Tel Aviv– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an unprecedented attack against the European Union due to its policy with regards to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking during a closed-door meeting of eastern European leaders in Budapest, the Israeli premier said the EU would
London- More than 40,000 civilians were killed in the devastating battle to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, according to intelligence reports revealed to Britain’s The Independent – a death toll far higher than previous estimates. Many bodies are still buried under the rubble and
Beirut- The fighting that took place Tuesday between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, which includes factions like Fath al-Sham (former Nusra Front) from one hand and Ahrar al-Sham, on the other hand, has reached a new level in the long-standing tense relationship
Ankara- Turkey ran a budget deficit of 25.2 billion Turkish Liras (about $7 billion) during the first half of this year, in addition to $3.3 billion that were pumped by the government to stimulate the economy. The budget deficit in June stood at 13.7 billion liras (approximately $3.9 billion), compa
Jeddah– Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdel-Malak Al-Mekhlafi said that a number of persons have illegally entered Yemen, through some United Nations flights operating in Sanaa, without prior permission from the legitimate government. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the
Ankara- Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered a pot vase dating back to 3700 years, featuring what is believed to be the world’s oldest smiley face emoji. The ancient emoji was found in the Karkamis site, in Gaziantep, close to the border with Syria. Turkish media outlets reported Ni
Ramallah– Palestinian officials said that Arab and US efforts were being exerted to reopen Al Aqsa Mosque to Palestinian worshipers before Friday, which is expected to witness demonstrations against Israeli security measures imposed on the entrances of the compound. Former Minister in Fatah Movement
London- Artificial sweeteners or sugar alternatives added to dozens of food and medical products, from cough syrups sold without a medical prescription, to sugar-free diet cokes, may cause weight gain, according to a recent study. The study said consuming drinks with artificial sugar can lead to a h
Riyadh– Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced his country’s agreement to continue to communicate positively with US government in the coming period in response to a request made by the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to a statement issued, both Saudi Arabia and
Beirut- Tension between Syrian refugees and the Lebanese people peeked this week after a video showing an assault of a Syrian national went viral Tuesday. Interior Minister Nohad al-Mashnouq announced on Wednesday that the Lebanese men who assaulted the refugee were recently arrested by the Internal
US Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. The 80-year-old lawmaker and former Navy pilot, who was re-elected to a sixth Senate term in November, has been recovering at hom
Raqqa- She was trafficked into Raqqa as a slave by ISIS but managed to escape. Now Yazidi fighter Heza is back to avenge the horrors she and thousands of others suffered. “When I started fighting, I lifted some of the worries from my heart,” she says, surrounded by fellow Yazidi women in
Aden- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSrelief) has continued to repatriate stranded Somalis to their country, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The 11th batch, representing 316 stranded Somalis, left Yemen on Wednesday heading for Somalia, under a direct supervision of the Intern
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met in Jeddah on Wednesday with Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and areas o
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last” (Winston Churchill) Marking two years since Iran’s nuclear deal (JCPOA), we would be badly mistaken if we assumed that the ‘architects’ of Barack Obama’s policy of handing over the keys of the Middle East to Tehran rulers feel a
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors have said, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months. The report in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Tuesday provides the first official medical upda
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has condemned the Israeli authorities’ use of violence and other arbitrary measures against Palestinian residents in occupied Jerusalem, especially in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which resulted in many serious injuries, including the injury o
Washington launched the first round of trade talks with China since Donald Trump took office in an unusually blunt manner Wednesday, demanding more “fair, equitable and reciprocal” relationship, with more access to American made goods and services. “If this were just the natural pr
The European Central Bank is wrestling with how to exit the super-accommodative policy that’s dominated Mario Draghi’s tenure as president. In trying to determine the path of this off-ramp, it might be instructive to look backward. To December of last year, to be precise. That’s wh
London – Kyle Walker for £50m. £50m for Kyle Walker. There is no way of saying it that does not sound a bit, well, odd. That is not to do down Walker, who was probably the best right-back in the Premier League last season. But still: £50m for Kyle Walker. In part it is to […]
