New York- In its upcoming session on February 23, the United Nations Security Council will be extending, until further notice, the service of the committee of experts put together by Security Council resolution 2140 for Yemen. The committee is known to have shed light on extreme violations committed
Beirut- Lebanon has practically entered an open political crisis after Interior Minister Nohad Mashnouq signed a decree on Saturday calling on voters to participate in the next parliamentary elections based on the 1960 law, which President Michel Aoun rejects. The dispute currently witnessed between
Don’t say Donald Trump never did anything for Barack Obama. On Wednesday, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn put Iran “on notice” for its ballistic missile test and its arming, training and equipping of Houthi rebels in Yemen. The early reaction from the network of groups that
Beirut- Lebanon’s Tourism Minister Ouadis Kedenian expected on Saturday a promising tourism season after the Lebanese-Gulf ties regained their former glory. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Kedenian said: “We expect a promising season due to a number of considerations, the first being the visit
Cairo- Asharq Al-Awsat learned on Saturday of indirect contact between U.S. President Donald Trump representatives and leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA)General Khalifa Haftar, indicating the openness of the Trump administration to the Libyan file unlike his predecessor Barack Obama. U.S. and
The U.S.-led military coalition said on Saturday its forces had destroyed a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul that was suspected of housing an ISIS command center. “The coalition was able to determine through intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts that ISIS d
Yemeni President Abdu Rabbo Mansur Hadi lauded the United States new administration, particularly on its active interventionism against Iran’s systematic interference in region-wide affairs. Hadi’s remarks followed a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Mathew Taller, the president stated
Ignoring serious warnings from the United States and fresh sanctions over a ballistic missile test, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard will be conducting military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday. The cleric-led government said the exercises were aimed at demonstrating Ira
Syria regime warplanes reportedly bombarded a besieged rebel-held district of Homs on Saturday, killing at least two people and raising the death toll to more than 20 in two weeks, an activist and monitoring group said. Warplanes also hit rebel-controlled areas in Deraa in southern Syria during a se
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Saturday for an end to a world order dominated by the West and said Moscow wanted to establish a “pragmatic” relationship with the United States based on mutual respect. Lavrov was speaking at the Munich Security Conference shortly after U.S.
London, Jeddah- Saudi social media users expressed their enthusiasm over the “Comic Con” international festival that was held for the first time in Saudi Arabia and that concluded its activities on Saturday. During the past two days, Take off venue in Jeddah was crowded with youth, who found a chanc
Following the visit of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to Oman and Kuwait, his deputy chief of staff said the regional initiative in accepting the invitations of the two countries’ leaders is an indication for the need to establish Islamic friendships and restore regional ties. He added that t
Ankara- Allegations on spying activities practiced by some Turks, who belong to Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) and other unions and associations in Germany and Austria, have opened a new door for tension with Ankara. DITIB is Germany’s largest Islamic umbrella group with over 90
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday sought to reassure European allies, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, by pledging an “unwavering” commitment to transatlantic ties. Capping a week of whirlwind diplomacy by American officials who have descended on Europe to calm nerves
Brussels- The terrorist attack at the Brussels International Airport in March has led to a downgrade in its ranking among European airports in terms of annual passenger numbers. The airport was ranked 26th, dropping five places compared to last year. It received an estimate of 22 million passengers
Aden, Taiz- Yemen’s Deputy Minister of Human Rights Dr. Mohamed Askar accused Houthi and Saleh militias of looting food and medical aid provided by humanitarian organizations to those in need in areas under the control of the insurgents. The government also defended the legitimacy of its milit
Malaysian police said Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un’s brother, as relations between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur nosedived in a battle for his body. A 46-year-old was arrested on Friday evening with documents that identified him as North Kore
Tel Aviv- With the return of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the U.S. following what he has considered a historic meeting with President Donald Trump, Israel’s rightwing expressed disappointment and concerns over agreements reached between the two sides on settlements, Iran and spy Jo
A continent two-thirds the size of Australia has been found beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean, scientists reported in the journal of the Geological Society of America. The land mass of 4.5 million square kilometers is 94 percent underwater and only its highest points – New Zealand and New C
London- Britain’s top police officer has said that Muslim scholars must step up their efforts to counter the violent ideology of the ISIS terrorist organization. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe warned that the group was continuing to lure recruits by claiming that Islam supported its actions and that the aut
