Riyadh, Washington- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted during a telephone conversation on Sunday the need to confront Iran’s role in undermining security and stability in the region and to establish “safe zones” in Syria and Y
Riyadh – Senior Syrian rebel negotiator, heading the current Syrian Opposition delegation sent to the peace talks held in the Kazakh capital, Astana, Mohammad Alloush said that the negotiations are not entirely a success, but have not failed either. Alloush highlighted that the opposition is n
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump chose the Pentagon to sign his executive order preventing immigrants from entering the U.S. soil for a period of time. As soon as the order was put into action on Friday night, it was applied in airports all over the world. The order was highly condemned insi
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump began his Saturday morning with tweets attacking two of the major U.S. newspapers, followed by series of calls with international leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump attacked “Washington Post” and “New York Times” for their lack of integ
Addis Ababa – The African Union (AU) will convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday with the participation of several leaders and officials as well as regional and international economic organizations. The AU’s 54 member states will gather for a packed two-day meeting in which they will also have t
Khartoum – Sudan loudly voiced its objection to any foreign military intervention in Libya. Instead, the North African State urged for coordination among Libya neighboring countries to resolve the Libyan crisis, finding a solution for the conflict under an African Union umbrella. Neighbors-cou
Ramallah- Egyptian authorities have reopened the Rafah crossing for Palestinians residing in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for the first time in 2017. Officials said the crossing is expected to remain open for the next three days. Hamas hailed the improvement established after senior political leader of
Baghdad- Mosul- Suggestions hint that sleeper cells belonging to terror group ISIS and lone wolf militants are present and embedded among civilians in the recently liberated eastern Mosul, Iraq. Security forces announced planning stringent sweeping measures, holding civilians responsible towards inf
Beirut – A positive mood prevailed on Saturday among Lebanon’s political leaders with reports about a near agreement on a new parliamentary electoral law that could technically postpone the elections date due to factors related to its implementation. Meanwhile, it is almost definite that this
Taiz, Abu Dhabi – The Yemeni Army now controls the downtown of the Mokha city after it had liberated the port and other large areas in the coastal region. A Yemeni military official said on Saturday that Yemeni government forces had succeeded to advance in the Red Sea port of Mokha city follow
Beirut – The displacement conducted by the Syrian regime under the slogan of “reconciliations” touched the area of Wadi Barada Valley in the Damascus suburbs, while the first outcome of a deal signed on Saturday between officials in the area saw the raise of the Syrian regime flag above Ain al
Donald Trump’s first week as president has been a bad one for free trade. He suggested a new 20 percent tariff for imports from Mexico. He formally withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and said he would start renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Then there&#
A $125 million defense equipment deal with Turkey was signed by Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday. May promised to push for more trade with Turkey and among NATO allies. Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace in Ankara alongside President Tayyip Erdogan, May called Turkey on
The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on
Iran said on Saturday it would stop U.S. citizens entering the country in retaliation to Washington’s visa ban against Tehran and six other majority-Muslim countries announced by new U.S. President Donald Trump. “While respecting the American people and distinguishing between them and th
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday morning to participate in the African Union Summit. Morocco is seeking to re-join the continental union after an absence of 32 years. According to a statement issued by the Moroccan Ministry of Royal Palaces, King Mohammed VI’s visit t
Arab coalition forces in Yemen, with the help of the air force of the United Arab Emirates, shot down an Iranian military drone in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, quoting a Yemeni military officer. Deputy chief of general staff of the Yemeni armed forces General Ahmad Saif Al Yafe
The militant group Al-Shabaab yesterday launched an attack on a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia. This is the second attack that the group that has links to Al-Qaeda has carried out this week. The attack on the Kulbiyow base where Kenyan soldiers are deployed as part of the African Union Mis
Beirut, Moscow, Ankara- The Syrian Opposition urged United States President Donald Trump to follow through with the promise of establishing a safe zone within Syria. Political analysts, however, doubted that the step might drag Washington deeper into the Syria conflict, add to the rifts in Syria and
Washington- After ousting former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri in April 1985, there was a 14-month period during which a military council was in charge of the country before handing over the authority to the government of Sadeq al-Mahdi. Two years later the CIA wanted to evaluate Mahdi’s ruling
