Athbah (South Mosul)- A large depression in the ground, called Khasfah (an Arabic word for a crack or a hole that opens up in the ground) in the desert south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, is believed to be where the dead bodies of ISIS victims are stacked, making it one large mass […]
Beirut- The visit of Joseph Votel, the commander of American forces in the Middle East, to Beirut has reflected the US interest in supporting the Lebanese Army through arming and training programs as well as empowering it to face terrorist groups on the eastern border with Syria. Votel met President
Kuala Lumpur – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that he is looking forward that the visit to Malaysia would result in a quantum leap in the course of relations between the two countries. The King’s statement came after the talks he held in Malaysian capital Kuala
The US government tried to solve the Syria crisis by suggesting three negotiations based on a balanced political proposal. Yet, the Damascus-Iran-Russia axis ruined the three conferences. Russia has made up two conferences, one in Astana and the other currently held in Geneva. The beginnings confirm
Cairo – Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj leading the internationally-backed government of national accord in Tripoli warned on agendas desperately working to reestablish a military dictatorship in Libya. Serraj is scheduled to visit Russian capital, Moscow, later this week. The Libyan Prime Mini
Islamabad- In the three past weeks, Pakistani media reported extensively on the disappearance of four bloggers in different regions of Pakistan. Many media outlets and civil society organizations have accused international intelligence bodies of standing behind the kidnap of these bloggers. However,
Riyadh – The Saudi Cabinet welcomed the resumption of Syrian negotiations in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations, expressing hope that the negotiations would bring about a comprehensive ceasefire and a political solution to the Syrian crisis based on Geneva Declaration (1) and the
London – Al-Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri was killed in a drone strike along with other jihadists near the city of Idlib – extremists mourned him on the social media websites. “Abu Khayr Masri is Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abdulrahman and is considered the number two man in Qaeda – his n
London- Internal conflict between Iran’s elite revolutionary guard and national intelligence agency surfaced as the two offices exchanged accusations on accountability for security operations executed inside Iran over the last years. The quarrel intensified after state-affiliated news agencies broad
London – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced on Monday that his country had successfully test fired the latest version of a submarine-launched cruise missile named “Nasir”. “During the military drills in the south Iranian territorial waters, the new model of the SLCM n
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Washington – US President Donald Trump promised a “historic” $54bllion increase in the US military budget for 2018, which includes a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending. Trump told state governors at the White House his budget plan included a “historic increase in defense-spending t
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Shrine King Salman’s visit to Malaysia is a unique historic step between the two countries’ strategic relations. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco is set to invest $7 billion in Malaysia in a petrochemical project and refinery in south Malaysia. A
Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met on Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Washington. Discussions during the meeting focused on the vision of US President Donald Trump’s Administration towards the region, as well as bilateral relations and fighting ISIS in Syria a
Beirut – ISIS Terrorist group released a video earlier this month featuring two recruited Yazidi kids before they launched a suicide operation. The video sheds the light on ISIS‘s ongoing children recruitment policy, which saw a major rise since the operations to liberate Mosul kicked off. In
Mosul – Iraqi forces seized on Monday the fourth bridge of Mosul and purged it from ISIS in a major step towards restoring control over the whole city. “Forces have laid hands on the major link between al-Tayran district and Dawasah,” said Federal Police Chief Lieutenant-General Raed Shaker Ja
Riyadh, Aden- Yemen’s minister of local administration said that the United Nations has responded positively to the call made by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on the international body stepping up the role of humanitarian agencies based in Aden. UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O’Brien, currently
Aden – Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on an official visit, during which he discussed with the UAE leadership ongoing developments in Yemen on the military, political, security and economic levels. Yemeni Presidential Advisor Yassin Makkawi sai
Manama – Bahrain High Criminal Court adjourned the trial of cleric Isa Qassim and two other defendants accused of money laundering and financing foreign organizations hostile to Bahrain until March 14 and rejected calls for his acquittal. Qassim used some of the money raised illegally to buy $1 mill
Geneva – The fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva “have not yet risen to the level of negotiations”, despite continuous efforts deployed by UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, according to European diplomatic sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the ongoing talks were li
