsible for the murder of American national Joel Shrum in Yemen in 2012. Shrum, 29, was fatally shot by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle while he was on his w
Washington – US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman affirmed during a meeting at the White House in Washington the importance of confronting Iran’s destabilizing regional activities and discussed steps to deepen commercial ties and promote investment
Beirut- Tawfiq Sultan, a former official in the “National Movement”, recalls all the details of a meeting held between Lebanese Druze leader Kamal Jumblat and former Syrian President Hafez Assad, 40 years after the assassination of his comrade. At this famous meeting, Jumblat dared to face Assad by
Beirut-The “Astana 3” intra-Syrian talks held for two days in the Kazakh capital ended with no progress on Wednesday. A statement first announced that the meetings will conclude on Wednesday morning, but later Russian officials asserted that the talks would be extended for one more day, saying oppos
Washington- The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate a quarter point, amid rising inflation, the second increase since President Donald Trump’s election and only the third in a decade. But Fed Chair Janet Yellen said policymakers had not yet discussed how the new
Riyadh- The establishment of a new branch of the King Abdulaziz Library at the Beijing University represents a new contemporary Silk Road for China which used to be a channel of cultural and scientific communication between Arabs and Chinese for more than 5,000 years. The library in Beijing transfer
Seattle, London- Aspiring property moguls take note – the town of Tiller, Oregon, is for sale, asking price just $3.5 million. For an extra $350,000, you can have the old school too. The mostly uninhabited, unincorporated town about 225 miles (362 km) south of Portland originally went up for sale in
New York – Peace “is a moral and political imperative both for the Syrian people and for the world,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the conflict parties to fully back a fragile ceasefire and ensure aid access, as well as to support UN-mediated talks
United States Republican and Democrat Senate top Banking Committee said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted. Senator Mike Crapo, the panel’s Republican chairman, said reducing sanctions could encourage Moscow to continue aggressive actio
Dublin- This 3,670-square-foot Victorian house, known as the Old Rectory, was built in the late 1870s and used as a rectory until the mid-20th century. It is a 10-minute walk from the village of Ashford, in County Wicklow, about 30 miles from Dublin’s city center. The front door, which is original t
Saudi Arabia announced “a historic turning point” in ties shared with the United States after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. A Bloomberg report cited a senior adviser to the Deputy Crown Prince said in a statement after Tuesday’s meeting t
London – “The return of winter.” “The Parisian wreck.” “Unspeakable.” “A huge mess.” “The height of disillusionment.” The Parisian papers and France’s leading sports dailies were unsparing in their assessment of Paris Saint-Germain’s incredible 6-1 defeat by Barcelona. Conceding three goals in
At least 25 people were killed on Wednesday in two separate bombings in the Syrian capital Damascus. The first attack targeted the Palace of Justice in central Damascus near the Old City. State news agency SANA said several others were wounded in addition to the initial death toll of 25. The bomber
Cairo – The Libyan capital, Tripoli, once again witnessed an intensified guerilla war, while the Libyan army managed to regain control over the country’s northern port cities of Ras Lanuf and As Sidr. Clashes mainly took place in residential areas to the west of Tripoli after the city’s securi
Riyadh – Attesting to the undeniable investment attraction that is Saudi Arabia, Japan’s market giant motor corporation, Toyota, announced plans to launch its first ever production factory in the Kingdom. Such an announcement confirms that grand-scale companies trust in Saudi economy and view
Dubai, Warsaw- State-owned Qatargas has agreed to double volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) it supplies to Poland’s gas firm PGNiG to two million tons per year at a price that may have positive impact on PGNiG’s bottom line, the companies said. The agreement comes as Poland is struggling to redu
