Following the defeat of the Syrian forces and its impact on the regime, a number of regional and international powers warned against a peace deal in Syria that parties supporting the regime and Iran could benefit from. Israel had expressed that, considering any plan to end the war should not allow I
Iran’s elite revolutionary guard, an armed force intended to protect Tehran’s theocratic regime, has registered disruptive and intrusive activity in 14 regional states. The guards operations in Syria alone cost the cleric-led regime some $100 billion. A paper written by two Brussels-based human righ
Beirut – In one of the deadliest attacks since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, two blasts rocked the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing dozens of Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and injuring many others. The two attacks, that took place at a bus station in Bab al-Saghir cemetery, were only 15 minutes apa
Khobar – Things haven’t been settled yet as which bank will be in charge of Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) or even take the advisory role. Bloomberg reported that Aramco had added another financial advisor, Evercore Partners Inc., the US bank founded by Roger Altman, to work alongside
Beirut – Syria’s opposition factions linked their participation in the Astana intra-Syrian talks next March 14-15 to the implementation of a full ceasefire in opposition-controlled areas. The factions refused to consider the “ceasefire” item as a pre-condition to their participation in the tal
Stock-market investors, especially the very bullish ones who have been proven right and have been richly rewarded in recent years, are in the midst of a gradual transition in their operating regime. Their environment is moving away from comfortable reliance on central banks that are able and willing
New York – United Nations warned that the world is heading towards the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II, with more than 20 million people facing starvation and famine in four countries. Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen are all facing armed struggles and were mentioned in the UN’s
The post-match Camp Nou scene that resonated most with me did not involve Barcelona’s group photographs. It was not Luis Enrique in such a mood that one thought he might be of a mind to reconsider his future. The sight of distraught Paris Saint-Germain supporters, motionless on the upper tier, was w
Cairo – Military competition between the US and Russia reemerged on Saturday to win over Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar and benefit from his weight for building a new government in the country. Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee, head of US Africa Command General Thomas Wa
Ankara – The Netherlands decided to close its doors in front of Turkish officials visiting the country for political campaigning among Turkish émigrés. Dutch authorities canceled Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s flight permit and blocked Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya from e
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly asked the remaining 46 chief federal prosecutors left over from the Obama administration to resign on Friday, including Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, who had been asked to stay on in November by then President-elect Donald Trump. Although
Syrian opposition groups demanded Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month be delayed and said further meetings would depend on whether the government and its allies obeyed to a newly declared March 7-20 ceasefire. In a statement, the rebels said they had received an invitation to a third
An intruder carrying a backpack entered White House premise on Friday and was arrested at an entrance near the part of the building where the president resides, the United States Secret Service said on Saturday. President Donald Trump, who was in the White House at the time, was not in any danger fr
“As long as there’s a 1% chance, we’ll have 99% faith,” Neymar wrote in the aftermath of Barcelona’s 4-0 destruction in Paris – but by the time he stood over the ball the odds didn’t even look that good. They didn’t to everyone else, anyway. 1%? If only. Their first comeback had failed, crushed by [
Riyadh- In a step that is expected to enhance the quality of products in the Saudi market, the Trade and Investment Combination represented by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org. (SASO) has completed 10 technical lists that cover more than 500 products since the launching of Products Saf
London-Japan occupies the first place globally in the number of robots working in the auto plants with 1,276 robots for every 10,000 worker in this sector, according to a World Bank survey. Notably, there is a very high percentage of robots that work in factories producing robots, which means that a
Ankara – Mevlut Altintas, the Turkish policeman who assassinated Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara in December, had also researched the whereabouts of the US ambassador to Turkey, according to investigating sources in this matter. Investigators examining Altintas’s computer have found
At least 40 people were killed, the majority of them Shi’ite pilgrims, in twin bombings in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group. Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanon-based TV station, said the bombings targeted buses transporting pilgrims to the Bab a
Jeddah – Major-General Ahmed Hassan, commander of Third Military Zone, revealed that the Yemeni military intelligence has opened an expanded investigation with four Lebanese, recently caught in Ma’rib, affiliated to “Hezbollah” and providing support to Houthis and Saleh. Hassan added that they are s
Riyadh-Thursday night was an extraordinary night in Riyadh; the Saudi audience delivered its message loudly, singing along with, and even louder than, singers. A historical night that included Artist of Arabs Mohammed Abdu and Legendary Arab singer Rashed al-Majed at King Fahad Cultural Center hall
