London- Saudi Arabia’s former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali al-Naimi officially released on Friday his very own autobiography recording a personal journey as an oil minister for one of the world’s largest oil producing countries. In his recently published autobiography – Out of the
Thousands of people from liberated provinces took part in a huge rally to show their support for the Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and express their commitment to the three points of reference and the UN resolution 2216. The rally took place in Al-Orod Square, Aden and was attended by the
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia has come one step closer to increasing Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribution to local economy. SMEs make up to 70 percent of global economies– the notable support being invested in SMEs comes in line with the Saudi post-oil era vision, Kingdom’s vision 203
Tripoli- Tayeb El Safi, a trusted aide to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for decades, expressed to Asharq al-Awsat his rejection of the phenomenon of multiple governments considering it as a negative sign. “The fact that we have three governments in the current time is unacceptable because thi
Hillary Clinton or Donald trump, which one might be better for the Middle East? This is the question friends have been asking me for weeks. It is not easy to answer because it assumes that both candidates are good and that one could be better than the other. However, what if both candidates are bad
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia is getting ready to present its Vision 2030 at the World Economic Forum, which will be held in Davos in January. More than eight Saudi ministers and a group of economists and businessmen will represent the Kingdom’s new generation to talk about Saudi Arabia’s Vision and Nationa
Tammy Abraham is one of 38 players on loan from Chelsea but none has made a bigger splash. The 18-year-old is the Championship’s top scorer after two goals for Bristol City against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday took his tally to six in seven league games – eight in nine in all competitions. The fut
Riyadh- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani stated that Riyadh will witness on Thursday the first meeting of the Gulf Economic and Development Authority, which will be chaired by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the sidelines of the preparat
London – Arab Coalition and Saudi Defense Ministry Spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri said on Thursday that the coalition continues to support a political solution to the crisis in Yemen. During a news conference held at the Saudi Embassy in London, Asiri said that the Arab Coalition was curren
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif recently highlighted the indisputable efforts spent by the government and The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to ensure road safety for the Kingdom’s citizens and expatriates. Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif said tha
Washington- With five days left till the U.S. presidential elections comes to an end, polling gap narrows between candidates Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton with a slight upper hand for Clinton. In a new CBS News/New York Times poll, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by only th
Manama – Bahrain Interior Minister and Commander of the Arab Gulf Security 1 Exercise Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Thursday that Gulf security cooperation has reached highest levels. During an inspection visit to the exercise’s command and control center, Al-Khalifa praised efforts deploye
Ankara- After years of drafting, and a failed coup attempt, the initiative on amending the Turkish constitution has been finalized. Amid rising discussions on the new constitution, PM Binali Yildirim has promised the Turkish people of a new constitution that protects their country from future crises
Beirut- Saad Hariri, the newly nominated prime minister, vowed Thursday to work hard on forming a national accord government capable of facing the country’s divisions which have paralyzed Lebanon for several years. Following two days of binding parliamentary consultations, President Michel Aoun name
London – The British PM Theresa May has pledged to apply the two-year 50th article of Lisbon Treaty concerning the split from the EU before March. Brexit has been a discord topic between Britain and the EU, which calls for a swift separation, yet, Britain has procrastinated the negotiations’ d
Beirut, Ankara- Syrian opposition forces launched Thursday the second phase of the battle to lift the siege of the eastern parts of Aleppo’s city, as a response to the one-side military truce that the Russian Army had announced in Aleppo for 10 hours starting Friday morning with an aim to remove opp
Cairo- Egypt’s Central Bank on Thursday took a “historic” but nevertheless dangerous step when it decided to devaluate its local currency, a decision expected by several observers after the Egyptian Pound fell to its historic levels, exceeding the official price by more than 100 percent last Tuesday
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed financial sanctions on a Yemeni company called Al-Omgy and Brothers Money Exchange (Al-Omgy Exchange). The Treasury mentioned that Al-Qaeda used this company to receive and make payments in Yemen, and that it recently pledged to provide Al-Qaeda with a 1
Russia has once again called upon civilians and fighters in the eastern neighbourhoods of Aleppo to leave the city by using corridors allocated for this purpose as part of a “humanitarian truce”. Two corridors have been assigned; one for civilians and another for armed fighters in the direction of I
With Iraqi troops battling inside the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, the shadowy militants’ leader has released a new message urging his followers to keep up the fight as there could be no retreat in a “total war” against the forces arrayed against them. Expressing confidence that his I
