Kirkuk-Mosul residents, who have escaped from ISIS that has been running their city for around three years, are facing new problems. Iraqi authorities have rejected those refugees’ identity papers because they were issued by the departments of ISIS and carry the logo of the terrorist organization. D
Moscow-Saint Petersburg has witnessed new operations to arrest members of Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr (Party of Liberation), which is classified as a terrorist organization. The Federal Security Service in the city announced in an official statement that the arrests came in line with a criminal case on the forma
Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Riyadh on Wednesday with the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Amazon Company Jeff Bezos. During the meeting, the two discussed fields of cooperation and investment op
Beirut-Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has urged the rival political parties to seize the “historic” opportunity that brought President Michel Aoun to power and work on the swift formation of a new government. “All parties should work swiftly on the cabinet lineup because the ele
Leaders from around the world promised to cooperate and work with Donald Trump after his victory in the U.S. presidential election but some officials expressed alarm that the vote could mark the end of an era in which Washington promoted democratic values and was seen by its allies as a guarantor of
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic control of the White House and sending America on a new, uncertain path. On the other hand, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pledged to ov
Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere considers the arrest of five militants on charges of supporting a terrorist organisation in Germany as “an important success against extremist supporters of ISIS in Germany”. He also described the raids as good news and said that the arrests indicate th
While new clashes between the national army in Yemen and Houthi – Saleh militias have erupted on the rural Al-Silew front in the governorate of Taiz, Houthi militias continue to commit violations there and have kidnapped 6 teachers in the Al-Waziyya district. The teachers are accused of suppor
Khobar- What is China’s and India’s fuel of choice up till 2040? It is not oil as everybody predicts; instead, it is coal, according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC released on Tuesday its annual report on oil prospects and mentioned scenarios of energy de
Global stock markets fell Wednesday after Republican Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, shaking the world economy with fears, however worries of a Brexit-style shock that wiped trillions off global markets has failed to occur so far. The U.S. dollar, Mexican peso and world stocks fell, as Europe
London- Did Iran provide information for the United States on the movements of Taliban’s former Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on May 21? Speculations which circulated for several months suggested that Mullah’s car was targeted by a missile in less th
Britain has secretly deployed its most advanced warship off the coast of Yemen to guard a crucial shipping lane from Iranian-backed missile attacks threat, according to The Times. The warship has been sent to protect the Bab al-Mandeb route following attacks on three U.S. warships and a United Arab
OPEC’s job to support oil prices is now facing tough challenges with Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election. The 14-country oil-producing cartel will probably have to fight a sourer outlook for the global economy and weaker demand for crude, in addition to the prospect of increase
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Tuesday a cable of congratulations to Donald Trump on his victory in the presidential elections of the United States. In his cable, the King said: “I am pleased to send you, on behalf of the people and the Governme
I have been travelling the world since I was twenty years old. My travels have taken me to Europe, Eastern Europe, America, the Gulf, Africa, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, and other places that “I no longer remember” in the words of Ibn Al-Rumi. I was able to be a journalist in all of these c
This seven-bedroom six-bathroom villa, built in 2002 on a 2.2-acre plot, has the thick, whitewashed walls, multiple patios, ornate grilled windows, hand-painted tiles and terra-cotta-tiled roof of a traditional Andalusian home. The 6,437-square-foot villa, in the gated development of El Madroñal in
Manama – Bahraini High Court of Appeal approved the verdict issued by the High Criminal Court to imprison seven out of the 14 convicts in the case of terrorism. The court also reduced the sentence of five other convicts to 15 years in prison. In addition, the court approved the ruling in the case of
London-The annual press exhibition, which was inaugurated in Tehran on November 4 raised a new dispute between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani on restricting media and prosecuting journalists. In response to President Hassan Rouhani’s speech at the opening ceremo
What if higher inflation were to resume? After all, recent forecasts have suggested the possibility of 4 percent inflation for the U.K., and in the U.S. core inflation is already slightly above 2 percent. Possibly there is less deflation coming from China, and the latest report on U.S. gross domesti
Riyadh- Official Spokesman of the Directorate of Civil Defense in Najran Captain Abdulkhaleq al-Qahtani explained that civil defense men rushed to the scene of the attack after receiving information on the fall of military projectiles over Najran’s al-Khadra’a border. The projectiles, which were she
