Nouakchott – A Kenyan court has decided to deport two Iranian citizens who have been accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the capital Nairobi. The two men were arrested on November 29 while being transported by a Kenyan driver in an Iranian diplomatic vehicle. They faced charges of filmin
Gulf Arab countries condemned on Thursday the Syrian regime’s handling of a ceasefire and evacuation in Aleppo and called for the protection of civilians trying to flee the war-torn city. Arab League representatives held an emergency meeting at Qatar’s request to discuss the situation in
Tel Aviv-Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Iran explicitly during his two-day visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. “I want to say in the clearest way: Whoever thinks of attacking us, will be attacked,” Netanyahu said. “Whoever considers destroying us puts himself in existential da
Dubai- Former director of the CIA and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the year ahead will continue to be dominated by terrorist groups bent on disrupting global politics and economies, speaking at the Arab Strategy Forum on Wednesday in Dubai. Panetta suggested that a new Middle E
Don’t tell Tiny Tim, but even if Brexit hasn’t put a damper on Christmas 2016, next year might be a different story. Come January, Britons will pay 5 percent more for their Lego sets, as the Danish company raises prices in response to the pound’s decline in the wake of the U.K. dec
Riyadh- Yemeni Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Malik Mikhlafi reiterated his country’s keenness to maintain peace based upon the GCC initiative and its operational mechanisms, outputs of the comprehensive national dialogue and the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council, especially
London – U.S. Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates for the first time in 2016 since the election of Donald Trump, and the second time in a decade. The bank voted unanimously to raise the U.S. central bank’s target range for the federal funds rate to 0.50 to 0.75 percent In a statement aft
Beirut – Lebanese Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb said that the main task of the new Cabinet was to hold parliamentary elections within the constitutional deadline. In an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Chehayeb warned that any attempt to extend the term of the current parliament would
Tripoli- No one can know whether the ongoing major military operations in Libya aim at eradicating hundreds of heavily-armed militias according to a proactive plan or whether the developments and repercussions of clashes have just changed the locations of these militias. These questions arose while
Washington-One day after Trump announced Rex Tillerson as his nominee for U.S. secretary of state, lawmakers from both major parties have raised questions about Tillerson’s relationship with Russia, and getting the Senate’s confirmation is not expected to be easy. Tillerson is the chief execut
Manila – Adding to his long record of controversial statements, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police. Duterte made the comments in a speech he delivered late on Monday to businessmen
London- JK Rowling has marked an exceptional popularity as if it had a magical touch and turns everything she touches into gold. “Harry Potter and the cursed child” play have witnessed a remarkable attendance and fans were fighting to buy a ticket that may suddenly appear in the market. The Sotheby’
Moscow – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian FM Javad Zarif, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ministry issued a statement saying that the Syria conflict was the focus of the conversation, in particular th
Dammam- Saudi Arabia plans to boost the capital of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) by 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) to help finance the kingdom’s entry into new industries, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources and Chairman of Saudi Aramco Khalid al-Falih said. The addit
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said that Saudi Arabia is facing those who call for extremism and immoderation, adding that his country supports any political solution for the international crisis giving way to achieve development. King Salman delivered a speech
Beirut – Despite prevailing optimism over the imminent formation of the Lebanese Cabinet, the latest political developments have contradicted all expectations, as sources said that Hezbollah’s insistence on an expanded 30-member government has hampered all efforts in this regard. Following a meeting
Ankara – International efforts intensified on Wednesday to save the agreed truce in eastern Aleppo and evacuate besieged civilians, as Iran was said to have imposed new conditions on the deal reached earlier this week. Kremlin Spokesman Dimitri Peskov said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered two Iranian nationals facing charges of filming Israel’s embassy in Nairobi for the purpose of terrorism to be deported back to Iran, a public prosecutor said. Sayed Nasrollah Ebrahimi and Abdolhosein Ghola Safafe were arrested on Nov. 29 while in a car belo
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to make a joint effort to start the evacuation of civilians and opposition forces from eastern Aleppo as soon as possible, Turkish presidential sources said. Putin and Erdogan emphasized t
Top Tehran officials in celebrated the devastation driving Syrian rebels out of their controlled enclaves in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday, saying it showed that Iran has been given rise, becoming a regional leading power . Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan rang his Syrian counterpar
