Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior received in his office at the Interior Ministry the Chief of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two discussed ways of strengthenin
Riyadh-Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, second deputy premier and minister of defense received at his office on Tuesday United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The two parties discussed the latest developments in Yemen and efforts exerted in this
Riyadh – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at al-Yamamah palace the Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford and the accompanying delegation currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, they discussed aspects
London – Ticketing often acquires a big share of the travel budget, however, it has become a critical part of people’s travel plans. Booking a cheap flight to our favorite destinations has been a hard mission, but some research can help in finding good offers. Flights costs constantly change b
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh said on Tuesday that bond market development was a key factor to economic and financial reform. During the opening of the “Bond Market Development in Kuwait”, organized by the Kuwaiti Banking Association, Al-Sa
Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, stunning America and the world after he capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. The billionaire bu
Riyadh – The World Bank will dedicate a portfolio of $400 million to launch an immediate aid campaign in war-stricken Yemen, a high-ranking Yemeni official told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Yemeni Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Mohammed Al-Maitami, said on Tuesday that the cam
Beirut: President Michel Aoun said Tuesday “Lebanon will not go backwards,” and asserted that state-building could not be achieved without the necessary plans and projects. “The country’s local situation witnessed a tangible improvement during the last two weeks and there’s no back
Ankara, Beirut-Ankara announced on Tuesday that an operation to liberate Syria’s Raqqa from ISIS will start in the coming weeks, asking for guarantees to prevent the “wrong groups” from participating in the offensive, in a reference to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition form
London – On Tuesday November 8, America voted for its new President. The U.S. elections, held once every four years, take place on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November as stated in the Constitution adopted in 1845. Here’s a guide to the presidential electoral system in the U.S.: •The p
Pennsylvania – Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama addressed waves of supporters in the city of Philadelphia on Monday, calling on the Americans to vote for the Democrats’ Candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In his last presidential speech, an emotional Obama said that during h
Aden-Somalia was the first country on Tuesday to relocate its embassy from Sana’a to the temporary capital of Aden. Yemen welcomed the decision and called on other states to follow suit. A high-ranking source at the Yemeni foreign ministry said the Somali move is considered a support to the legitima
Aleppo, London-Cigarettes stuffed with grape leaves instead of tobacco, gardens on bombed-out rooftops, and batteries powered by rusted bicycles: In Syria’s besieged eastern Aleppo, necessity is the mother of invention. More than 250,000 people have been under a regime siege in the rebel-held
After 18 months of rabble-rousing and anger management (not in a good way), we’ve created a sort of Potemkin nightmare of partisan division and revolutionary strife. Never before has this country been so divided, goes the usual chorus of pundits and commentators. Except, that is, for every other ele
Oil prices seesawed in very thin trading early on Wednesday as traders followed with interest the U.S. presidential election that provides a voracious debate upon the direction of the country, and more importantly, provides uncertainty unto the marketplace. Brent crude futures only started trading s
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored early victories on Tuesday in their bitter presidential race, with Trump winning as expected in conservative Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia and Clinton capturing liberal Vermont. The victories for both candidates in the four states wer
The long and contentious race for the White House between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump made a dash toward its conclusion on Tuesday as millions of Americans cast ballots, with only hours left to vote. Clinton led Trump, 44 percent to 39 percent, in the last Reuters/Ipsos nati
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would have to “see how things play out” before accepting the results of Election Day,in a telephone interview with Fox News. The candidate’s hint points out to possible irregularities as he had once again warned
Air strikes launched by regime and allies air power in Syria, next to artillery fire has reportedly killed at least 20 people, including 10 children, in the largely opposition-held Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Observatory, a Britain-based war
Over 3,000 people in Sudan have been exposed to cholera since July, the World Health Organization reported on Tuesday, warning that the outbreak had now spread to a region where conflict is hampering efforts to tackle the deadly disease. “Unity State is where we’re focusing our efforts n
