Beirut – In a large-impact offensive, the Syrian rebel group Tahrir al-Sham managed accesses to the regime-held Homs security bastion in an attack that led to the death and injury of many. A top security commander was reportedly killed in the attack. Armed militants stormed two Syrian security
Beirut – News of halt of financial allocations for some of Hezbollah’s allies and journalists, and closing of Iran-financed television al-Alam, come to assure the news of the party’s financial crisis which clearly reflected on its society. Al-Alam had called upon its employees to attend sessions of
Public opinion, like a herd of sheep, is led and doesn’t lead. What we are witnessing today of rejections, anger and accusations is merely the result of political mood at a given time. This also applies to the Iraqi-Saudi relations which had its fair share of turbulent periods and whose disagreement
Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned a militant attack in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, describing it as a deliberate attempt to ruin the ongoing peace talks in Geneva. Suicide bombers attacked two Syrian security offices in Homs, killing dozens with gunfire and
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz embarked on a 31-day Asian trip that will take him to six countries. In line with the Custodian’s willingness to promote and consolidate the Kingdom relations, in all fields, with sisterly as well as friendly countries and in resp
A Cairo court acquitted one of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday. Courts have been absolved several Mubarak’s administration. Zakaria Azmi, Mubarak’s former chief of staff, was sentenced
Syrian regime and opposition representatives attending the peace talks in Geneva on Saturday warned of the impact on negotiations after a day of violence in Syria that included extremist suicide bombings and missile strikes by regime air force. Warplanes also carried out six raids on Douma in the ea
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi received at his office on Saturday Saudi Arabia Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who is on an official visit to Iraq. During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest in addition to means of enhancing bilateral relations, reporte
London-What seems remarkable now is how uncontroversial the issue of Wayne Rooney’s departure from Manchester United has come to feel. This is, after all, a player who started United’s first five league games of the season, a run of games that suggested he was a first-choice. Perhaps José Mourinho r
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim called on the public to say “yes” to boosting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers on Saturday, saying it would strengthen Turkey at the ruling party’s first pro-referendum rally. The event in Ankara sports arena was held ahead of the
Brussels- Secretary General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid has confirmed that the EU will provide Yemen with humanitarian assistance and exert efforts to establish peace in the country. This was unfolded during Schmid’s meeting on Friday, in Brussels, with the Yemeni Ambassador
A suicide assault on two security service bases in Homs, Syria’s third largest city, killed on Saturday dozens of people, including a senior officer. Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front claimed the spectacular attack which targeted and killed General Hassan Daaboul, a c
Cairo-ISIS militants are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the U.S.-led coalition has said. The barbaric tactic, coupled with other increasingly desperate battlefield measures, is a sign the ISIS
French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have hit back at Donald Trump after the U.S. president criticized France in a veiled attack on its immigration policies and those of its European allies. “It is never good to show the slightest mistrust towards a friendly country,
Cairo- Dozens of Christian families have fled Egypt’s North Sinai following increased attacks and threats by ISIS-affiliated militants in the region. The departure of dozens of families comes after many Coptic Christians were killed this month by ISIS-linked jihadists. On Thursday, ISIS militants st
Beirut- Lebanon is facing a decisive week on the directions of the country’s parliamentary elections expected next May. President Michel Aoun could issue his final decision regarding signing a decree which calls on the electorate to participate in the next parliamentary elections based on the 1960 l
Algeria- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has stated that Algeria “is a victim of an economic crisis that is striking developed countries,” calling for its confrontation and enhancing the state’s production capabilities to access foreign markets. In his message on the occasion of
London- In the first public appearance of the new leader of Hamas in Gaza since his election, Hamas movement promised to sweep the enemy from Palestine, considering the two-state solution obsolete. Yahya Sinwar was present at the opening of a mosque in Rafah on Friday accompanied by senior political
Kuala Lumpur- VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a bizarre murder in Malaysia last week, police said on Friday. Kim Jong Nam was killed on Feb. 13, shortly after b
Paris – Procedural issues overshadowed the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on Friday, ahead of expected first-time direct negotiations between the regime and opposition delegations – a move seen as the fruit of hard efforts deployed by U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. Syrian opposition delegates
