Riyadh – A number of recently designated Saudi ambassadors took oath in front of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Al-Yamamah palace on Monday. The Saudi ambassadors recently designated to a number of sisterly and friendly countries were sworn in. They included Engin
Beirut – The visit of Saudi State Minister for Arab Gulf Affairs, Thamer al-Sabhan to Beirut this week has pushed the Lebanese-Saudi relations towards a positive stage particularly with a decision taken from Riyadh to appoint a new ambassador to Lebanon. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat t
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Information and Youth Minister Sheikh Salman Humoud Al-Sabah submitted his resignation on Monday, in a move aimed at defusing tension between the Cabinet and Parliament. The minister’s resignation came two days before he was scheduled to face a confidence vote over a sports b
Ankara, Moscow – ISIS militants are now encircled in the city of al-Bab after Syrian regime forces advanced Monday in the north of Syria towards the south of the city while the Turkish army and Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions tightened the lose on the terrorist organization from the city’s thr
Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks with Hafiz Muhammad Tahir al-Ashrafi, head of the Ulema Council of Pakistan, in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed close relations binding the two countries. The meeting was a
Moscow – Russia tried on Monday to ease Washington’s escalating stances against Tehran by vowing to exert all efforts that could reduce tension between both countries – particularly that Moscow is worried by the latest positions of U.S. President Donald Trump and several members of his n
New Saudi ambassadors recently assigned to a number of countries were sworn in before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday at Riyadh’s Al-Yamamah palace. Among the newly designated diplomats were Engineer Waleed bin Abdul Kareem Al-Khureiji, Ambassador to the Rep
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a national cabinet session in Riyadh on Monday afternoon, reported state-owned news agency SPA. Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said the Cabinet extended appreciation to King Salman for backing an
The Kremlin Monday relayed its profound disagreement with United States President Donald Trump’s assessment of Iran as “the number one terrorist state.” A Russian diplomat said any U.S. attempt to reopen an Iran nuclear deal would inflame tensions in the Middle East. Trump told Fox
Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to form a European alliance against official anti-Israel positions issued by the European Union, especially in the settlement expansion project in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and those supporting the Palestinian stance to return to negotiati
Egypt’s military announced on Monday it has killed 14 militants and arrested ten others in a raid in central Sinai. The operation, which took place over the past five days, resulted in destroying three car bombs and 10 other explosive devices and seizing weapons, communication devices and military c
London-The Iranian government said in a statement on Sunday that it has submitted a detailed complaint divided into four parts about the confiscation of funds withheld in America to The Hague’s International Court of Justice. Following the Islamic Republic of Iran’s complaint against the U.S. at the
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Manama – A terrorist bombing west of Bahrain on Thursday evening resulted in sizable damage to civilian vehicles, without registering any injuries. The Bahraini Ministry of Interior on its Twitter account reported on the blast, citing it at the western Budaiya Street, reiterating that the no c
The imam of the mosque that was attacked in Canada’s Quebec City last week said during the funeral of three of the six victims of the shooting: “We have 17 orphans. We have six widows. We have five wounded.” Hassan Guillet prayed for their speedy recovery and described the shooter, Alexandre Bissonn
Ramallah – A source from Hamas movement said that prisoners’ swap deal with Israel is currently suspended due to the lack of interaction from the Israeli part regarding Hamas conditions. “The file is pending now — our conditions are clear and did not change. All the captivates of G
Social media companies Facebook and Google are teaming up with a group of French journalists to fight propaganda and misinformation online, mirroring similar efforts already underway in the United States and Germany. Facebook said it would collaborate with leading French news organizations, includin
Riyadh – Yemeni journalist Mohammed Alabsi’s death has been witnessing growing interest among each of the Yemeni journalists’ union, rights groups, and family members who demand an inquiry into the mysterious death of a top investigative journalist after an autopsy showed that he was poisoned.
Jeddah- Abdulrahman Al-Bunyan, chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia, said that the attack on the Saudi Frigate will not prevent the coalition forces from continuing their military operations, until they achieve their key target of helping the Yemeni people and the legitimate government in rest
Washington’s new U.N. envoy Nikki Haley is putting in motion a far-reaching review of U.N. peacekeeping that is likely to lead to closures and downsizing of missions, according to diplomats. Haley took up her post with a vow to overhaul the United Nations and “do away” with what sh
