Riyadh–The latest developments on the regional and international arenas were on the discussion table during a session of official talks on Tuesday between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. King Salman received at Al-Yamamah Palace
Nearly a decade after the global financial crisis, the recovery remains disappointing and nothing — neither massive fiscal stimulus, nor record-low rates, nor generous injections of liquidity by central banks — seems to be helping. Policymakers from Washington to London to Tokyo all seem
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has maintained the freeze on the presidential order. Its reasoning is concise and accessible, and deserves wide reading. The ruling didn’t break any constitutional ground and it didn’t clarify anything that was previously unclear. It also did
Beirut, Ankara- Russian-Turkish disputes concerning the agenda of the Astana 2 talks postponed the meeting from Wednesday to Thursday and caused a delay in sending the invitation cards to representatives of Syrian opposition factions. On Tuesday, Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry said talks on the
South Korea’s spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, lawmakers in Seoul said on Wednesday, as Malaysian medical authorities sought a cause of death. U.S. government sources also told Reuters the
North Korea described on Tuesday its weekend ballistic missile as “self-defence measures”, rejecting U.N. Security Council criticism over the test, but the U.S. demanded international action against Pyongyang’s weapons programmes. North Korea’s missile firing – which happens
Brussels – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week. He will deliver a formal speech to MEPs on the EU-Canada relationship on Thursday. Trudeau will be the first Canadian prime minister to address the European Parliament. The European Par
It is probably safe to assume Pep Guardiola did not appreciate the impertinence of being asked at his latest press conference whether, six months into the season, he could understand why so many football people were questioning whether the decision to marginalise and replace Joe Hart had shown even
Ramallah – Hamas has elected Yahya Sinwar, a senior commander of the Ezzedine Qassam Brigades, as its next leader in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar is set to replace Ismail Haniye and Khaled Meshaal. Media outlets reported that Sinwar,55, was elected as the head of the political bureau with Khalil Hayya as
Mosul – Despite his young age, Mohammed Ahmed of Ibrahim Khalil village in Mosul was one of ISIS’ most dangerous snipers. Shortly after ISIS took over Mosul city in June 2014, Ahmed, 14, joined the terrorist organization and began his training on all types of weapons. His skills developed rapidly un
Cairo – Many questions have emerged after a report issued by the Amnesty International – on 17 January – revealed that a series of new anti-terrorism laws across Europe will cause discrimination against Muslims and refugees, spreading fears and feelings of alienation. Amnesty Inter
Dubai – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that obstructing the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as international envoy to Libya was a loss to the Libyan peace process. Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Guterres stressed that Fay
Dubai – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim launched a global education platform that gathers annually during the World Government Summit, with the aim of supporting education worldwide, and support children education among many other objectives. Kim called for collective efforts to support midd
Riyadh – Saudi Cabinet hailed on Monday the constructive role assumed by the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in fighting terrorism and seeking to achieve stability and peace in the region and the world. In this context, the Cabinet hig
Beirut, Cairo – Talks in Beirut about a coordination with Damascus brought back an old plan proposed in the term of former Prime Minister Najib Mikati and was postponed for creating divisions concerning its content. Those same disputes emerged between members of the new government headed by Pr
Cairo – Strategic Security Experts in Egypt said that ISIS has decided to execute all people who try to escape from the territories of the alleged Caliphate in Syria and Iraq – all ISIS’s execution operations have been implemented in public places to intimidate all people who may think t
London – German economy has been positively affected by the arrival of 1.1 million refugees to the country in 2015 and 2016. GDP has reached 1.9 percent in 2016, compared to an average of 1.4 percent in the previous years, according to recent figures issued by Germany’s Federal Statistics Office. Ec
Moscow, Beirut – Russian informed sources said Moscow will work during Wednesday’s Astana meeting to achieve clear results that would create a tangible progress at the battlefield in Syria. The sources confirmed that Moscow aims to show the Syrian parties participating in the Astana talks and
Riyadh – A Saudi-Turkish summit headed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss the special joint relations between the two countries. Late on Monday, Erdogan arrived to Saudi Ar
The Pentagon on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s latest test-firing of a ballistic missile, adding that the United States’ commitment to protect the homeland and allies such as Japan and South Korea was “ironclad.” Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters t
