New York – Anglo-Dutch Unilever company’s shares dropped on Monday after Kraft Heinz Co’s rapidly retreated from its surprise $143 billion bid for the company. Kraft, backed by prominent businessman Warren Buffett and the private equity firm 3G, wanted to buy Unilever as part of its stra
Tal Aviv – Since the U.S. President Donald Trump’s famous statement on the two-state solution or the one-state solution, several political figures in the Israeli right and left wings have been suggesting new solutions as alternatives to the familiar two-state solution – five projects hav
Aden – Houthi rebels in Yemen detained six Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) national staff and a contracted driver in the Red Sea district of Hodeidah, according to a statement issued by the Council on Monday. The detention seemed to be based on the fact that when the NRC staff opened the hygie
A young Israeli soldier who shot a Palestinian assailant in the head when he was immobilized on the ground last year was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Tuesday, far less than prosecutors requested. The decision to court-martial Sergeant Elor Azaria, who shot dead 21-year-old Abdul Fatah al-S
Abu Dhabi- Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has praised the role of Sudan, under the leadership of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in joining the Arab Coalition and supporting the Saudi-led operation to bring hope to Yemen. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces als
Baghdad – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed that military is “not in Iraq to seize anybody’s oil”, in an attempt to lessen the tensions brought by the statements of U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to Iraq. Mattis met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Beirut – France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Monday that there was “no viable and workable solution” to the Syrian civil war beyond choosing between Syrian Regime President Bashar al-Assad and ISIS. Assad represented the “lesser evil,” Le Pen told Lebanese Prime Min
Riyadh- Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud chaired the 47th meeting of the board of directors of the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) at Yamamah Palace on Monday. The board of directors discussed a number of the foundation’s projects and activities, including the ado
The region is undergoing a game-changer phase after the conclusion of former U.S. president Barack Obama’s tenure and the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phase. This is happening because of Trump’s stance in considering the fight against terrorism as a priority and Iran as a terrorism-s
Riyadh-Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs held a meeting, at al-Yamamah Palace on Monday. During the meeting, the council reviewed a number of issues, nota
Riyadh-The Saudi Cabinet praised the convening of the Munich Security Conference and the G20 meeting in Munich and Bonn, Germany. It also praised the ongoing efforts for the resumption of political negotiations on the Syrian crisis based on the Geneva communique and U.N. Security Council resolution
Brussels – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday that his country was keen on maintaining cooperation with the European Union. Speaking during an official visit to the EU in Brussels, Pence assured the EU that U.S. President Donald Trump administration would develop their cooperation in trad
Ankara- In Mugla, southwestern Turkey, 47 suspects charged with attempting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the failed coup of July 15 were put on trial. Turkish authorities accuse U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen of issuing orders to Gulen movement followers in the army.
London – South Sudan government and three U.N. agencies declared more than 100,000 people in two counties of unity state are experiencing famine. They said the disaster is the result of prolonged civil war and an entrenched economic crisis that has devastated the war-torn East African nation. An off
Tunis – Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria’s foreign ministers concluded on Monday a tripartite meeting with an official statement stressing support to a comprehensive political reconciliation in Libya. The officials announced that the three countries’ presidents would hold a summit in Algeria, addin
Hundred years of the region’s history is formed of changing allies and shifting alliances. The least that could be said about the idea of forming a quartet Arab NATO is that it is just another natural reaction against Iran’s active tripartite alliance. The Arab military has been compared to North At
London, Ankara – Tension increased on Monday between Turkey and Iran after a regional and U.S. united front took place in Munich to face the Iranian conduct in the region. Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Turkish ambassador in Tehran Raza Hakan Tekin on Monday over recent anti-Iran remar
Dammam – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Bin Said held on Monday a series of talks with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and discussed “means to boost bilateral relations on all levels, in addition to a number of regional and international issues of interests for both countries.” Th
The British government defied protests outside parliament and dissent from lawmakers and defended its decision to offer U.S. President Donald Trump a lavish state visit and an audience with the queen this year. The visit has spurred 1.8 million people in Britain to sign a petition saying he should n
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces reached the vicinity of Mosul airport on Monday after dislodging ISIS hardliners from a nearby hill, the Iraqi military said in a statement. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought ISIS militants to clear way to the airport, on the second day of a ground offensive against the extrem
