Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet condemned illegitimate settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories and all attempts that undermine the Palestinians’ right for the full sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired Cabine
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks in Riyadh Monday with Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir. During the talks, the two men discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations in various fields and reviewed the developments on regiona
Beirut, Astana – Threats and revelations triumphed Monday at the opening session of the Syrian talks held in Astana’s Kazakhstan, while sources from inside the International Meeting uncovered the presence of disputes concerning which factions would be listed as terrorists and which groups woul
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Monday it would not be bound by any decision that comes out of peace talks under way in Kazakhstan as it was not involved in the meetings. “As we are not participating in these talks, we stress that we are not bound by any decisions issued from the [&hell
In his first few days as United States President, Donald Trump signed an executive order formally withdrawing the United States from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, following through on a promise from his campaign last year. More so, a top Trump adviser will be meeting this week
Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received today visiting Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, reported the Saudi state news agency SPA. Al-Bashir had undergone a cardiac catheterization earlier this month, but the Sudan officials reaffirmed that the res
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on all countries to monitor carefully outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and poultry and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic. Different strains of bird flu have been spreading across Europe and Asia sin
Riyadh- Jean-Marc Ayrault, French minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, will arrive Tuesday to Riyadh to hold talks with senior Saudi officials. This will be the first visit by Ayrault to the Kingdom since he was appointed foreign minister early last year. “During the visit, Ayr
A spokesman for the Syrian rebels said on Monday that the group vows to continue fighting should the talks with head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad in the Kazakh capital Astana fail. “If the negotiations succeed, then we are with the negotiations,” rebel spokesman Osama Abu Zeid told A
Riyadh-King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Sunday dispatched a convoy loaded with 17 containers of medical supplies and equipment to Yemen, Royal Court and KSrelief Supervisor Abdullah al-Rabiah said Sunday. The convoy was sent as an implementation of the directives issued b
Riyadh -The Saudi Finance Ministry said on Sunday there would be no fees applied on outward remittances. Saudi Arabia is “committed to the principle of free movement of capital in and out of the kingdom in line with international standards,” the ministry said on its official Twitter account. These c
The Egyptian army said Monday that militants killed five soldiers in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where security forces have been targeted in a spate of jihadist attacks. “The armed forces mourn with great sadness and sorrow the five martyrs who were martyred in Sinai at the hands of disloyal
Dammam – Al Masah Capital Limited has prepared an economic report that expects an annual growth of 6.8% in the food services market in GCC countries, up to USD28 billion by 2020. UAE has been ranked among the greatest 20 countries in the food service markets around the world in 2015 – it achie
Cairo – Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taha Siala considers the upcoming meeting between Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj a positive action following the political block. He called upon all parties to make concessions for the nation’s greater good. During an interview w
Ankara – Turkey’s delegation to Astana participated on Sunday in meetings held few hours before the launch of negotiations between the Syrian regime delegation and that of the Syrian opposition under the auspices of Russia, Turkey and Iran. Diplomatic sources said that Turkey’s delegation held
Peshawar, London- Nusrat Khela Orakzai was delighted when she gave birth to a second baby boy. The Pakistani mother in her 30s thought her family was complete now that she had two sons and as many daughters. Her husband agreed. But the joy for the young couple from the country’s tribal region
Beirut- Security concerns have resurfaced in Lebanon after foiling an attempted suicide bombing Saturday night in Beirut’s Hamra Street, one of the most crowded streets that is full of restaurants and cafes. Lebanon witnessed in the past years several explosions, yet this is the first attempt
Kabul- The Taliban has warned President Donald Trump to reverse U.S. policy on Afghanistan or face a “historically shameful defeat”, a U.S.-based monitoring group reported Sunday. An article, which the SITE Intelligence Group said appeared on the Taliban’s website and social media,
German police said on Sunday they arrested a 21-year-old man thought to have been plotting an attack, and linked his case to that of a second suspect captured in Vienna. Special forces police arrested the man and a woman during a raid on an apartment in the western city of Neuss on Saturday, a spoke
Mosul- Iraqi forces used to facing deserted, explosives-rigged streets and booby-trapped buildings have not encountered as many bombs planted by jihadists in Mosul as they did in earlier battles against them. ISIS has no qualms about killing civilians, but the presence of a large number of residents
