St. Petersburg – Brent crude oil rose more than $1 on Monday after Saudi Arabia pledged to cut exports in August to 6.6 million barrels per day to help reduce the global crude glut, almost 1 million bpd below levels a year ago. OPEC said stocks held by industrial nations had fallen by 90 million [&h
The United States’ ban on its citizen from traveling to North Korea will not affect tourism in the country, said a senior development official. Han Chol-Su, vice-director of the Wonsan Zone Development Corporation added that Pyongyang does not care “at all” about the ban. “If the US government
Riyadh- For the first time since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the Saudi authorities are preparing the international road leading from the Kingdom to Iraq through the border port of Jumaima near Rafha province, said Iraqi sources Monday. Iraqi Transport Minister Kathem al Hammami told Asharq
London – Two weeks before the presidential constitutional oath and announcement for the new government lineup, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani continued his consultations with decision makers in the country. The President met with five senior commanders of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) i
In its continued violation of a truce that was declared last week, Syrian regime jets shelled late on Monday the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, killing eight civilians. The strike hit the town of Arbin in the Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave at around 11:30 pm (2030 GMT), residents said
Raging fires in southern France have firefighters scrambling to control them before they reach homes on the island of Corsica, emergency services said. Hundreds of firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze spreading across 900 hectares of forest as unusually hot and dry weather has hit much o
US Senator John McCain will make a comeback in Washington on Tuesday, the first time since being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office announced. He will take part in key votes at Senate on repealing Obamacare and passing sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. “Sena
A massive manhunt was underway at the Swiss-German border on Tuesday in search for the suspect behind a chainsaw attack in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen on Monday. All-night searches for the suspect, 51-year-old Franz Wrousis, accused of attacking two employees of a health insurance company in thei
A speed boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Borneo island on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people with several others believed missing, police and rescue officials said. Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said in a statement that 40 people were estimated to have been on board at
Taiz – A high-level three-member UN delegation arrived for the first time in the temporary Yemeni capital Aden on Monday to discuss the humanitarian situation in the country and organize relief, humanitarian and health aids efforts. The visiting delegation was comprised of UN Children’s
Beirut – Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Pierre Bou Assi said on Monday that battles taking place along the borders with Syria were part of Syria’s war. In an interview with LBCI, the minister said: “The battles currently taking place at the border between Lebanon and Syria are part of what is h
Aden – The first Russian aid plane arrived in the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday. Loaded with food aid and tents for the refugees, the relief was presented by the Russian government to help Yemeni people cope with the difficult situation in the country caused by the Houthi and Saleh militias’ coup. R
Alphabet, the parent company of popular search engine Google, saw its slide take a hit on Monday in wake of the historic fine imposed on it by the European Commission. Alphabet reported a quarterly profit of $3.5 billion, in a sharp decline from a year ago, with a massive $2.74 billion antitrust fin
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Washington with US President Donald Trump to discuss a number of issues concerning Lebanon, including the fight against terrorism and the support to the Lebanese Army, in addition to the new financial sanctions that t
Jeddah – The Yemeni Parliament will hold its first session in the temperate capital Aden mid-August with confirmed 138 members attending, according to a Yemeni source with knowledge of the matter. A confirmed date for the session has not been determined yet given that the government is still doing t
London – Iran stressed on Monday that it will keep its country’s ambassador in Kuwait, despite a diplomatic row that erupted last week in wake of a court ruling against the Tehran-backed al-Abdali terrorist cell. “The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to be present
Ramallah – Confrontations between angry Palestinians and Israeli security forces continued on Monday, as Occupation authorities began installing iron barricades in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as an alternative measure to the electronic gates, which have instigated the crisis in Jerusalem. Israeli polic
Amman, London – Diplomats and employees at the Israeli embassy in Jordan returned to Tel Aviv safely on Monday in wake of the shooting incident that took place on Sunday, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The evacuation of the employees included an Israeli security
Paris – France will host on Tuesday Prime Minister of the UN-recognized Libyan government Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, commander of the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, in an attempt to reach a solution to the North African country’s crisis. Hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, t
Beirut- The battle of Arsal was calm on Monday afternoon paving the way for a new round of negotiations over the withdrawal of militants and leaders of al-Nusra Front from the area to an unknown destination, probably Syria’s Idlib. The latest developments came after “Hezbollah” announced that the ba
