Online trading platforms on Tuesday said that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a far higher probability of winning the U.S. presidential elections than Republican Donald Trump. Although Trump making small gains in probability to win on some online platforms as Americans went t
Associated Press (AP)- Billionaire Warren Buffett is devoting part of Election Day to get-out-the-vote efforts — as he helps drive voters to the polls on a trolley he hired. The longtime Democrat had promised to help boost turnout at a Hillary Clinton rally in Omaha in August. Buffett says some peop
The US Secretary of State John Kerry announced the release of Wallead Yusuf Pitts Luqman, the third American citizen to be detained in Yemen since last October, after he was kidnapped by Houthis in Yemen and held for more than a year and a half. Kerry said in a statement that the Sultanate of Oman [
A senior Kurdish source who is informed about the international campaign to fight ISIS in Raqqa told Asharq Al-Awsat that American, French and German military advisers are stationed in the Syrian city of Ayn Al-Arab (Kobani), north east Aleppo, in order to “coordinate air strikes and support Syrian
The United Nations has pledged to conduct an investigation into US airstrikes carried out during an operation against the Taliban in the Kunduz province of Afghanistan. 32 civilians were killed in the troubled province last week as a result, and the UN said that any loss of civilian life was “unacce
Ankara-The trial of 36 suspected ISIS group militants has begun on Monday in Ankara for Oct. 10, 2015 double suicide bombings that killed more than 100 people in the capital just over a year in the deadliest attack in Turkey. The bombing outside Ankara’s main train station targeted mainly young peop
A grenade detonated Tuesday morning where a group of U.N. peacekeepers in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo were exercising, killing a child and a peacekeeper and wounding 31 Indian troops on Tuesday, the U.N. mission there, MONUSCO, said. Provincial governor Julien Paluku told Reuters that a
Riyadh-The Saudi Cabinet valued what member countries in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have confirmed in their final statement issued by the Executive Committee of the organization at the level of Foreign Ministers during its emergency meeting held in Jeddah to discuss the dangerous
Who is best for the region, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton or Republican candidate Donald Trump? Who will win? Is it the lady who participated, planned and implemented Barack Obama’s administration policies, or is it the first presidential candidate who out speaks about his rivalry with many A
Millions of Americans will go the polls today to elect their 45th president at the end of an unusually bruising campaign. Though many have already voted through the post, the question remains: how many will go to the polls today? An estimated 250 million people are eligible, of whom just over half a
Washington – As the U.S. presidential race enters its final hours, a battle for Congress is also happening in addition to the election for governors and thousands of local officials. Americans are voting for 34 of the U.S. Senate’s 100 seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. D
The Lebanese Parliament has elected Michel Aoun, MP, as Lebanon’s new president and has thus ended the ‘Presidential Vacuum’ brought about, since May 25th 2014, by the boycott carried out by Hezbollah and its subservient parliamentary blocs which would accept no candidate for the post other than the
With the holidays upon us, some smartphone apps can let you help someone in need with just a few taps of your finger. ShareTheMeal is my favorite charity donation app. When surrounded by delivery apps and cheap fast food, one can easily forget that many people around the world can’t easily afford th
Jeddah – The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has announced a project to limit the internet consumption in the country and to enhance the level of information security. The ministry also announced operating a new extension for internet. Experts in the Information Technolog
Riyadh – In an attempt to increase awareness about labor laws in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Cabinet approved the establishment of labor attaché offices at seven Saudi embassies in Egypt, India, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The Cabinet came to the decision based on a recommend
Bashiqa- Seven in the morning, Peshmerga Forces launched an offensive from three directions towards Bashiqa– Peshmerga bombardment coincided with airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition on ISIS headquarters. The group faced Peshmerga forces with bomb-laced cars and explosives but th
Moscow – Russia said on Monday, following days of anticipation that its air force was continuing to hold off on strikes in eastern Aleppo, unless militants launch an offensive. “The Russian president deems a regime in which Russian air forces don’t carry out strikes on eastern Aleppo as
Ankara- Turkey condemned Luxemburg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on Monday after he compared the Turkish government to Nazi Germany. Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik said om response to Luxembourg FM statement that “There is a lack of knowledge of history in this. The measures taken in Turkey do n
Abu Dhabi – UAE Minister of Energy, Suhail al-Mazrouei, said that continuous industry developments, combined with a rapidly evolving global economy, are creating an increasingly competitive world energy market. “This makes it essential that we leverage research, technology, and innovation to optimiz
Riyadh – U.S. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce Ken Hyatt announced he will lead 16 U.S. companies on a three-stop safety and security industry trade mission to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The mission will introduce U.S. firms to the regional security market and to assist U.S. companies in pursuing ex
