New York, London, Jeddah- Saudi-led talks recently conducted with the UK have helped postpone the adoption of a British draft resolution on a Yemeni settlement a few days after London had sent the plan to U.N. Security Council members for discussion. A joint Arab-Gulf diplomatic effort led by Saudi
As the world holds its breath about what is to happen next in Aleppo, analysts wonder whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had bitten more than he can chew? On and off, Russia has been bombing Aleppo for over a year in a textbook case of trying to break the enemy’s will to fight. In the [&hellip
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition, will announce a plan on Monday for a points-based system to regulate immigration, a top party official said. Thomas Oppermann, who leads the Social Democrats in the Bundestag, Germany&
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that she valued the independence of the judiciary after some British newspapers strongly criticized the judges involved in a court ruling which could delay Brexit. On Thursday Britain’s High Court ruled the government cannot begin formal talks with the
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian armed groups announced on Sunday that it had officially launched an operation to retake the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of ultra-hardline group ISIS in Syria. The new offensive steps up pressure on the militant group at a critical moment, with its fi
Beirut- The workshop launched by the nominated Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to compose his upcoming cabinet has resembled many other workshops launched by other nominated Prime Ministers who worked on distributing quotas and ministerial portfolios based on sects, and political and partisan belongin
Washington- James Comey, FBI director has put himself and his influential judicial and security institution in an unprecedented situation, after announcing the reopening of investigations of Hillary Clinton’s private mail server. Comey has dragged himself to face accusations of intentional intervent
Washington – For over 30 years, Arabs-Americans minority have become an important voting group in the United States elections. Each presidential candidate aspired to gain their support, especially since the largest Arab political organization Arab American Institute (AAI) was formed in 1985. James Z
London- Many analysts see that while Iran is claiming that it enjoys stability amid a region full of crises, on top of them ISIS, it is actually neglecting a bigger and more dangerous enemy which is the social crises in its community. In 2005, the Iranina President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad promised that
Ankara- Turkey’s outlook was revised up to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’, global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said. Turkey’s foreign and local currency credit ratings, meanwhile, remained unchanged at ‘BB’ and ‘BB+’, resp
Baghdad- The Iraqi Army resumed fighting in Mosul left coast after a temporary withdrawal, as described by a military Iraqi leader to Asharq al-Awsat. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that this is a “tactical withdrawal that is imposed by the conditions at sometimes, conditions of
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has sent a cable of condolences to the Japanese Emperor Akihito on the death of Prince Mikasa. In his cable, the King said that: “We have been informed of the death of Prince Mikasa. On behalf of the people and government of
Khobar – Over the last two weeks, a series of meetings was held at the secretariat offices of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Two weeks ago, OPEC experts’ committee held meetings for two days, followed by two important meetings over the last week where OPEC’s long-term
Beirut- Ahead of what it described as the battle of the bones in Aleppo, sources close to Iran’s Shi’ite Fatimiyoun militias said yesterday that passengers and cargo aircrafts had transported to the Damascus airport on Friday a large number of forces from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and several othe
Jeddah- The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Houthis and allies of the ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh as well as those who support them and provide them with arms, weapons, rockets, missiles, considering the targeting of Mecca an aggression o
Ankara- Turkish security forces raised the state of alertness across the country following Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s recorded message stating an attack on Turkey, Thursday, especially in cities where ISIS militants are mainly centered. Gaziantep governorate, south Turkey, has witnessed security alert b
Amman- Saudi specialist clinics treated around 12,796 Syrian patients in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan in October. Medical Director of the Saudi specialist clinics Hamid Mufalani said that the clinics have witnessed a great number of patients, which was proven by medical statistics for the mont
Riyadh-Embassy of Afghanistan in Riyadh has officially started the procedures to issue passports for its citizens residing in Saudi Arabia and holding the Pakistani passport. This move came as Saudi authorities provided the embassy with the approval to issue around 150 passports per day in a move th
London- A Gulf-prepared paper exposed earth-shattering statistics on the systematic executions carried out in Iran since the rise of the cleric regime in 1979. Iran’s theocratic regime, founded by Ruhollah Khomeini, has long enforced law through the brutal excess of capital punishment served to a po
Islam abad -A Pakistani judge ordered the deportation of Sharbat Gula, “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars. The police official said the girl known by her greens eyes was arrested after she was found guilty of illegally obtain
