In normal circumstances, and in an established democracy like the USA, there would not have been a need to choose between the two presidential candidates. In an advanced and sophisticated institutions-based country, the presidential primaries should have been enough to differentiate between a seriou
Dammam-Economic experts assured the importance of a plan announced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on establishing a Gulf economic bloc to be the world’s sixth largest economy. Experts stressed the effectiveness of this plan in building a bloc having a key role and constituting a driving
London- Yemen’s Central Bank Sub-Governor Ibrahim al-Nahari was officially relieved of his duties on Friday, reported a government news agency. Nahari’s dismissal was not solely relevant to the transfer of the Central Bank from militia-run Sana’a to Aden, but also reportedly was due to misconduct. J
Tripoli-After a swift initial thrust into Sirte, ISIS’ bastion in Libya, six months on unity government forces still face dogged resistance from jihadist holdouts cornered in the Mediterranean city of Sirte. “The final assault is being held up… mainly due to the fact that it will result
Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Friday that the recognition of Israel “cannot be for free,” urging U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to implement the two-state solution to achieve peace. The Palestinians are prepared to make peace with Israel and to implement the two-state
Beirut-Lebanon’s Kataeb Party will likely become a member of the new government, which Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is working on forming, a position that would secure the participation of the country’s main parties in the new cabinet months before the parliamentary elections expected to be
Ankara-Turkey may make further temporary tax reductions to try to boost flagging growth after a disappointing third quarter, Finance Minister Naci Agbal has said. Turkey’s economy has been hit by a failed military coup in July and uncertainty about the emergency rule imposed in its wake, which
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court officially made a statement on Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz passing away, may his soul rest in peace, on Saturday November 12.
Beirut- The Syrian opposition has expressed fears that Russia’s plan for a largescale offensive on the city of Aleppo has neared its launching date under the excuse that rebels are using chemical weapons in areas that fall under the regime’s control. Meanwhile, the executive body of the global chemi
Protesters demonstrating against the election of Donald Trump spilled onto the streets of U.S. cities for a third straight night on Friday, hours after the president-elect praised their “passion.” As darkness fell on Friday, thousands took to the streets of Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia,
Cairo-“Demonstrators were absent… in the presence of the security,” such was the general scene in the streets of Egypt on Friday, after Egyptians were prohibited from participating in rallies that unknown social media networks had been calling for since August under the slogan of “Revolution of The
London, Washington-The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections places the Iranian nuclear deal in danger and brings it back to the political and media front with an emerging possibility of changing or annulling it. During his election campaign, the president-elect had described th
For more than a year, many pundits and politicians have portrayed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been portrayed as a maverick who could mess things up across the globe or, as the quip making the rounds in the European Union has it, even end civilization as we know it. Much of the anti-Trump r
With the hottest topic of discussion being Donald Trump winning the 2016 U.S. presidential race, I will be talking on how a Trump presidency will affect regional affairs and more so, how will it play out for Gulf-U.S. ties. How will presidential transition for the superpower nation influence its rel
Oil prices took a plunge on Friday reflecting the oversaturated markets, with an unlikely chance of change so long Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sustain high production rates. International Brent crude futures traded at $45.13 per barrel at 1345 GMT, down 70 cents from the
Algeria- Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal commended solid Saudi-Algerian relations and expressed his country’s wish to increase the cooperation to the level of strategic partnership. According to Sellal, Algeria seeks boosting commercial exchange, achieving direct interaction among b
So, what almost all pundits assured us will never happen, has happened: Donald Trump is elected President of the United States. In any democracy an election is foremost a “selfie” of the nation, reflecting its mood at a particular moment. This “selfie” is no exception. But what does it show? It show
Mosul- Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have reportedly killed 16 ISIS hardliners in Bashiqa, Nineveh. The militants had been staying at a city hideout, awaiting the opportunity to make it past Peshmerga checkpoints to join the fight in Mosul. Iraqi Security Forces units of the 9th Armored Division made a
Troops of Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service resumed their offensive against ISIS on the streets of Mosul on Friday after several days of relative quiet as the United Nations said ISIS militants have executed scores more people around the city this week. The battle to retake Mosul, the jih
Ankara, Beirut – Days after the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched an offensive to free the ISIS stronghold in Syria’s north, Raqqa, many Kurdish senior officials expected that the area would be annexed to Kurdish territory post liberation. The statements increased the anxiety of many Syr
