Amman- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) granted a €102 million loan to the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) as the continuing influx of refugees from Syria is putting a massive strain on Jordan’s resources. The loan will be provided in two tranches and will include the ref
Manama- Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that relations shared between Gulf Cooperation Council members and the United States are strong. Cooperation also covers many scopes and domains. In a Thursday statement King Hamad hailed strong and deep-rooted historic ties binding the GCC countr
The United States military suffered its first combat death in Syria on Thursday after a service member died from his wounds following a blast caused by an improvised explosive device. The man was wounded by the explosion in the vicinity of Ayn Issa, in northern Syria, Lieutenant General Stephen Town
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to throw open Turkey’s borders and allow tens of thousands of migrants to flood into European countries after the EU voted to back a freeze in membership talks with Ankara. “Listen to me. If you go any further, then the frontier
Malabo- The Republic of South Sudan Foreign Minister Deng Alor Kuol revealed challenges facing the implementation of peace in South Sudan and the latest developments on the insurgency being led by the former vice president, Riek Machar. South Sudan is a landlocked country with its capital being Juba
Beirut – The formation of the new Lebanese government remains a subject of debate between the different political factions, which are still fighting over “sovereign ministerial portfolios”. Ain al-Tineh visitors quoted Speaker Nabih Berri as saying on Thursday that the cabinet formation was still “a
Beirut- Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has said that the election of President Michel Aoun and the designation of Saad Hariri to form the cabinet will boost the confidence of the consumers and investors. Parliament elected Aoun last month, ending a more than two-year vacuum that had paralyzed st
Washington- President-elect Donald Trump and his team face a series of world challenges when he takes office in January. The decisions that Trump would take could either lead to major diplomatic achievements or harmful crises. Among his main challenges is the war in Syria. According to analysts, Rus
Riyadh – The World Food Program (WFP) said it was delivering food aid every two months to more than 6 million Yemenis in more than 19 governorates, in cooperation with King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aids (KSRELIEF). Ashraf Hamouda, WFP Head of Partnerships and Business Development in
Ankara- Ankara pledged on Thursday to retaliate to an airstrike launched by the Syrian regime near the city of al-Bab in northern Syria, which left three Turkish soldiers dead and more than 10 injured. Meanwhile, sources hinted to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a Russian flag was seen flying when th
Beirut-The U.N. announced on Thursday that the Syrian opposition accepted a plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations from the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo, but was still waiting for the green light of Russia and the Syrian regime. In Ankara, meetings kicked off between leaders from
Tunis– Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said his country would witness a major economic growth in the coming months, calling on Arab investors to resume their businesses in Tunisia. Chahed noted that current disagreements between the government and the labor associations were due to the Cabine
Tel Aviv, Ramallah- Israel’s security apparatus announced on Thursday a state of emergency following the wildfires that raged across the country in the past two days. Around 200 blazes registered until Thursday night had left more than 100 people suffering from smoke inhalation, while the Civil Defe
On Sunday, France’s former Prime Minister Francois Fillon may win the primary organized by the French Republican Party and centrist allies to become their nominee in next year’s presidential election. As far as I am concerned this should be good news. The program that Fillon has published reflects m
It says something about Donald Trump that a retired Marine general nicknamed “Mad Dog” is uniting the divided swamp the next president has promised to drain. It’s true. Democrats and Republicans, NeverTrump and NeverHillary, the alt-right and the wonky cucks of the GOP all agree: J
London- A suicide bombing south of Baghdad claimed by ISIS has killed at least 70 people, mainly Iranian pilgrims returning from Karbala, as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul from the jihadists. Thursday’s huge truck bomb blast ripped through a petrol station near a village called Shomali, a
Colombia’s government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, in a far more sober ceremony than a first deal rejected last month by millions at a plebiscite. President Juan Manuel Santos and guerrilla leader Rodrigo “Timoch
The battle for Raqqa has begun to have a huge negative impact on the lives of civilians, hundreds of whom have been displaced due to violent clashes and exchanges of fire between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that are backed by the international coalition on one hand, and ISIS on the other. On the
Intensive talks held by the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani in Ankara on Wednesday focussed on the current battles to liberate Mosul from ISIS. It appears that Turkish officials are keen to prevent the establishment of a new base belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P
During the Republican National Convention in America, the former mayor of New York and a prominent ally of Trump Rudy Giuliani said “We must not be afraid to define our enemy… It is Islamic extremist terrorism! …You know who you are! And we’re coming to get you!” And now, after Trump has been electe
