In a remarkable move, Governor of Makkah Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques visited Lebanon and carried with him a congratulatory message from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Lebanon’s new President Michel Aoun. Al-Faisal said in Beirut that
The United States named at least a dozen pro-regime Syrian generals and officers accused of leading attacks on civilian targets in the five-year war and warned they would one day face justice. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the military commanders were involved in “killing and injuring ci
UK Prime Minister Theresa May officially seeks getting big business behind her Brexit strategy on Monday, toning down plans to put workers on company boards and promising to spend billions of pounds on science, technology and research. In return, May told business leaders at a conference hosted by t
Saudi Arabia will establish a national program to optimize water and energy consumption, it announced in a cabinet statement on Monday, further moves in areas where the government is seeking to cut back huge subsidies. The new program will review policy incentives currently in place for the energy a
The dollar edged lower against major currencies on Monday, Reuters reported. The dollar fell 0.3 percent against a basket of six peers but still held close to its highest levels since early 2003. The Japanese yen rose 0.3 percent to as high as 110.51 per dollar, having earlier fallen to 111.19 yen,
Berlin –Angela Merkel announced on Sunday she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a sign of stability after Britain’s Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president. Source told Agence France Presse (AFP) that Merkel annou
The Arab-led coalition spokesman announced that a 48-hour truce in Yemen ended at midday Monday after hundreds of violations being staged by Houthi insurgents and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh loyalists. Gen. Ahmed Asiri stated that the breaches by Houthi militias since the beginning of the tr
New York- London-Aden- Conflicts and devastation across the Middle East had led to countless children losing their entitled childhood. Dozens of reports document the daily suffering of a child growing up in war zones, in some cases showing challenges that can barely be overcome by a fully grown adul
French police have broken up a terror ring over the weekend and foiled a planned attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. Seven people of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and aged from 29 to 37 years, were arrested in all, two in Marseille and most of the others in the eastern c
Welcome back to club football, the sort that does not have to apologise for forcing viewers to wait an extra day for I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!. Events have been unfolding during the international break and it transpires that some Everton supporters think Ronald Koeman should be gagged. T
Aden- Coup militias continued staging loud violations for the second day of a recently announced ceasefire. Missile fires along with other transgressions have been reported, said Arab Coalition Spokesman Gen. Ahmad Asiri. Countless violations were encountered in the last 48 hours of ceasefire, all o
As the technology industry came to grips in the last week with the reality of a presidential election that did not go its way, many in Silicon Valley landed on the idea that widespread misinformation spread online was a primary factor in the race’s outcome. On Monday, both Google and Facebook altere
Beirut-Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri barely removes an obstacle before a new one emerges, obstructing his mission to form a new government before Independence Day, celebrated in Lebanon on Tuesday. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Presidential Palace has surrendered to the idea
Ramallah – French authorities have informed the Palestinian leadership of their determination to hold the International Meeting on the Peace Process in Paris in the second half of December, a Palestinian official told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Sunday. Wassel Abu Youssef, member of the Palestinian
Brussels – Several European capitals have issued warnings against a new strategy adopted by ISIS, which calls on its militants to relinquish traveling to Syria or Iraq and perpetrate attacks in European cities instead. These warnings come as Europe has recently been shaken by a series of violent att
AlKhobar – Ten days before the decisive meeting to be held in Vienna, expectations to reach a global agreement that shall return balance to the oil market have risen; Iraq, Iran, Russia, and Algeria stated that an understanding will likely be reached among the major producers of oil concerning
London- The World Health Organization (WHO) made a statement on circulated wrong information that was referenced to the world body. In its statement, the WHO said media-spread citations on illegitimate children being conceived and born during religious ceremonies in eastern Iraq are false—Asharq Al-
Washington – Future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not be moving to the White House after Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. The president-elect’s 46-year-old wife and their 10-year-old son Barron are staying put at the family’s Trump Tower penthouse so that he can continue att
Beirut-The Syrian regime rejected on Sunday a Turkish proposal made by U.N. Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura concerning the situation in the city of Aleppo and its eastern side that is besieged by regime forces and their allies. But, Syria’s rebuff did not burry the suggestion, which stipulates that a
Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior held at King Saud Guest Palace on Sunday a lunch banquet in honor of the Prime Minister of Republic of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn and his accompanying delegation currently on a visit to the Kingdom of S
