Beirut- The battle in Aleppo signals that the Assad regime and its allies are determined to continue their military escalation to completely control the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo. A leading opposition official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that the city started to suffer from water
Paris- After he overtook his rival Alain Juppe in the second round of the right wing primaries, the former French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, has become the candidate of the Republicans Party and its allies for the French presidential elections set to take place next spring. Considering the dee
Brussels- The Belgian Interior Minister, Jan Jambon, said that security guards in the country will be allowed to practice some of the police missions like participating in questioning people to verify their identities or to inspect their bags as part of the new regulations adopted by the government
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz launched on Tuesday industrial projects worth 92.2 billion U.S. dollars in the country’s Eastern Province, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. king Salman kicked off mining projects in Ras Al Khair Industrial City, worth over 34.6 billion dollars, while also l
The United States’ Pentagon made a statement on Tuesday saying that intelligence errors resulted in a U.S.-led coalition air strike in Syria in September that reportedly killed around 90 Syrian regime forces. There were “errors in the development of intelligence, as well as missed opport
French conservative Francois Fillon will beat the far-right’s Marine Le Pen by a wide margin in next spring’s election for president, a poll by Kantar Sofres Onepoint showed on Tuesday. Fillon, a former prime minister with radical free-market policies, won the ticket of the Republicans p
Ankara announced again that it would respond to bombardment that took place on Thursday during which four of its soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded. Forces participating in operation Euphrates Shield in which Turkish forces are supporting soldiers belonging to the Free Syrian Army (FS
The government of the state of West Darfur said that efforts to free employees of the United Nations Refugee Agency are being made. It also promised to announce the fruits of its efforts to release the three UNHCR staff that were kidnapped by an unidentified group whilst returning from a mission out
Rumors were rife during the past few days about Moscow’s attempts to influence the outcome of the forthcoming German elections. Marine LePen, the leader of France’s extremist anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant ‘National Front’ was ecstatic in commenting that now, following the UK’s exit from the Europea
After having fought multiple wars in Iraq and Syria directly, and ones in Yemen and Lebanon indirectly, it seems that the Iranian leadership has discovered the magic of military influence and its importance in imposing its foreign policy, both regionally and internationally. This is what has been in
Ten years ago, Al-Arabiya began to broadcast a morning programme, and with time a number of news television channels adopted the idea behind “Sabah Al-Arabiya” or the Arabic language morning programme. It provides a contrast to the evenings and days of Arabs, and begins the day with joyous news inst
Riyadh- Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) plans to buy a 50% stake in Adeptio AD Holdings SPC Ltd. from Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar. According to the PIF, Adeptio acquired earlier 67% of Kuwait Food Co (Americana). “Following the acquisition of this stake in Americana, Adeptio will la
Brazil declared a mourning period after a charter plane carrying members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense and several journalists crashed in the mountains in Colombia late Monday, killing 76 people, officials said. According to the officials, five survived the disaster. The LAMIA airlines charte
The United Nations said on Tuesday there were indications that poorer families in Mosul are struggling to feed themselves as a result of rising food prices amid disturbing claims that ISIS is killing civilians for refusing to cooperate with the jihadists in the northern Iraqi city. “Key inform
Washington- U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said that millions of people voted illegally during this month’s presidential elections. Although the Republican won the polls, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton showed a lead of 2.2 million votes. Trump tweeted, “In addition to winning the Electoral
South Korea’s scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday she was willing to resign early and would let parliament decide how and when she can give up power over an influence-peddling scandal. “I will leave the issue of my departure, including the (possible) reduction of my term in
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, under pressure from shareholders to improve investor returns, said on Tuesday it was considering splitting the tech giant into two in what would be the biggest shake-up in its 47-year history. The move and a plan to raise dividends come after U.S. hedge fund Elliott Manag
France on Tuesday called for an “immediate” United Nations Security Council meeting on Aleppo to tackle a “humanitarian disaster” as the U.N. said up to 16,000 people have been displaced by intense attacks on the rebel-held eastern part of the city. “More than ever, the
London- Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş says the geographical position of Turkey has always been a sword of two edges. Kurtulmuş told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Turkish border is the reason behind the formation of strategic alliances that contributed to the country’s development and the
A car and knife attack by an Ohio State University student of Somali origin is being investigated as a possible terror attack, a U.S. congressman and another government source said. The suspect, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by a police officer with less than two years on the force afte
