Tel Aviv- The Israeli government is preparing new rules to criminalize the collection or publication of information on Mossad operatives past or present and increasing prison sentences for infractions. Suspects would be tried for espionage and could face a seven-year prison sentence. If the suspecte
Washington- On the 26th of January, the trial of the plotter of 11 September attacks will kick off. The mastermind is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and he is of Pakistani origins. His trial will take place in Guantanamo, in the presence of journalists and reporters of international channels. A reliable mil
Ankara- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed in a phone call on Monday preparations for the upcoming international consultations on Syria peace process in Kazakh capital, Astana, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “The ministers exchanged opin
“It was as if a stranger sang through my soul,” wrote Azraqi Hervai, an 11th century Persian poet. “But, then, I realized that it was my own lost voice, coming back to me.” Maybe because it was originally meant to be recited or sang aloud, poetry has always been about the voice. As Rilke noted [&hel
Turkish police captured the gunman who carried out the deadly New Year’s nightclub attack in Istanbul, at a hideout in an outlying suburb of the city after a two-week manhunt, officials said on Tuesday. The alleged attacker was caught in an apartment at a housing complex in Esenyurt at around
Ankara – The Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) announced on Monday that Turkey’s unemployment rate reached 11.8 percent in October 2016, compared to 11.3 in September of the same year — In the same period, the unemployment in non-agricultural sectors rose to 14.1 percent for
Abu Dhabi – Saudi Energy Minister Khaled Al-Falih said that the Kingdom would launch a renewable energy program, involving investments ranging between $30 billion to $50 billion by 2023. The energy minister added that Riyadh was also preparing feasibility and design studies for its first two commerc
Dammam – Rich and wealthy men of the Gulf are used to hunting the houbara bustard in the deserts of Pakistan, Algeria, and even Iraq. But this hobby has become a dangerous activity after bandits and gangsters began using it for blackmail and theft. The latest attack occurred in Musakhel, in Pakistan
Seoul – South Korean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant Monday for Lee Jae-Yong, the heir to the Samsung conglomerate, ensnaring the leader of the world’s largest smartphone maker in the country’s widening corruption scandal. Lee’s possible prosecution is a fresh source of embarrassment for
Tal Aviv- Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan has revealed that the majority of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump accompanying team is pro-settlements. During a radio interview, Dagan said that he received an invitation to attend the transition of presidency given the strong ties between the e
London, Mosul – Iraqi Special Forces advanced on Monday in Mosul district after fierce battles with ISIS militants near the Tigris river in Mosul as they get closer to bringing the whole city back under government control. Clashes occurred in Shurta and Andalus districts where at least three ISIS su
Muscat – Oman announced on Monday that it had taken in 10 prisoners released by the United States from its Guantanamo Bay military prison, part of a push by outgoing President Barack Obama to shrink the inmate population before leaving office. “To meet a request by the U.S. government to assis
Davos – The World Economic Forum kicks off today Tuesday in Davos, with the absence of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whose cynical policies have raised concerns among European and world politicians. For his part, Chinese President Xi Jinping will defend globalization in a speech that is expecte
Beirut- In the first hours of 1 January 207, a new terrorist attack hit Turkey and targeted the Reina nightclub and restaurant, considered among the top amusement destinations in Istanbul, which receive hundreds of people to celebrate New Year’s Eve. On January 2, ISIS claimed responsibility of the
Riyadh- The Saudi cabinet stressed the state’s standards regarding the Palestinian cause and affirmed that the two-state solution is the only foundation to resolve the crisis. The session at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh was chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al
Dubai – The call for “unity” and “union” seems constant and efficient among different religious and ideological movements, each based on their views. However, their call has never been an encouraging unity factor, infact, they were factors of division, fragmentation, and weakness for the natio
Beirut – Most political groups had thrown the ball of the electoral law in the court of Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun after signs reflecting the size of difficulties surrounding the file. Political forces are divided between two camps: the first supports a law based on the proportional votin
Riyadh – The Ambassador of the Union of the Comoros to Saudi Arabia, Al-Habib Abbas Abdullah, said that his country has closed down Iranian organizations that were pretending to perform charitable works, while seeking to extend the Shiite ideology in the islands. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat ne
Manama – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summoned on Monday the ambassador of Iraq in Manama and asked him to convey Bahrain’s distress over the statements delivered by Iraqi vice president Nouri al-Makili and the Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson denouncing Bahrain’s judicial sentences carried o
Beirut – During its third day of continuous attack, ISIS isolated the city of Deir Ezzor from its military airport as part of the organization’s efforts to kick out the regime from its last stronghold east Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS achieved on Monday an important
