Beirut – Lebanese prominent economic figures announced the convening of the Saudi-Lebanese Economic Forum in Beirut in March during a meeting attended by around 50 economic figures in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Beirut, few days before President Michel Aoun’s visit to the Kingdom. Charge d’Af
Beirut – Lebanon’s new government passed its first obstacle after approving two decrees concerning oil and gas exploration blocks, as well as assigning a new OGERO Telecom chief, after more than two years of political deadlock. In its first session after the confidence vote, the new Lebanese g
Turkish anti-terror police detained several new suspects on Thursday in fresh raids in their hunt for the gunman that killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub, as authorities tightened borders to prevent the fugitive from escaping. Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said the attacker was likely a T
Jeddah- Yemen’s permanent representative to the United Nations Khaled al-Yamani revealed his country’s intention to submit to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres a file on Iran’s violations and meddling in Yemen’s internal affairs. “We will brief Guterres on Iran’s violations very soon, especial
Riyadh – Ministry of Finance in Saudi Arabia said it has not yet implemented the selective tax on commodities such as soft drinks, energy drinks and tobacco. Upcoming April is expected to witness the completion of this step. Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper was informed that Saudi Arabia will not app
Iraqi forces have retaken around 70 percent of eastern Mosul from ISIS and expect to reach the river bisecting the northern city in the coming days, Iraq’s joint operations commander has said. Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati, who is also head of the elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) spea
London – Head of National Rally of Independents Aziz Akhannouch received a proposal concerning the new cabinet from the appointed Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. On Wednesday, Benkirane received Akhannouch in his home in Rabat where the two discussed the formation of the new government. With Ist
Riyadh – The U.S. State Department said that it has maintained a firm stance towards the need to reach a political solution to the war in Yemen, based on the outcome of the national dialogue, the Gulf Initiative and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2216. An official at the U.S. State Department told
London – Intensified studies and researches carried out by more than one party, including Oxford and the World Economic Forum, revealed that by the year 2025 the jobs of taxi drivers and banks and reception staff will be at risk. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, defined as the robotic revolut
Ankara- Turkish authorities have expanded the security campaign in the ongoing investigation over the armed attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people and injured 65 others. Reliable media sources reported that investigation agencies are chasing “a new Asian” man identified as “
Manama – The Kingdom of Bahrain is heading towards the adoption of a new press and e-media law that would preserve the rights of journalists and media persons and would criminalize whoever assaults a journalist. During a Cabinet session held earlier this week, Bahrain’s ministers discussed a draft p
Tunis- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member “terrorist cell” that was funneling young recruits to jihadist groups abroad, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. The suspects, aged between 22 and 43, were arrested on Tuesday in Hergla, a town north of the coastal re
Baghdad- Iraqi journalist Afrah Shawqi was released on Tuesday night, ten days after gunmen abducted her from her house in Baghdad. Shawqi said during a press conference she held on Wednesday that she was put in a cell for nine days, blindfolded, and underwent interrogation concerning her journalist
Tel Aviv – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the chorus of right wing Israelis calling on the Israeli president to pardon a soldier convicted of manslaughter after shooting dead an already neutralized Palestinian attacker last March. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel unanimously rul
Manama – Bahrain’s Interior Minister Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa suspended on Wednesday three senior officials following the attack on Jau prison that killed one policeman and enabled 10 convicts to escape. Khalifa ordered the suspension of the General Director of the Ref
And so it begins … again. A rolling, meandering soap opera that never really stops started in earnest on Sunday as the new year heralded the opening of the January transfer window. An often tedious month-long orgy of will-they won’t-they drama, whisper and counter-whisper, unhappy Arsenal fans and s
London, Tel Aviv- A Palestinian U.N. worker accused by Israel of aiding Hamas in the Gaza Strip was sentenced to seven months’ jail Wednesday, his lawyer announced. Waheed Borsh was convicted of “rendering services to an illegal organization without intention”, attorney Lea Tsemel
Shanghai – Taiwan became Beijing intermediate to test the tension levels of its diplomatic ties with some countries like USA and Japan. In this context, a Senior Chinese Official for Taiwanese affairs urged from anticipated threats in 2017 after the emergence of tensions between Tokyo and Wash
London- The year 2016 was an opportunity for Iran to benefit from the nuclear deal it inked with the P5+1 by expanding its political and military interference in the Arab World, mainly in Syria and Yemen. These benefits were emphasized by Washington’s reluctance to curb the Iranian meddling aiming a
A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September. Emergency crews swarmed Atlantic Terminal after the Long Island Rail Road trai
