Addis Ababa – “Africa is my continent, and my home,” Moroccan King Mohammed VI said in his speech on Tuesday at the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. “It is so good to be back home, after having been away for too long! It is a good day when you can show your affection […]
Beirut- Optimism witnessed in Lebanon in the past two days on a near agreement on a new electoral law, vanished on Tuesday when leading political forces refused most geographical divisions listed in a draft law mixing the majority and proportional representation systems. A four-party committee inclu
Mosul- When ISIS militants swept into Mosul in 2014, they wandered into Manaf Younes’ billiards hall and declared it un-Islamic, taking away his billiard balls with a stern warning. A hall that was often packed with players until midnight was suddenly abandoned. Photographs of awards that made
Ankara – In reaction to Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that it has provided the Syrian Arab Coalition with armored vehicles, Turkish diplomatic sources expressed Ankara’s reservations on the matter, noting that the Turkish authorities had previously informed the former U.S. administration about
London- Are Iran and Saudi Arabia on their way to easing tension in relations? This is the question that the Iranian media have grappled with for several weeks. The contradictory answers lead to a fishtail: Maybe yes, maybe no! “Iran has every interest in reducing tension with Saudi Arabia at a time
Washington- Following the popular protests and the largescale campaigns that emerged in the U.S. after the decision of President Donald Trump to temporarily ban entry to the U.S. for people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an opposition comparable to a revolt kicked off in state institutio
New York, London- International reactions accelerated hours ahead of Washington’s request to hold an extraordinary U.N. Security Council session on Tuesday night to discuss Iran’s testing of its medium-range ballistic missiles a few weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump came to office. However, th
Khartoum, London- Sudanese Minister of State for Finance Magdi Hassan Yasin stated that his country plans to end all subsidies on food and fuel by 2019 and forecasts the lifting of U.S. sanctions will earn its hard currency-starved economy USD4 billion per year in remittances. “Distortions wil
“Out of the Desert: My Journey From Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil” By: Ali Al-Naimi 320 pages, $27 Published by Penguin Looking for Ali Al-Naimi’s book in New York and London bookshops you won’t find it in the section marked “Biography”. For some reason, the book is displayed in a secti
Oil rates witnessed an increase of some 2 percent on Tuesday after news OPEC oil production has fallen sharply this month and the dollar sank. “This is very high, a good number,” an OPEC source said of the January compliance estimate. The dollar was down by 0.9 percent versus a basket of
The United States officially announced providing the Arab component of a coalition fighting terror group ISIS in Syria with armored vehicles, a U.S. defense official confirmed Tuesday. Rules enacted by former president Barack Obama allowed for realizing the delivery, although the decision was made b
Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Saleh yesterday targeted a United Nations building in Dhahran Al-Janoub which is located in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the UN De-escalation and Coordination Committee building came under fire from Kat
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen officially welcomed the rejoining of Morocco to the African Union (AU), as an effective and active member state on Monday. Dr. Al-Othaimeen also commended the efforts shown at the AU’s session 8 being held in
Four of the largest mosques in the Netherlands yesterday announced that they would lock their doors during prayer times after six people were killed in an attack on a mosque in the Canadian province of Quebec. In a statement, the four mosques that include Masjid Al-Azraq in Amsterdam, Masid Al-Sunna
Cairo- Egyptian experts said that ISIS has activated its cells in the Nile valley away from the peninsula of Sinai, where it targeted security officers over the past three years. These warnings came with the release of a local study highlighting the flow of huge financial sums to fund terrorist oper
Washington- U.S. officials said that Iran has conducted a ballistic missile test in violation of the U.N. resolution put in place after the Iran nuclear deal. Fox News reported exclusively on Monday that Iran has again violated a United Nations resolution with another ballistic missile test. The Kho
Kuwait- Kuwait has launched on Monday “New Kuwait 2035”: a development plan that represents the state’s promising economic future by 2035, a plan that aims at transforming Kuwait to a financial and commercial center that attracts investments. This vision aims at making Kuwait an attractive investmen
New York- The expert team of the Sanctions Committee, which was established pursuant to U.N. Security Council resolution 2140 for those hindering peaceful political transfer in Yemen, revealed new details in its final report. The report said that Houthi rebels are importing weapons from Iran; anti-t
Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presided a higher committee meeting to consider the measure that should be taken in case the U.S. embassy was transferred to Jerusalem. The committee issued several recommendations including announcement of Palestinian state instead of authority, electi
Beirut- The Lebanese Information Minister, Melhem Riachi, has spent great efforts to draft an inclusive plan aiming to upgrade the Lebanese media amid major challenges, newspaper crisis, problems of TV shows, and complaints of journalists about their violated rights. Since he was appointed as minist
