The Syrian regime executed at least 13,000 prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the atrocious executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but were probably still being carr
The ramp-up of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories opens the way to their annexation, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday called a new Israeli law legalizing dozens of Jewish outposts built on private Palestinian l
Ankara- The Saudi-Turkish coordination council announced during King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s visit to Turkey last April that it held its first meeting in Ankara on Tuesday. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his Saudi Arabian counterpart, FM Adel Al-J
London, Tel Aviv – British Prime Minister Theresa May told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of a meeting between the two leaders that the U.K. government is committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. May’s statement came on the occasion of her talks
Taiz- A humanitarian relief coalition based in Yemeni governorate, Taiz, issued a report citing over 142 Houthi-linked deaths and some 477 injuries caused by Iran-aligned coup militias. Incidents affected both women and children. Published, last January, the report said that the atrocities were a re
Washington – President Donald Trump pressed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s general secretary on how to encourage member nations to pay more for their defense while expressing “strong support” from the U.S. for the alliance, according to readout of the call released by the White House
Khobar – This is not the first time OPEC countries agree to reduce product, but it is the first time compliance with the agreement reaches 80%-90%, the highest level in the history of OPEC. Five surveys of OPEC outcome in January revealed that OPEC abided by the agreement of which the least co
Cologne – Public Prosecution in Bremen confirmed what Bild newspaper has published on arresting two Germans in Turkey in the framework of an arrest campaign launched by the Turkish security forces few days ago. Adnan Sutkovic from Bremen and Zulhajrat Seadini from Hamburg were arrested by poli
Cairo – With all the pressure affecting the European economy, the unified European currency has been suffering more than any other amidst warnings on the possibility of collapsing in case European leaders were not able to figure out wide-ranging solutions to save the future of their economies
It seems that Syrians no longer have a say about their future, despite the several conferences, talks, and suggested solutions. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura decided who represents opposition organizations. Russians wrote the constitution for a future Syrian and brought it to Astan
Beirut- Swathes of northern Syria territory controlled by rebel factions, encompassing rural areas of both Idlib and Aleppo, have been witnessing escalatory tensions. Internal conflict has been registered between Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and the recently formed Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS). The
Not so long ago Roger Federer visited Rafael Nadal in Mallorca, where they talked about playing an exhibition match. They weren’t much use for anything else any more, they joked, and as it turned out they couldn’t even do that. “I was on one leg and he had a wrist problem,” Federer said. Yet three [
London – Oxford University sources confirm that it’s the oldest Anglo-Saxon university in the U.K., however, the oldest rank among the European universities is Italian, the Bologna University, which was established in 1088, eight years before Oxford. Both universities were established in
London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said Monday that Tehran is by no means in need of testing the United States’ new administration, stressing the need for exercising self-restraint, avoiding rash responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning. Recent test-firing of
Paris- French right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon, once seen as a front-runner to face the far-right Front National’s Marine Le Pen in the final round of the presidential election in May, has seen his ratings drop after anti-fraud prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations th
London – Queen Elizabeth II became on Monday the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. Her Sapphire Jubilee is being marked with ceremonial gun salutes at London’s Green Park and the Tower of London, and in several other locations across the United Kingdom. Sapphire is the 65th anniversary ge
Riyadh- Western countries like the USA, France, Holland, Germany and many others have recently witnessed the rise of right-winged voices that oppose foreigners and believe in the superiority of the “White Man”. Also religious extremist voices have risen in parts of Asia, Africa and mainly in conflic
Last week I wrote an article titled: “Russia, Turkey, Assad and a New Stage,” which aimed to introduce a new phase after Donald Trump reached the presidency and declared during a phone call with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz the importance of imposing sa
Riyadh- The Council of Ministers stressed on Monday that the terrorist attack by Houthi militias’ suicide boats on a Saudi frigate off Hodeida port will not deter the Coalition Forces supporting legitimacy in Yemen from continuing their military operations until the objective of helping the Yemeni p
Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, received at his office in the ministry of interior a number of princes, scholars, ministers, senior interior ministry officials, commanders of security sectors, ministry personnel and a group of citizens
