The Turkish authorities have arrested two Chinese nationals of Uighur origin for suspected links to the mass shooting in Istanbul’s Reina nightclub on New Year’s Eve claimed by ISIS, media reports said. The suspects, named as Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti, were arrested on charges of R
The intelligence community’s allegation that Russia intervened covertly in the 2016 election describes a significant assault on our democracy. The country needs to know more: The charge needs to be followed up with an independent investigation that continues after Donald Trump becomes president on J
Geneva- Hopes for a peace deal on Cyprus stalled Friday over controversial Greek and Turkish statements. A number of officials earlier expressed optimism regarding reaching a deal and solving the issue after five days of negotiations in Geneva between Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish
Jeddah, Aden- The legitimate government did not receive any draft proposals from U.N. Special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concerning a solution to the Yemeni crisis, Yemeni political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. The sources said the government has presented some remarks to the
Beirut, Tel Aviv- The Syrian regime accused Israel of carrying out strikes on the Mezzeh military airport near Damascus at dawn Friday as Israeli unofficial sources said the attack targeted missiles on their way to Lebanon’s “Hezbollah.” As usual, the Syrian regime accused Israel of standing behind
Cairo- Libya’s National Salvation government of Khalifa Ghwell is mulling to form an alliance with the government of Abdullah al-Thani that is allied with the parliament. Such an alliance is aimed at confronting Libya’s U.N.-backed government of Fayez al-Sarraj. A high-ranking official in the
Mosul- Iraqi Special Forces engaged on Friday in fierce battles with ISIS militants inside the premises of Mosul University northeast of the city, and advanced towards another bridge through the Tigris River, leaving additional collapses in the ranks of the extremist organization. Reuters reported o
A powerful winter storm battered Europe on Friday, knocking power out for 330,000 homes in France, prompting the evacuation of thousands of seaside dwellers in Britain and disrupting travel. Britain issued more than a dozen severe flood warnings, meaning there was a risk of danger to life, and deplo
Iraqi forces fighting the terror group ISIS in its last stronghold in Iraq, Mosul, have reached the Nineveh province governance building and raised the Iraqi flag there, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday. Reuters reported that Iraqi forces retook most districts in eastern Mosul during ne
International investigators first time said that they suspect Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict, according to a document seen by Reuters. A joint inquiry for the United Nations and global watchdog the Organisatio
Turkey still believes a united and peaceful Syria is impossible with regime head Bashar al-Assad remaining in power, but wants to proceed “step-by-step” and see the outcome of planned peace talks in Astana, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Friday. “Our position on
A legal investigation was launched by Paris prosecutor into suspected cheating on exhaust emissions at carmaker Renault (RENA.PA), a source at the prosecutor’s office said on Friday. Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. In an initial reaction to
Former President Bill Clinton remained at odds with the press throughout his time in office. Media outlets badgered him relentlessly with Arkansas-related claims from when he was governor, all the way to the stupendous Lewinsky scandal overriding any great achievement that took place during his time
Turkey has arrested five soldiers as part of the investigation into a deadly suicide attack on the military claimed by a Kurdish radical group in the central city of Kayseri in December. A bus — carrying low-ranking privates and non-commissioned officers — was attacked after leaving the
Beirut- The Lebanese government has mobilized to resolve the threat posed to aviation by a rising number of seagulls near Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport. Prime Minister Saad Hariri has chaired meetings this week, the latest of which was on Thursday evening when a series of measures were
Turkey’s lira headed on Friday for its sharpest weekly fall since the repercussions of a failed coup last July, as the central bank’s endeavors to fix liquidity and calls from President Tayyip Erdogan for Turks to sell dollars did not succeed to reassure investors. The lira shed more tha
Khartoum- Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir left hospital after undergoing a minor heart surgery on Wednesday evening, state news agency SUNA said on Thursday. “The Presidency confirmed that (Al Bashir) … has undergone an exploratory cardiac catheterization at Royal Care hospital on Wedn
Mosul- Explosions can be heard a few blocks away but butcher Haj Fawzi is wielding his cleaver again as he greets customers at a reopened market in liberated east Mosul. “Security has returned, the stalls on the market have re-opened and the clients are also here,” he said, chopping up m
Having promised to be as different from his predecessor as possible, France’s outgoing President Francois Hollande is set to end his five-year term as a poor caricature of Nicholas Sarkozy. To start with, like Sarkozy, he is to be a one-term president. Sarkozy had his moment of mock heroism by bombi
LET’S face it: Thanks to technology, we are running out of excuses for not knowing how to cook. Sous vide immersion cooking, which involves giving food a hot water bath, makes cooking too easy. Just use a sous vide gadget to heat a pot of water to a set temperature, seal the food in an […]
