Riyadh, Aden- U.N. envoy for Yemen Ould Cheikh Ahmed is expected to head in the next few hours to the temporary Yemeni capital Aden, where he will meet with President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who arrived at the southern city two days ago. Informed sources said on Sunday that the U.N. envoy will hold
Kuwait – Kuwait voters turned out in large numbers at the poll stations to elect new representatives for the National Assembly, the 15th since Kuwait’s independence in 1961. Kuwaiti sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the turnout was between 69% and 72% compared to 2013, where it was 51.9%.
ISIS militants have fired a rocket in northern Syria that caused symptoms of “chemical gas” exposure in 22 Syrian rebels, state media cited Turkey’s military as saying on Sunday. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, the ISIS rocket attack happened in the Haliliye area, howeve
Lynden Gooch sometimes struggles to comprehend just how rapidly his life has changed. “A couple of months ago I don’t think many people knew who I was,” he says, breaking into a high-wattage smile capable of powering a set of floodlights. “No one knew anything much about me but David Moyes has alter
Baghdad – Iraq’s parliament approved a law on Saturday that will transform Popular Mobilization forces (PMF) into a legal and separate military corps, amid opposition from different Iraqi parties. Disagreements over the semi-military units complicate efforts to pull Iraq together as forces bat
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said that his national initiative, which led to the election of President Michel Aoun, ended the political vacuum and moved the country towards the phase of legitimacy and institutional work. Hariri chaired on Saturday the Future Movement’s 2nd
London – Well-informed western sources said that the United States and its Western allies were exerting pressure on Iran to take steps to sharply cut the amount of radioactive material it holds in an attempt to bolster last year’s nuclear deal and discourage the incoming Donald Trump administration
Imagine you were a Sunni Iraqi citizen who believes in his nationality and dreams of a time better than that of the dictator, Saddam Hussein. Picture yourself a moderate Shiite who doesn’t see Iraq as an Iranian district, but rather a unified country that respects individual’s dignity regardless of
Paris – Following the death of Cuban Leader Fidel Castro on Saturday, top international figures reacted to the news, including U.S. President Barack Obama, who seemed to have carefully chosen his words, describing Castro as a “singular figure” and extending a “hand of friendship” to the Cuban people
Aden- Yemeni President Abdu Rabbo Mansur Hadi flew into Aden on Saturday coming from his base in the Saudi capital, Riyadh on a visit that would last a few days, according to an official at the Yemeni presidency. The official said it is the President’s first trip to Aden since November 2015. Hadi is
Beirut- The city of al-Tal and the camp of Khan al-Shih in the Damascus suburbs faced on Saturday a fate similar to the cities of Daraya and Maadamiyat Asham where the regime have emptied them from armed opposition fighters, who had accepted to withdraw after Bashar Assad regime forces threatened to
London- Iran seeks to establish naval bases in Syria and Yemen, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hussain Baqari uncovered on Saturday. In an address to a gathering of senior Navy commanders in Tehran, Baqari said: “Having naval bases in remote distances is not less v
Al-Hasa – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stressed the importance of security and highlighted the need for concerted efforts to preserve this blessing. “There is no development, knowledge and culture without security. Hence it is significant to exert concerted efforts to preserve this
Turkey’s reconciled relations with Russia has not changed Ankara’s position that Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad must step down from authority to restore peace in the war-torn country, Turkish deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told Reuters on Saturday. Russia is Assad’s main
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would “do all it can” once it takes office on Jan. 20 to help boost freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro. Trump had threatened late in his upstart campaign for the White House th
Rome- The Saudi-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre announced its official support and funding of the international World Food Programme’s efforts in Yemen, by providing a much needed $10 million fund upon royal directives ordered by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz. Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul
London- An officer in the United Kingdom’s navy has been assigned to lead the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s “Task Force 50” for the first time. By this move, Royal Navy Commodore Andrew Burns, commander of Amphibious Task Group embarked on the UK’s premier naval warship, HMS Ocean (L 12) and h
London- Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah, Adviser at the Saudi Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRELIEF), said that the center has implemented about 98 main projects in Yemen with the collaboration of 73 partners. At a press conference held
Malabo-Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi reiterated the internationally-backed government’s acceptance for any proposed ceasefire based on three regulated references which are the Gulf initiative, outcome on national dialogue, and United Nations Resolution 2216. Mekhlafi confirmed that
Dammam- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is to inaugurate on Saturday a series of projects related to development, health and education sectors. Among them are Ministry of Housing projects in al-Ahsa that aim at providing 100,000 housing units in partnership with a
