The International Comimttee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on all sides on Friday to continue the evacuation operation which was suspended hours earlier. “Regretfully the operation was put on hold. We urge the parties to ensure it can be relaunched & proceed in the right conditions,”
Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to put an end for the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants. The coalition requested the incoming Republican government undo the Clean Power Plan enacte
Next month, the USA and the whole world will turn the page of Barack Obama’s presidency; bidding farewell to eight years whose early days were full of promise, but for tens of millions ended with sadness and disasters. Like lottery tickets, electoral democracy is never a sure thing. Indeed, American
A stolen 14th century illustration of a Roman Catholic saint was returned on Friday to Italy, where it will be put in a museum, U.S. Customs officials said. The artifact was turned over in a ceremony at the Italian Embassy. The image of haloed Saint Lucy, had spent decades at the Cleveland Museum of
Iraq is selling more crude oil to its major customer, China’s Unipec, just before production cuts agreed with OPEC and other producers are scheduled to be in effect, people familiar with the matter say. The Unipec contract was signed just before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Coun
The Kremlin on Friday slammed the U.S. for pointing the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin over cyber attacks targeting the U.S. election, saying Washington should either prove the accusations or drop the issue. “At this point they need to either stop talking about this or finally pres
Turkey will provide a camp in Syria to receive people evacuated from Aleppo, Turkish officials said on Friday. The officials added that Turkey will, however, continue to take in the wounded to its own hospitals. The camp shall be set to host around 80,000 people, in two potential sites, around 3.5 k
With President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments almost complete, it is possible to seek an assessment of the direction that the new team may choose for the United States. The first feature of Trump’s team is that, broadly speaking, its members are people who were somebodies in their respect
Cairo- In a surprise and controversial development, the Libyan National Army (LNA) hinted on Thursday that it will soon liberate the capital Tripoli which has been under the control of armed militias for the past two years. General Khalifa Haftar, who heads the LNA, issued instructions to the armed
London – In a new concept, a floating gym powered by human energy was designed to meander down the Seine River. The 20-meter-long Paris Navigating Gym would was designed by Italian architects Carlo Ratti Association. The floating gym design was adapted to use ARTIS bikes and cross trainers tha
1) Manchester City v Monaco First leg 21 Feb Second leg 15 Mar Pep Guardiola will be content with this draw, but Monaco are among the most exciting sides in Europe and perhaps the most underrated team in the competition. Leonardo Jardim has created an exciting side who have scored an incredible 53 g
WASHINGTON — In February 1945, in the twilight of World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill convened in Yalta, a Russian resort town in the Crimea, to deliberate on the direction of the war and the peace to follow. They agreed to a postwar order managed by Roosevelt’s
Riyadh – The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announced launching 16 innovative projects to start 2017 that aim to enhance power efficiency in the Kingdom – the company delivers services for 500,000 customers daily amid expectations to achieve a qualitative development and feasibility thr
Ankara – Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammed Javad Zarif, held four telephone conversations over the situation in Aleppo within 48 hours, diplomatic sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday. The sources added that during these talks, the
Riyadh – A cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov will be translated on Tuesday with the launching of an electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft, which is based on the An-132 light multi-mission transport aircraft. According to the designers, the new elect
Cairo – Egyptian authorities executed a death sentence against Abel Habara, the leader of the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) group, for his role in the “Second Rafah Massacre” that killed 25 soldiers in an ambush in North Sinai in August 2013. Habara was executed after Egypti
Beirut – It’s the “dream” day which turned into a nightmare. It’s the day of the “big departure” from destroyed Aleppo, after a tight siege ended through forced deportation of tens of thousands of families. And at a time when Iran’s conditions engendered more obstacles, Moscow took
Washington, London – U.S. President Barack Obama allowed on Thursday U.S. sanctions against Iran to be renewed, but have rejected in a surprise move to actually sign the legislation that brings the sanctions into force. The U.S. president was expected to sign the legislation, but he symbolical
London – Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O), has expanded his empire by striking a $14.6 billion deal to buy European pay-TV firm Sky, despite the objection of some of shareholders. Reuters quoted Fox as saying that it would pay 10.75 pounds per share – or 11.
London- The World Bank said on Thursday that 48 governments have ratcheted up the fight against extreme poverty by committing $75 billion in new funds to the International Development Association, the bank’s fund for the poorest countries. The replenishment will enable IDA to scale up developm
