President Donald Trump met with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday for a discussion that was likely to touch on investment opportunities in the kingdom and efforts to stop the war in Syria. Trump, who took office in January, and Prince Mohammed
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Washington to meet on Tuesday with United States President Donald Trump. Saudi’s Deputy Crown Prince is scheduled to meet Trump and a number of officials in the White House to discuss reinforcing bilateral ties sha
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London – There was no fumbling for the right words, or even the slightest of pauses to contemplate how best to elaborate, in his second language, on all things N’Golo Kanté. Instead, Antonio Conte snapped right back with the kind of compliment that carries proper weight. “He is an example to a
Germany’s Justice Minister put forward Tuesday a new draft law calling for social networks such as Facebook to remove threatening online postings and defamatory “fake news quickly or face heavy fines. The minister, Heiko Maas, a member of the center-left Social Democratic Party, said the
Beijing- US aircraft giant Boeing will set up its first overseas factory in eastern China, aiming to deliver 100 Boeing 737 planes a year, China’s official Xinhua news agency said. Boeing and Chinese aviation manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) will start to build a Boe
Dubai – Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is aware of the huge expected demand on financial services in the region and world following the accelerated development of privatizing programs, economic diversification and financial integration, said DIFC Governor Essa Kazim. Asharq Al-Aws
Riyadh – Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghar announced that the government had taken all necessary measure to ensure the safety and security of judges and courts in all liberated areas. The PM said that the government is willing to remove all obstacles facing judges to guarantee they can pe
Washington-With North Korea’s drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump’s first foreign crisis, his top diplomat is heading to a nervous region. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will head as emissary of the world’s top power to Tokyo, Seoul and Beijin
A United Nations probe announced on Tuesday that the regime in Syria intentionally bombed the Ain al-Fijeh spring in December, leaving more than five million people in Damascus without access to water. “The information examined by the Commission confirms that the bombing of (the Ain al-Fijeh)
ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Monday with Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The two officials discussed bilateral ties and the means to strengthen cooperation at all levels. T
Washington-Within the past two weeks, Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church reported three times it had received threats. The first threat was through an audio record sent to mosque’s phone, the second was sent in an email and the third was through a pig drawn on the mosque’s wall with this w
Muftis, religious authorities, scholars, professors and politicians from China to the Americas all met in al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the international crisis facing Muslims and Islam as a religion. They all agreed that extremism and fundamentalism are dangerous threats that must be tackled
London – Demand on Kuwaiti international sovereign bonds underwriting continued to grow, reaching around USD30 billion, following opening the US market. A source in New York revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the issuance value is USD8 billion: USD3.5 billion for a five-year tranche and USD4.5 f
Riyadh-The Saudi Cabinet stressed the decisions issued within the 147th session of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers, confirming the full commitment and adherence to the Arab Peace initiative. The Cabinet appreciated the full commitment of the ministers to the Arab peace initiative and the need
Manama – For the second time in two years, Bahraini government is reshuffling and restructuring its ministries in order to ensure more efficiency and productivity. Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued directives to restructure the government to meet with the nature of its actio
Ankara – High-level discussions between the Netherlands and Turkey have been halted and air space to Dutch diplomats was closed, revealed a prominent Turkish minister, as part of the ongoing diplomatic row between the two NATO members. The US has called on the Netherlands and Turkey to resolve
Moscow – US President Donald Trump, unintentionally, provoked the public in Moscow against Dmitry Kiselyov, head of Russia’s state-run news agency Rossiya Segodnya, also known as the Kremlin’s chief propagandist, which lead to a confrontation in the media between Kiselyov, the prom
The European Union’s top court on Tuesday ruled that EU companies can ban employees from wearing religious or political symbols, such as the Islamic headscarf. The European Court of Justice said it does not constitute “direct discrimination” if a firm has an internal rule banning the wea
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his residence in the Japanese capital Tokyo Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike. During the meeting, they exchanged views on ways to enhance cooperation between Riyadh and Tokyo in several areas. King Salman also rec
