Washington – US President Donald Trump has assigned a new White House team with the task of following up on the nuclear agreement deal with Iran, reported Foreign Policy magazine on Saturday. With this decision, Trump has set aside the State Department, which was formerly in charge with this issue.
Cologne, Germany- Some assume that cows are the main polluting creatures, while others think that cars and industries are the top sources of pollution. However, without a doubt, humans are the major ones. A new US-Canadian study revealed that humans are the biggest source of pollution, suggesting th
Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met on Sunday with UK’s Special Representative on Saudi Vision 2030 Ken Costa. During the meeting, they reviewed a number of Saudi-British programs related to the Saudi Vision 2030 as well as mechan
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud decorated at Al-Salam Palace on Sunday General Suhail bin Saqr al-Mutairi with his new rank, following the Royal Order that was recently issued promoting him to the rank of General and appointing him as Chief of the Royal Gu
At least 35 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after a Taliban suicide attacker detonated a car bomb, targeting government employees in western Kabul Monday, an official said, the latest attack to strike the Afghan capital. “The car bomb hit a bus carrying employees of the minist
London- The British Department for Transport has announced new regulations on the use of drones. The new regulations include registering data of 250 g-drones, and forcing their owners to undergo tests on awareness and safety regulations. According to the Transport Department, all people owning drone
London- Prince George made headlines last week while joining his parents Prince William and Kate Middleton on their trip to Poland and Germany, where he showed a clear discontentment from protocols, as showed the pictures taken by famous journalists. Yet, at the end of the trip, a surprise prepared
Many Americans still regard Britain as the US’s political and cultural parent. Despite the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, the US and the UK eventually developed a special relationship that endured throughout the 20th century. Together, the two defeated the Axis and communism, and estab
New York- The labor market is stumping even the experts. The unemployment rate is near a 16-year low, and employers are fretting about their inability to find reliable workers. That shortage of workers should prompt an increase in wages. Remember that supply and demand curve: When the demand (for wo
London- Of the players who scored 10 goals or more in La Liga last season, none did so with a better conversion rate than Álvaro Morata. His 55 shots yielded 15 goals, which is one of the reasons he began the summer ranked alongside Kylian Mbappé, Romelu Lukaku and Andrea Belotti as one of the [&hel
London- The Premier League has been going for 25 years and it is still no closer to being won by a team with an English manager. Actually that might not be completely true. Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth finished ninth last season and in the arid landscape of English achievement since Howard Wilkinson too
Political disagreements don’t ruin amicability. This is how Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani summarized Qatar’s crisis in his speech on Friday, and I don’t think that anyone was expecting a surprise in his speech, which expressed the Qatari diplomacy that has been depending for tw
Paris- French President Emanuel Macron has shown that French diplomacy will be adopting a new approach in which it is prepared to take on a direct role in mediating for a Libya settlement. For over six years, the Libya row and crisis has affected European countries in terms of immigration, an upsurg
Ramallah- The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday appealed to world countries to aid in protecting Jerusalem and Palestinians amid rising tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli authorities had sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank as international concern mounted over the deadliest outbrea
Riyadh- The Saudi Ministry of Finance welcomed IMF report on the situation of the national economy. Commenting on the results, the Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said: “Although there is a lot of optimism, we are aware that there are also challenges that require intensive action to confro
Beirut- “Hezbollah” continued on Saturday to advance in the battle of Jurud Arsal located at the Lebanese eastern borders with Syria, decreasing the area of control of al-Nusra Front, which the Lebanese Army said killed former vice-president of Arsal Municipality, Ahmad Flayti during negotiations wi
Cairo- Hossam Zaki, assistant secretary general of the Arab League, told Asharq Al-Awsat that a meeting for Arab foreign ministers is being prepared upon the request of Jordan – it is supposed to be held within 48 hours. Arab diplomatic sources revealed that there are ongoing connections to hold an
Cairo- In an assertion that no lenience will be shown in the crisis with Qatar and the list of Arab demands delivered by the Quartet States to Doha, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Saturday that his country would show no tolerance with those funding terrorism. “Terrorism will not be
Moscow, Beirut- Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday reaching an agreement with moderate opposition forces on how a ceasefire will function in Damascus’ Ghouta. The agreement excluded Faylaq Al-Islam, although the group had previously accepted to join the truce in the area. The Russian De
Iran announced the launch of a new missile production line on Saturday, according to state media, against a backdrop of tension between the United States and Tehran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km and travel up to 120 km, Reuters cited the Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehgha
