Financial markets are in the business of pricing not just current circumstances but also future events. As a result, they tend to be impatient. These days, they are eager to hear more details of what has been widely interpreted as the pro-growth policy agenda of President-elect Donald Trump. Without
Riyadh – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed with King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain bilateral relations and the means to promote cooperation on different levels. The official meeting, held at Al-Yamama Palace on Sunday, also saw discussions over the l
London – The public scene in both Iraq and Iran raises many question marks on the future of religious authority amid recent reports on the health conditions of Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and Ali al-Sistani, the most eminent religious authority in Najaf, Iraq
Riyadh – General staff chiefs of fourteen countries of the Global Coalition Against ISIS have pledged to upgrade coordination and promote efforts to “paralyze” ISIS’ capabilities. A conference of the Global Coalition against ISIS at the general staff chiefs level concluded on Sunday in Riyadh, in th
London, Mosul- In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being waged over the city between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants who still control more than half of it – at least momentarily. Cars clog the streets, stalls are heaped with fresh produce and bicycles weave through the
Paris – An international conference was concluded Sunday in the French capital, with more than 70 countries and organizations calling on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and supporting the two-state solution as the only means to achieve sustainable peace in the Middle East. In
A Turkish cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in thick fog, authorities said. According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopov
Cairo- Sinai, the eastern gate of Egypt, has witnessed constant bloody scenes since 2013 in an open war launched by the Egyptian army against extremists who transformed the peninsula into a terrorist governorate. According to the latest national statistics, terrorist attacks during the last three mo
The Scorpion and the Frog is an animal fable about a frog that carries a scorpion on its back across a river. The frog is first hesitant to carry the scorpion out of fear of being stung but the scorpion insists it wouldn’t. However, the scorpion does indeed sting the frog and when the latter [
Washington – Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser, held five phone calls with Russia’s ambassador to Washington on the day the United States retaliated for Moscow’s interference in the U.S. presidential election, three sources fam
Looking into designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror group is most definitely overdue. Despite the unwarranted presence of Revolutionary Guard proxies abroad, chiefly prevalent in the Arab region, and their loud violations in Syria and Iraq, it is only now that the United States has
South Korea’s special prosecutor stated on Sunday it will consider the economic influence of whether to arrest Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee in connection with an influence-peddling investigation involving the president. Jay Y. Lee is the third-generation leader of South Korea̵
The pattern has become familiar: a country wins the right to host a tournament and there is excitement, then come doubts about costs and readiness, but in the days before the event, the negativity falls away and excitement takes over. Not here. In 2015, Gabon stepped in to replace Libya as the hosts
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh brought back the argument of entertainment projects, which is a part of the kingdom’s vision aiming to benefit from its developing plans to end 20 years of isolation. Sheikh Abdulaziz said in an interview on al-Majid TV that singing concerts and cinemas a
Washington – Two months after the murder incident of the Saudi student Hussain al-Nahdi, 24, in the University of Wisconsin-Stout the police arrested Cullen M. Osburn, 27, of Minneapolis who was charged with felony murder and aggravated battery. Osburn was transferred to a court at Dunn County in Wi
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia hosts in Riyadh on Sunday the general staff chiefs of fourteen countries of the Global Coalition Against ISIS. Representatives of Saudi Arabia, U.S., Jordan, UAE, Bahrain, Turkey, Tunisia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco and Nigeria will discuss approaches to en
London- Iran denies receiving any official or clear message from the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Qasimi said. The announcement comes after Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah having announced on Thursday that the State of Kuwait would relay
Ramallah, London – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that more countries of the world recognizing Palestine will bring the peace process closer. Speaking at the official opening of the Palestinian Embassy in Vatican, Abbas said that the embassy is a place of pride for Palestinians all over th
Washington – After criticism showered the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump , many national Secret Service agents plan their resignation. A Secret Service official said that a growing number of officers, in their 50’s with over 20 years of experience under their sleeves, have written their resignati
Mosul- Iraqi forces continued for the second day in a row combing through former ISIS-held buildings in Mosul, only to find chemical substances the terror group used for making explosives. Iraqi special forces drove back ISIS militants in the Mosul University campus on Saturday, while elite police u
