Militias running an insurgency in Yemen have reportedly received as much as Yemeni Riyals 581 billion added to an outstanding YR 400 billion in oil payments, during 2016, Saudi state-owned news agency SPA reported. Despite astronomical funds unwarrantedly acquired by Houthi militiamen and loyalists
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks Thursday with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on issues related to illegal immigrants arriving to her country. Merkel is scheduled for a two-day trip that will also include Tunisia. After meeting Sisi, Merkel is scheduled to meet Copti
English football has always had a thing about leadership. What is it exactly? How loud should it be? How many layers of bandage should be entwined around its blood-caked temples? More to the point, without it who will keep the men in check, prevent them from fleeing the trenches, retain some sense o
Being around a college classroom can really expand your perspective. For example, last week we were finishing off a seminar in grand strategy when one of my Yale colleagues, Charles Hill, drew a diagram on the board that put today’s events in a sweeping historical perspective. Running through the ce
If Claudio Ranieri’s dream died when he was sacked before the end of the season, it has taken less than a week for a nightmare to move into its place. Somewhere in Rome the former Leicester manager has probably been waking up screaming at the indignities he has suffered over the past few days. Based
Damam- Several national sources confirmed that Kuwait’s government has responded positively to demands made by the United Nations Security Council on sanctioning eight Kuwaiti leaders accused of involvement with extremist groups, particularly ISIS, al Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, and al Qaeda. A
The wave of protest and refusal on social media against modernization represents those that fear change. In fact, these uncontrolled objections give a credit to the Saudi government on the international level for struggling to empower women, stand against religious extremism, encourage social openne
Taiz- Seven coup militiamen were killed Thursday in an ambush set up by Popular Resistance units in Al Bayda province, central Yemen. Resistance units ambushed a militia convoy, resulting in the death of the Iran-aligned Houthi militants, the state-owned news agency Saba cited local sources. Sources
The German government said it was not involved in Thursday’s decision by local authorities in the town of Gaggenau to ban an event where Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag was due to speak. “It was a decision that the German federal government did not influence in any way, and could n
The presidential bid of embattled French conservative Francois Fillon hit new trouble Friday after his spokesman announced he is leaving the campaign. “I’ve decided to end my duties as Francois Fillon’s spokesman,” Thierry Solere said on his Twitter account. Fillon is battlin
Mosul – Tens of thousands of people have fled west Mosul where Iraqi forces are battling militants from the ISIS terrorist group. The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the embattled city, killing a father as he fled with his family. “The sniper shot him in the head. His famil
Riyadh- Yemenis intently wait for the suffering imposed by coup militias to be subdued, looking forward to the implementation of the conclusive charter issued by the Yemen National Dialogue Conference (NDC). The charter stipulates that Yemen is transformed into a six-region federal system. Iran-alig
London – European banks’ sources have revealed that abundant funding projects and deals in Iran were thwarted during the past months due to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) because these operations violate the imposed sanctions on a number of Iranian parties classified on the black
Athens- The United States stands to lose millions in tourism revenues by travelers who will shun the country because of its ban on the nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries, the head of a United Nations tourism body said on Thursday. Taleb Rifai, a Jordanian who is Secretary-General of the Un
Berlin- Seven Syrian torture survivors, two lawyers and a human rights group have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against secret service officials of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the initiative said Thursday. The complaint names and seeks international arrest warrants against six high-level
London – Terror group al-Qaeda confirmed the death of its believed deputy-leader Abu Khayr al-Masri who died in an air strike staged by the US-led international coalition in northwestern Syria. The senior commander, considered a grave loss to the ultra-hardline group, was killed in a series of
Spain’s Defense Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal stressed on Thursday the importance of “preserving Lebanon’s stability,” while emphasizing her country’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese state in tackling the case of Syrian refugees. The minister made her stance after holding talks with Leban
Cairo – UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj met on Thursday with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov in an attempt to push Russia to launch a mediation between the Libyan government and Military Commander General Khalifa Haftar. Sarraj said Russia could play an important
“What next for Democrats in the United States?” This was the question put by a small group of journalists at a private dinner to a Democrat party grandee during a recent passage in London. Insisting on Chatham House rules, that is to say not to be quoted by name, the grandee offered an expose aimed
London – To prevent suicide attempts among its users, Facebook aims to use artificial intelligence and to update its settings and services. The world’s largest social media network said it plans to integrate its existing suicide prevention tools for Facebook posts into its live-streaming
