Beirut – The plan to merge extremist Islamic factions with moderate ones operating in north Syria has not seen light — Ahrar al-Sham and Noureddine Zanki movements stepped back in the project that aims to launch a new entity of 13 factions, a majority of extremist factions. Reliable Syri
Washington- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump seemed to suggest on Wednesday that the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin vindicated his proposal during the presidential campaign to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. “You know my plans. All along, I’ve been proven to be right. One hundred p
here was an interesting moment at the end of Arsenal’s defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, a match of shifting tides, foggy passages, moments of extreme skill and one decisive tactical switch by Pep Guardiola. Deep into stoppage time, as Petr Cech and the nearest team‑mate dithered over a free-kick
An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked by a man claiming to have a hand grenade and was diverted to Malta where it landed on Friday, Maltese media reported. The plane flying from Sebha in southwest Libya to Tripoli, for state-owned Afriqiyah Airways, had 118 people on board. Other f
The Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday that Russian air strikes in Syria have killed 35,000 opposition fighters and have succeeded in halting a series of revolutions in the Middle East. During a meeting in which senior leaders in the Russian army reviewed Russian military achievements,
Berlin- Investigators found fingerprints of a Tunisian suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack on the door of the truck that plowed through the crowds killing 12, German media said on Thursday. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack in which a truck smashed through wooden huts selling
Earlier this month, as Russians marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Empire, there was much talk of an end to what many in Moscow claim was a “parenthesis” that is now closing. In other words, in 1992 Russia, as the core power in the USSR, ceased to be a superpower but […]
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has announced that there are no limits for what it’s willing to spend for the sake of defending the country. “The kingdom will not determine the spending for the sake of defending the country — we took into consideration security and military sectors’ needs”,
Riyadh – Amid hard circumstances facing people these days, having a piece of chocolate or a cup of coffee became important to alleviate sorrow and refresh memory , said experts who work on spreading happiness in the International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition in Riyadh. Chocolate lovers rush
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has announced its general budget of 2017, which was approved by the Saudi cabinet in its exceptional session held on Thursday in Riyadh and headed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz who ensured that the Saudi economy is strong enough despite the curr
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri said the new government would work on drafting strategies aimed at developing Lebanon’s economy. “I want you all, as investors, to be part of my economic team for us to discuss together the priorities that should be included in the government’s economi
Dhahran – Saudi Aramco and Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina finalized on Thursday an agreement on a $5 billion expansion of Indonesia’s largest oil refinery in Central Java. The agreement was signed between Saudi Aramco’s President and CEO Amin Al-Nasser and Pertamina’s President Dwi So
Jeddah – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that genocides perpetrated in the city of Aleppo could be classified as “war crimes and crimes against humanity”. During an emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday, Al-Jubeir stres
Ankara- Joint investigation between Turkey and Russia in the murder of the Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, continued on Thursday as the Turkish authorities released the relatives of his assassin Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas. Both parents, the sister, two uncles and an aunt of
London- Britain’s Prince Charles said on Thursday the rise of populist groups across the world had deeply disturbing echoes of the fascism of the 1930s, and warned against a repeat of the “horrors of the past” to prevent religious persecution. The heir to the British throne, who pl
Riyadh- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense made a telephone call on Thursday to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to congratulate him on the formation of the new government. During the conversation, they also discussed bilateral rel
Beirut- Lebanon’s new deputy Premier and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani expected the adoption of the cabinet’s policy statement soon, saying the priority in the coming stage is to agree on an electoral draft-law. Hasbani said that the policy statement will not be a problem for the government of Pri
Terror group ISIS officially claimed the suicide car bombs that killed at least 15 civilians and eight Iraqi policemen on Thursday in an eastern suburb of Mosul, kokjali, according to a military statement. Kokjali has been restored to government control almost two months ago, after it had been overr
Nokia shares fell by nearly 5 percent on Thursday in Helsinki as analysts warned a legal battle with Apple could delay for years royalty payments that are vital to shoring up the Finnish company’s profits. Nokia’s patent licence contract with Apple expires at the end of the year. This we
U.S. prosecutors charged a Virginia man on Thursday with attempting to aid ultra-hardline group ISIS, including by trying to buy weapons for the militant group and posting support on social media for attacks. Lionel Williams, 26, was arrested in Suffolk, Virginia, on Wednesday, and made his initial
