The international Medecins Sans Frontiers in Afghanistan on Saturday reopened a small medical clinic in northern Kunduz province where nearly two years ago an airstrike destroyed their hospital, killing over 40. The new facility, which has one doctor and five nurses, will only provide outpatient tre
US Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on legislation that allows new sanctions against Russia, Iran and now also North Korea, leading congressional Democrats said on Saturday. The Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act passed the Senate a month ago but was held up in the
When it comes to economics, we spend most of our time thinking about better ways to organize human activity. This is the main purpose of debates about minimum wage, universal health care, deregulation, taxes and other common economic policies. But it’s worth remembering that the condition of the peo
Two boats transporting a total of 57 migrants were rescued at sea on Saturday as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe from Morocco. Spain’s said that it reached a small boat carrying four Moroccan men in the Strait of Gibraltar after the craft was spotted by Spain’s Civil G
Twenty-eight people have been sentenced to death on Saturday in Egypt for the murder of the country’s top prosecutor Hisham Barakat in 2015. Barakat was killed in a car bomb attack on his convoy in Cairo, an operation which Egypt blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood and Gaza-based Hamas militants. Both
Rome – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said that his country was ready to open a new page with Qatar if the country committed to the list of demands made by the Anti-Terror Quartet. The four countries are looking forward to Doha’s compliance with the demands “so that we turn the page
Russia’s defense ministry said Saturday that its officials had signed a deal with moderate Syrian rebels at peace talks in Cairo on how a de-escalation in the East Ghouta zone near the capital Damascus will function. “As a result of talks held in Cairo between Russian defense ministry of
Washington- The United States on Thursday praised Sudan’s efforts in fighting terrorism ahead of a decision expected in October on whether to lift decades-old sanctions on Khartoum. At a time when Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced that his country was pursuing its efforts to lift sanct
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the anniversary of his country’s National Day, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. In his cable, the Custodian of the Two
Geneva- The World Health Organization said on Friday that Yemen’s cholera outbreak is far from being controlled and may be further exacerbated by the rainy season, even if the rate of new cases appears to be slowing in some hotspots. The WHO reported 368,207 suspected cases and 1,828 deaths in
Taiz – Insurgency militias in Yemen indiscriminately shelled residential areas in the central Al Bayda Governorate. Most of the attacks coincided with a visit by Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, prime minister of Yemen, to the national army airbase in the Lahij Governorate, Yemen. Militia attacks agains
Tel Aviv- Following the Israeli authorities’ insistence on besieging the Aqsa Mosque Compound via dozens of electronic security gates and the rejection of Palestinians to go through them, clashes broke out on Friday between citizens and the occupation forces in East Jerusalem. The unrest spread to t
Beirut – There have not been fundamental changes to the duties of Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun from before and after he was appointed to his post. General Aoun, who waged the battle in eastern Lebanon to preserve the country’s stability and prevent the infiltration of extremist groups
Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists in security operations that spanned several days in the Sinai Peninsula involving the army, air force and police, the military said Saturday. The Egyptian authorities are battling an insurgency by ISIS in North Sinai that has killed hundreds of members of th
Beirut- Prime Minister Saad Hariri has received a phone call from Lebanese businessman Nizar Zakka from the Iranian prison where he is detained, his press office said Friday. Zakka described the difficult conditions of his detention and his deteriorating health and asked the Lebanese government to i
Turkey’s external assets rose by 1.8 percent in the first five months of this year to reach $219.4 billion compared with the end of 2016, the Central Bank said this week. The country’s liabilities against non-residents also increased by 11.4 percent to reach $638.9 billion over the same
Washington- US President Donald Trump received at the White House on Friday newly appointed Saudi ambassador Prince Khaled bin Salman bin Abdulaziz to approve his credentials as an official diplomat to Washington. US political analysts believe that the presence of a “younger” ambassador
Washington- The International Monetary Fund has lauded the economic reform program of Saudi Vision 2030 after it made great progress in implementing its ambitious agenda, saying fiscal consolidation efforts are beginning to bear fruit. “Non-oil growth is projected to pick up to 1.7 percent in 2017,
Taiz – He was looking for a job Sana’a, but Abdullah al-Sharafi, a displaced Yemeni from Hajjah, has found himself alone in the capital eight months after his salary was cut, like all public sector employees, under Houthi and Saleh militias rule. The only opportunity provided for him was fight
An errant US airstrike confirmed by the Pentagon killed 12 Afghan National Police officers and wounded two others, Helmand provincial police chief Abdul Ghafar Safi said Saturday. The death toll in Friday’s airstrike was determined after a site inspection of the compound in the Gereshk distric
