The rules of inter-Gulf relations are stability and accord while the exceptions are dispute and disparity. Throughout decades, these have continued to be the foundation for establishing unique ties among Gulf states. Since Operation Decisive Storm – that has represented a turning point in the
A sense of hope reignited now that U.S. President Donald Trump has assigned his son-in-law- Jared Kushner to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict file, but so far this is an illusion. There will be no solution if there is no change on ground. There should be Palestinian unity to prevent the peace
At least eight people were killed and 20 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Thursday, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in violence. The blast, the second to hit the provincial capital this month, crumpled car
Paris – French Police arrested two senior assistants of Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate, for a fraud inquiry in the case of EU “fake jobs”, a police source said. Le Pen was also put under formal investigation in a probe into the alleged misuse of EU money, the Paris prosec
Riyadh – Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Ash-Sheikh stressed the importance of holding more talks with all intellectuals and those seeking knowledge and justice around the world, noting that the current situation requires extra efforts to show the whole world what
Cairo – Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, widely known as Farmajo, officially took office on Wednesday, promising his people that the era of al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab and other Islamist militant groups was over. In his speech, Farmajo reached out to youths who are fighting al
Damam – Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah and his accompanying delegation left Oman on Wednesday after a three-day state visit to the country. Prior to his departure, the Emir of Kuwait thanked Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Omani government and people for the warm reception
London, Sydney- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacked on Wednesday the United Nations resolution that denounced Israeli settlement on occupied Palestinian territories, as he welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu on his first official visit to the country. The two countries share solid relations
U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIS-held western half of Mosul attacked the city’s main airport and a nearby military base, state television stated. Counter-terrorism service (CTS) troops and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid Response descended towards the airpo
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has received a phone call from Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu – they discussed historic relations between the two countries and developments at the regional and international arenas. In a related matter, Cro
Brussels – Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on Tuesday – during its meeting in Brussels – on a Council directive aimed at preventing multinationals from lowering their overall tax liability by taking advantage of differences in
Paris- Amnesty International (AI) accused on Wednesday some world leaders of spreading a toxic, dehumanizing rhetoric full of hatred and causing a more divided and dangerous world in its annual report issued in Paris. As it launched its annual assessment of human rights around the world, AI said: “D
Ankara – For the first time since the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923, the ministry of defense announced on Wednesday its decision to lift the ban on female officers wearing the veil. The new measure follows a series of similar steps taken in police, security and judicial institutions
Astronomers have found seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System, researchers announced Wednesday. All seven roughly match the size and mass of our own planet and are almost certainly rocky, and
Beirut- Wajih Nahle, a painter and artist, always stood with a smile on his face, waiting for people’s curious question on his works. He spent his life painting, drawing around 10,000 paintings in 60 years. Mourning the great artist, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghattas Khouri said: “With the death of
Geneva, Tel Aviv- U.N. special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura issued a warning ahead of the fourth round of intra-Syrian peace talks expected in Geneva on Thursday by saying some parties could disrupt the meeting and provoke one side or the other to walk out. “There are spoilers, we have seen it
Jeddah, Aden- Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia pledged $10 billion to his country, including a total of $8 billion to be spent on the reconstruction of government-held areas, with another $2 billion as a deposit in the central bank to shore up the Yemen
Beirut-Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that endorsing the state budget tops the list of government’s goals, adding any new tax would take into consideration interests of both citizens and the economic sectors. Hariri said that approving the ranks and salaries scale should be linked to a
Humanitarian activities inside Yemen and in Djibouti sponsored by Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works have touched on 118 multi-development projects worth over $576 million, a report released on Wednesday said. The aid projects are considered an integral part of achievi
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday said he did not expect an immediate breakthrough when Syria peace talks restart this week, but rather productive talks that relaunch the process to reach a political solution to end the six-year conflict. The talks will be the first U.N.-mediated negotia
