Ankara- Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced on Tuesday that Ankara expects the new U.S. administration headed by President-elect Donald Trump to stop providing the Kurdish Syrian People’s Protection Units (YPG) with weapons, criticizing the Barack Obama administration, which the prime m
For many Americans, President Obama’s announcement of sanctions against Russia last week brought home a shocking realization that Russia is using hybrid warfare in an aggressive attempt to disrupt and undermine our democracy. But for many Europeans, this is old news. As Obama was educating the Ameri
Rome- Russia will seek to end an arms embargo against Libya and could supply weapons to Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman said Tuesday. Asked whether he was promised arms during a recent visit to Russia, Haftar said Moscow had told him weapons “can arrive only once the (U.N.) embargo ends
London– Egypt is struggling to preserve its archeological heritage in the wake of a significant drop in the number of tourists and the unprecedented economic crisis that followed the 2011 political uprising. The North African and Middle Eastern country used to rely on a steady stream of ticket sales
Erbil- The declining effectiveness of ISIS attacks against Iraqi forces in eastern Mosul suggests the militants are starting to run out of resources with the campaign in its third month, a U.S. general has said. Since the U.S.-backed offensive began on Oct. 17, elite troops have retaken a quarter of
Ankara- Turkish authorities had until Tuesday night arrested 14 suspects as part of the probe into the New Year’s Day mass shooting in Istanbul’s Reina nightclub that left 39 people dead and 65 others injured. The arrests took place although the shooter remains at large. Also, the Turkish auth
Hassan Sham, Iraq- They wait for nightfall before attempting the perilous escape across bombed-out bridges and front lines between ISIS militants and Iraqi forces. Some cross the Tigris River by boat, after the U.S.-led coalition bombed the five bridges connecting the city’s two halves to rest
Beirut- “Hezbollah” launched a largescale attack on the Wadi Barada valley, northwest of Damascus, a military escalation that constitutes a dangerous threat to the ceasefire, some reports said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Tehran announced that the party’s forces would not withdraw from Syria as requested
Paris- France’s last summer was different after it witnessed many hot political and social incidents. Following the Nice attack, celebrations of the National Day turned into a disaster. Again, the term of “Islamic terrorism” and differences between this religion and the West’s freedom and democracy
The Republican-led U.S. Congress began its first session of the Donald Trump era in turmoil on Tuesday as the House of Representatives backed away from a decision to defang an ethics watchdog after a public outcry, including a dressing-down from the president-elect. With Trump set to be sworn in as
Air strikes on a building in northern Syria used by an insurgent group had resulted in the killing of at least 25 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based Observatory said it was unclear whether the strikes had been carried out by air
Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of Relief Higher Committee Abdul Raqib Fatah sat down with Djibouti officials on Monday, discussing issues and hardships facing Yemeni refugees. Means of providing facilities for refugees and expanding the Yemeni-Djiboutian School were also attend
The Turkish government warned social media users against promoting terrorism, praising terrorist acts and their perpetrators or commending them. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said at a press conference on Monday that he is monitoring what is being prom
Five people including two suicide bombers were killed and five others were wounded when two car bombs exploded near Mogadishu’s international airport. A car bomb exploded near the main base of the African Union peacekeeping force, AMISOM. The base is the force’s largest and is located near Aden Adde
Saarbrucken (Germany)-German police announced on Monday that it arrested someone for financing terrorism. The 38-year-old, who came to Germany in late 2014 as an asylum-seeker, was arrested on Saturday in Saarbruecken, close to the French border. He was accused of collecting money to be used by him
Washington- U.S. President Barack Obama will give his final farewell speech on Jan. 10 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, the White House confirmed Monday. “On Tuesday, January 10, I’ll go home to Chicago to say my grateful farewell to you, even if you can’t be there in person,” Obama said in a statement
Kabul- Afghan security forces faced a tough year ahead on Monday as Taliban began the new year with another onslaught in Afghanistan’s embattled southern Helmand province, where fighting continued for the third day, authorities and locals said. All civilians fled the center of the Helmand district t
MORE than four million software programs are available in the Apple and Google app stores, including games, productivity tools and weather apps. This year, only a few stood out. Some of these apps were exceptional; others were useful or funny or just well designed. Here are my picks for outstanding
Cairo – In yet another surprising move, deputy leader of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) Musa al-Koni announced his resignation, after two ministers also resigned from the government headed by Fayiz al-Sarraj. Koni, member of presidential council, held a press conference during whi
London- The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee reported that the Arab economy is more likely to witness a slight improvement in 2017 as the Arab product increases to an estimate of USD 2.7 trillion. This increase in product pushes the Arab individual income average to USD7,750 per year al
