Beirut- Senior Vice President at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Dr. Jonathan Schanzer on Wednesday presented an eye-opening congressional testimony on substances revolving around Qatar’s unwarranted support for radical groups. Schanzer’s testimonial came with
Coalition forces in Yemen on Thursday announced the official appointment of a new spokesperson, Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Maliki, who will be replacing the outgoing Major General Ahmad Asiri. Maj.Gen Asiri had served as the coalition’s spokesperson for Operation Decisive Storm and Operation R
What did the CIA’s covert assistance program for Syrian rebels accomplish? Bizarrely, the biggest consequence may be that it helped trigger the Russian military intervention in 2015 that rescued President Bashar al-Assad — achieving the opposite of what the program intended. Syria adds another chapt
New York- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterated its firm position of supporting the Palestinian people and rejecting all attempts to impose unilateral control and actions aimed at harming Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque. It warned of the danger of further escalation into a situation that affects all t
London- The success of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City tenure could hinge on a 23-year-old goalkeeper who is untested in English football and has only one full season behind him at a major Portuguese club. Ederson Santana de Moraes was bought for £34.9m from Benfica this summer. The size of a fee cl
Riyadh- An official at the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) stressed the need to deal optimally with hazardous chemical materials at airports around the world, considering that it is vital and essential for the safety and security in various industries and sectors related to aviation
Riyadh – General Secretariat of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met on Tuesday with British government delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss means of cooperation between the council and the United Kingdom in several areas including politics, economics, security, and defense. The meeting is a
Riyadh- In a move aimed at raising the level of investor protection in the Saudi stock market, the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has decided to develop a specialized department to protect the investors. The department will receive investors’ complaints and handle them, and it will also
A general strike entered its second day in Venezuela Thursday as clashes left three more people dead in an intensifying showdown over President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the beleaguered nation’s constitution. With the approach of controversial elections on Sunday of a 545-seat Con
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France will set up processing centers this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean. “The idea is to create hotspots to avoid people taking crazy risks when they are not all eligible for asylum. We’ll
Tunisia – Tunisia welcomed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) decision that lifted its ban on travel to the country and said it would give a fresh start to the tourism sector. Tourism Minister Salma Loumi pointed out the importance of UK’s decision that opens new horizons for Tunisi
Civilians fleeing ISIS’ Syrian bastion of Raqqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city safely, only to find themselves caught up in harrowing attacks. In the Ain Issa camp, where thousands of people displaced from Raqqa have sought refuge, many civilians told Agence France Presse they wer
Saudi Arabia revealed on Thursday that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz had been in contact world powers, including the United States, to try to prevent Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City from being closed to Muslims and to defuse political and religious
Two German UN peacekeepers were killed Wednesday when their military helicopter crashed as they were monitoring clashes in northern Mali’s desert, German and UN officials said. UN diplomats confirmed that the attack helicopter and the crew had been supplied by Germany to MINUSMA, the UN mission in M
Dammam, Dubai– UAE said on Wednesday that no compromise with Qatar would come anytime soon announcing that it may be time to go on without Qatar. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash announced that the crisis with Qatar would likely continue for “a while” and “new regional relatio
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday in Washington that he does not agree with the policies of Hezbollah group, stressing that his mission as premier is to “preserve the stability of Lebanon”. “My job as Prime Minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability
Cairo– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued on Wednesday a decree to establish a national council to combat terrorism and extremism and promote moderate religious discourse. Chaired by the Egyptian president, the new council will include Egypt’s Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, Prime Minister Sherif
Kinshasa- Suspected Christian militiamen killed two Moroccan peacekeepers from the United Nations mission in Central African Republic on Tuesday, the mission said, in the second deadly attack on Moroccan forces this week. The peacekeepers were ambushed by suspected anti-balaka fighters in the town o
Al-Khobar – Saudi Aramco announced that it will complete the first phase of an expansion of the main gas pipeline across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the end of this year. The company said in its weekly magazine, the Arabian Sun, that the expansion came in an effort to meet the kingdom’s ris
Ramallah – Israeli police announced on Thursday the removal of all security measures installed at Al-Aqsa Mosque that have sparked violent confrontations in Jerusalem and other cities since July 14. AFP quoted Israeli Police Spokeswoman Luba Samri as saying the police returned the security measures
