Police authorities in Pakistan announced arresting 150 hardline activists on Wednesday. They were taken trying to gather for a protest in support of a country’s strict blasphemy law on the anniversary of a provincial governor’s assassination over his call to reform the statute. Punjab Go
Security services in Egypt and Saudi Arabia succeeded in arresting a criminal network that tried to smuggle millions of narcotic pills from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. The Interior Ministry’s security spokesman Major General Mansour Al-Turki said in a statement yesterday that “as a result of coordination
A massive disposal of ducks was ordered in three different French regions that were found greatly affected by a severe episode of bird flu. Containment is the chief strategy implemented after facing the rapid spreading over the past month, the agriculture ministry said. All free range ducks and gees
Ten people were killed and more than 60 were injured as a result of bloody and violent incidents that took place in Nirtiti in Central Darfur state. The armed opposition and the government blamed each other for the incident in which innocent civilians were killed. Press reports stated that armed for
Riyadh – The Saudi Foreign Affairs Ministry said that information security was one of its highest priorities, adding that its information systems were ready to counter any electronic attacks perpetrated by external forces or states. Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al-Moaiqel noted
There has been quick and intense diplomatic activity concerning a solution for Syria since the fall of Aleppo. Several agreements have been signed and the political process has been divided into three stages. The location and dates for the negotiations have also been decided; they will take place on
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday, capping a nine-month saga that has deeply divided the country. Hundreds of far-right protesters rallied in support of Sergeant Elor Azaria along a
London- An Arab separatist group claimed two pipeline bombings in Iran’s oil-rich south and threatened to launch more attacks in the coming year. Iranian state media and officials did not immediately comment on the claim by the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, which said it bombed
It might feel slightly implausible now, at a time when Ryan Giggs seems to be drifting to the edges of the game, but if it had gone to a poll last season among Manchester United players about who they wanted to replace Louis van Gaal, a manager they found both bewildering and impenetrable, the major
Tel Aviv- Israel’s renowned spy agency, the Mossad, has started its first recruitment campaign specifically designed to attract women. With ads splashed across newspaper pages and on its official website, the agency has declared it’s on the hunt for new female intelligence-gathering officers with “e
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that linking lifestyle differences with the attack at an elite Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day was a deliberate attempt to divide the nation. His comment came as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the authorities had ide
London- Tensions and clashes between conservative judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani and moderate President Hassan Rouhani have entered a new phase, with Larijani saying Rouhani has been accused of taking money from jailed tycoon Babak Zanjani. On Dec. 2, at the specialized meeting of the com
At least three soldiers were killed in clashes with al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen in an operation launched by the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabu Mansour Hadi, security sources said. At least 15 jihadists have been killed, they added. They said at least 10 other so
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) said on Wednesday it was committed to an oil output cut agreed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in November. KPC said in a statement carried by Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA that it had notified its clients of the production
Adama Traoré arrived in England trailing a reputation as an astonishing hybrid of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Perhaps predictably, it did not take him long to disappoint his new public. “It was good to hear that from Tim,” says Middlesbrough’s elemental winger, diplomatically recalling the m
Algeria- Algerian Minister of Interior Noureddine Badawi threatened to “strike with an iron fist whoever tries to destabilize the country’s security.” The Minister’s warnings came after protestors carried out serious acts of riot, burning and vandalism in many cities and streets as a reaction follow
Washington- ISIS starts the new year with a drastically depleted bank account, counterterrorism officials say, following months of intensified efforts to deprive the jihadists of oil profits and other revenue used to finance military operations and terrorist attacks abroad. Coalition aircraft in the
London- 2016 was dominated by three major headlines: worsening of the Syrian war, Britain’s separation from the European Union (EU), and the election of Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency. The Syria war continued. Donald Trump won after months of electoral battles. Brexit, however, was shocking an
Aden – Yemen’s rebel groups are about to introduce core amendments to school programs on “confessional bases”, well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The sources said that the Houthi rebels were attempting to amend school curricula to better reflect their own ideologies and distort th
Brussels- A number of young men from the Molenbeek neighborhood in the Belgian capital was involved in terrorist attacks in Europe and helped bombers in their missions. Thus, this neighborhood became notorious as an incubator of terrorism and extremism in Europe. Salah Abdul Salam and Mohammad Abdul
