Paris- The French right-wing is going through a crisis following the scandal of the “fake employments” of the wife of Francois Fillion, once the clear front-runner to become France’s next president, and two of his sons. Three months prior to the first round of elections, many questions were raised o
London- On Feb 6, the Queen will become the first British monarch to reach a Blue Sapphire Jubilee, 65 years to the day since she ascended the throne. Despite this major achievement, the Queen is not expected to hold celebrations, as she decided to keep on her privacy behind the closed doors of her
Baghdad- Human Rights Watch has accused Iraqi paramilitary militias, the Popular Mobilization Forces, of detaining men fleeing from Mosul. The rights body said that PMF units screen those escaping the conflict for membership of the terror group ISIS. PMF militants, who lack in official training, hav
Abu Dhabi- The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi to protest Tehran’s arming of Houthi insurgents in Yemen, including providing them with drones. The foreign ministry handed the diplomat a “protesting memorandum concerning Iran’
Ramallah- The Palestinian government has warned of the dangerous Israeli escalation against Palestinian prisoners and called for a prompt international intervention to put an end to the “series of raids, torture and oppressive measures in Israeli prisons.” Yusuf Mahmoud, spokesman for the Palestinia
Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday met with Jordanian King Abdullah II, marking the first visit by an Arab leader since the new administration took over in January. Their meeting in Washington came a week after Trump held talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May, the first world l
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that he would not accept any violations of the Constitution during his term. “During my tenure, I will not allow violations of the constitution or disregard to the Lebanese people’s will for change,” Aoun said during a meeting with a delegatio
Marking the first visit made by a United States President to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, in 1974, addressed the late King Faisal bin Abdulaziz with a great deal of respect saying that people from all over the world have sought the Kingdom, however, Nixon dist
Mosul- When ISIS seized the five-star Ninewah Oberoi Hotel in east Mosul it replaced wealthy Iraqi patrons with another kind of elite — foreign fighters and suicide bombers seen as the group’s most prized members. The Iraqi army’s recent capture of the ruined compound – renam
Khartoum – Sudanese Minister of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife Mohammed Abu Zeid Mustafa said his country would exert all possible efforts to recover looted and stolen antiquities in museums around the world, through diplomatic and legal channels. He said the government would submit a complaint t
As expected, the decision by the new American President Donald Trump to impose a 90-day ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries has provoked violent reactions in many parts of the world, including the United States. The fact that the majority of citizens of the countries concerned are M
The United State’s White House said on Thursday it would respond to Iran’s ballistic missile test and other hostile actions, a day after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser put Tehran on “notice,” but it stopped short of providing any details. “We w
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Mali co-signed on Thursday an agreement worth $15 million to fund a solar energy generation plant. The power station is expected to feed with a capacity of 4.3 megawatt Mali’s rural areas, benefiting over 35,000 inhabitants who live in underpr
Iran on Thursday blatantly rejected a warning issued by United President Donald Trump on recent missile test-firings perceived as unfounded and “provocative.” Such major disregard to U.S. warnings reflects growing tensions between Tehran and the new Trump administration. The U.S. Preside
News of a Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria with both Iranian accord and disagreement, and a euphoric joy that Bashar al-Assad couldn’t mask, have been flooding the media for the past month. “Delusional festivities” peaked throughout the Astana talks that were convened in the absence of senior U.S.
Facebook’s profits more than doubled in the final quarter of 2016, as the social networking service giant now enjoys a user base of over a billion users. The social media platform saw its audience grow and head towards a stunning two billion mark.People using the Facebook each month increased
Washington- United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified documents exposed details which led and in part contributed to the 1976 occupation of Lebanon by Syria– carried out by Hafez al-Assad’s administration to end the then conflict pitting the Lebanese National Movement (LNM,
Beirut– Lebanese women rallied on Wednesday to call for an increased female representation in any parliamentary electoral law approved by the different political parties. While women constitute 51 percent of the Lebanese population and 54 percent of university graduates, they are merely represented
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia will invite international and local companies to bid for renewable energy projects in April, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday. Al-Falih, speaking at a news conference in Riyadh, said the projects would include two new solar and
Ramallah – The Palestinian Authority asked the U.S. administration to interfere and put an end to Israeli settlement expansion, while some officials accused President Donald Trump of encouraging this policy. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Palestinian authority seeks to coop
