More than 5.5 million people have minimal access to water supplies in Damascus because of the ongoing battles between the Syrian regime and the opposition. The UN has described this disruption to water supplies as a “war crime”. During a press conference in Geneva, the UN’s humanitarian adviser for
Cambridge, Massachusetts- Aging can affect brain efficiency as well as the rest of the human body.The drawback being directly relative to natural aging, could hinder cognitive processing, memory retention becomes weaker in time with the increased chances of Alzheimer’s disease. Physicians can trace
Beirut- Syria’s week-old ceasefire has officially entered a shaky phase after violations expanded their target range beyond the northern Rif Dimashq Governorate reaching east of rural Aleppo. Syrian opposition forces have urged the United Nations’ Security Council and truce monitoring international
Beirut – President Michel Aoun will discuss the “mysterious file” of the nine kidnapped Lebanese soldiers during his Arab tour which is expected to begin next week. The president’s tour will include: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt where he will request assistance to reveal the fate of the soldiers ki
Taiz- Clashes between pro-government forces and insurgency militias in Yemen’s northern province Saada intensified as Yemeni army forces , backed by Arab Coalition air power made significant advances retaking grounds and strategic locations, cutting the passageway linking Saada a to the insurgency-r
Manama – A high court in Bahrain adjourned the trial of Isa Qassim and two of his deputies which was closed on June 14, 2016 in the case of illegal fundraising and money laundering by the Islamic Awareness Society. The case was postponed to January 30. Bahraini authorities that investigated several
Riyadh – Upon the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, four Yemeni detainees arrived from Guantanamo at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The royal gesture comes in response to a request by Yemeni President Abed Rabu Mansour Hadi to host nine Yemeni detainees f
In the days that Fleet Street was the home of the British press many clichés circulated in the public bars as gospel truth of journalism. One such was the claim that the safest issues to write an editorial about were Palestine and Afghanistan. Six hundred words on why Palestine needed a better deal
Manama – Kingdom of Bahrain has announced a new decree granting National Security Agency (NSA) judicial powers to arrest and detain civilians involved in terror crimes. Referring to Decree 1/2017 that amended provisions of Decree 14/2002 establishing the NSA which granted the Agency officers judicia
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at al-Yamamah Palace on Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Borge Brende. During the meeting, the two reviewed bilateral relations and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in various
Riyadh – ‘Softbank Vision’ Fund has opened new investment opportunities for giant tech companies, which would increase profitability levels and participate efficiently in one of the biggest investment funds. In this regard, Apple has confirmed on Wednesday its plans to invest $1 billion in the Visio
Tel Aviv- A recent poll conducted across Israel showed a smashing 70 percent of Israelis being in favor of pardoning Sgt. Elor Azariya from his charges with manslaughter. Azariya had shot a wounded and neutralized Palestinian Arab lying helpless on the ground. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya
London- At least 15 people including eight civilians were killed on Thursday in a car blast near the municipality stadium in Latakia’s coastal city of Jableh that includes a majority of Allawites and is the hometown of head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad’s family. Until Thursday evening, it
Washington – Three U.S. high intelligence officials said that Russia was engaged in cyber operations during the White House elections and launched cyber-attacks to affect the American people’s opinion. While the officials stressed that Russia’s operations have served political goals of the Russian A
Irbil- In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty International accused Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi of committing war crimes and called on examining the role of the Iraqi authorities and foreign countries in helping the group acquire weapons. Amnesty Internatio
Ankara- Turkey witnessed on Thursday a new terrorist attack in Izmir while authorities continue their investigations into the terrorist New Year’s attack when a gunman opened fire at the Reina nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosporus killing at least 39 people before fleeing the scene. Only fo
The Dutch professional footballer Wesley Sneijder who plays for Turkish club Galatasaray, one of the biggest clubs in Istanbul and the Turkish football league, responded to his mother’s request that he leaves Istanbul and return to his country because of the recent terrorist attacks in the Turkish c
A senior official at the United Nations said that thousands of people have started to return to formerly rebel-held east Aleppo in spite of the bitter cold and destruction “beyond imagination” in order to inspect their destroyed homes. Sajjad Malik, the country representative in Syria fo
The story is not about the terrorist attack on a prison in Bahrain using pistols and automatic rifles in the style of films that resulted in a police officer being killed and 10 dangerous prisoners to escape. Nor was it about the planning that accompanied the operation which seems more likely to be
London – Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has embarked on a two-day New Year tour of the Gulf in a bid to strengthen economic relations with the UK’s allies in the region ahead of Brexit. The Chancellor will meet with political leaders and finance officials from the Gulf States this
