Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday met with Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Secretary-General of the GCC, at al-Yamamah Palace. King Salman was introduced to some Gulf topics and efforts in the drive for mutual Gulf work in all fields. Th
Kuwait- A decision issued by a Kuwaiti court depriving a woman from the custody of her children after being accused of smoking shisha outside her home, has turned the focus of the country’s public opinion away from the election season. Measures including raising power and water charges and hiking pe
Mecca– Foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States have agreed to refer the case of Houthis’ attack against holy sites in Mecca to the United Nations. During an emergency meeting held in Mecca, fifty-one representatives of Islamic states have decided to address a lette
Beirut-Consultations led by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to form a new government in Lebanon entered a race against time, limiting the possibility to form the cabinet before Independence Day next Tuesday. Optimism that prevailed in the last few hours has somehow dissipated as a result of “ve
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), its main sovereign wealth fund, announced on Thursday it had filled key posts as part of plans to expand investment capacity and help reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil income. Under economic reform plans announced early this year, the gov
Clashes in Yemeni provinces that are still controlled by Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Saleh have intensified in light of the progress being made by the Yemeni army’s forces which are supported by the Saudi led Arab coalition’s aircraft. According to what sources on the gro
The dominant armed force in the east Libyan city of Benghazi said on Thursday it had taken control of one the last holdouts of militias, amid clashes in which at least 13 troops were killed, according to medical officials. The Libyan National Army (LNA), whose commander, Khalifa Haftar, is a figureh
Russian and Syrian air raids and extensive shelling killed at least 25 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday on the third day of renewed bombing, a monitoring group said, and the mayor of the besieged sector warned of a total lack of fuel and food as winter encroached. The bombardment of e
Paris- French authorities arrested four suspected accomplices of a university student who allegedly carried out terrorist acts. France Info News Station in addition to other French media outlets reported on Wednesday that the four were arrested separately early on Tuesday in Paris’s northweste
The US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will meet today on the side-lines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru due to take place on November the 19th and 20th. Their last meeting was held in the Swiss city of Lausanne a month ago. US S
Brussels- Millions of tourists and business people visiting Europe will have to complete a 5 euro ($5.35) online security check before arrival if an EU plan to tighten controls on foreigners who do not need visas wins approval. The system, put forward by the executive European Commission on Wednesda
Riyadh – Everyone has the conviction now that we should look forward for fair prices of our oil production, and thus we should maintain a reasonable price that will provide adequate revenue. Former Secretary-General of OPEC Adnan Shihab-Uddin revealed that member states of the organization have lear
Cairo- An Egyptian criminal court, north Cairo, has taken the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, off airport watch lists. Shafiq currently lives in Dubai, following the victory of his competitor Mohamed Morsi in the presidential elections held in June 2012. The defense submitted a m
Amman- Jordan has achieved substantial success in dealing with adverse shocks over the past several years, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement following the completion of the first review of Jordan’s economy. The IMF attributed developments in economy to the authorities’ cont
London – At a time when the international community is concerned about the violations of Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in Mosul, Human Rights Watch (HRW) asked the Iraqi government to control its forces and hold those responsible of crimes accountable. “The Iraqi government should control
Ankara – Ankara warned People’s Protection Units (YPG) from approaching al-Bab city, ISIS’s stronghold northeast Aleppo, as Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army forces are so close to take it over. Turkish Defense Minister, Fikri Isik, warned the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from advancing to al-Bab
Manama- Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah hailed the initiatives led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to reinforce the Arab and Gulf solidarity, asserting that Saudi Arabia has become a source of unity, integration and cooperation initi
Manama- Bahrain’s Information Minister Ali Al Romaihi stated that 80% of Arab satellite networks are accused of detachment from their Gulf identity, disclosing that 40 sectarian channels are targeting Gulf citizens with misleading concepts. During the fourth edition of the Arabian Gulf Political Med
Riyadh- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense received on Wednesday Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation and issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by Minister o
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow in Russia’s footsteps Thursday and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), incensed at criticism from Western nations of his deadly drug war. Russia formally withdrew its signature to the ICC’s founding Rome Statute
