Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sought clarification from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the latter’s decision to remove the families of U.S. consulate personnel in Istanbul due to security reasons. Cavusoglu called his U.S. counterpart early on Sunday to discuss th
Riyadh–The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received Vice President of the Republic of Argentina Gabriela Michetti and her accompanying delegation. The King and the Argentine Vice President held a session of talks during which they reviewed relations between the two countr
Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior held a dinner in grace of visiting Vice President of Argentina Marta Gabriela Michetti and accompanying delegation. The dinner was attended by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh
Riyadh–The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that is has dismantled two terrorist cells that were plotting attacks to assassinate police officers and bomb security and economic facilities. The ministry also published a list of several more suspects wanted for their alleged involvement in p
Aden-A Yemeni military official asserted that the National Army and the Popular Resistance almost completely control the strategic region of Kahboub overlooking the international strait of Bab al-Mandab. The official said that the Yemeni forces also continue to exhaust rebel militias with several me
Riyadh, Aden-The U.S. reiterated on Sunday its condemnation of the ballistic missile launched last Thursday by Yemeni rebels against the Holy city of Mecca and which the Saudi Air Defense intercepted. Lincoln Frager, a spokesman of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, told Asharq Al-Awsat that targeting Saud
London-Is it possible to a space made of our imagination and fantasies to visualize our future in stories of science fiction for what could happen in Iraq within the 100 coming years? Comma Press publishing house has launched a creative writing project, in which it called Iraqi writers to write 10 s
How can innocent, tortured spirits live in peace while their oppressors haven’t paid for their acts and may never do? Chilean-American novelist Ariel Dorfman has raised this question in his book “Death and the Maiden”, inspired from a real incident that took place in Chile. It is the story of Paulin
Extremist group, al Shabaab, seized a town northwest of Somalia’s capital from government forces on Sunday, the latest small center taken by the militant group trying to topple the country’s internationally-backed government. African Union and Somali troops have driven it from major urba
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected extremists plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, and authorities were pursuing other accomplices. A ministry statement said those arrested included ISIS suspects who had planned killings of security officials in
A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past two months, with more homes and churches brought down but no deaths reported. The quake, which measured 6.6 according to the U.S. Geological Survey, was bigger than one on
Beirut- Syrian opposition forces continued with their offensive against regime-held area in northern Aleppo, in a move aiming at lifting a long imposed siege against rebel-controlled neighborhoods. A counterattack was staged by regime forces and allies, with Russian air power targeting western rural
Riyadh- Hamood bin Sangour Al-Zadjali Director of the Central Bank of Oman made a statement saying that a common Gulf currency has become indisputable and it is only a matter of time before its realization. Oman is not one of the countries pushing for a common currency, yet serious measures are bein
London- The United Stated attorney in the U.S. Federal Court announced the arrest of two Iranians for smuggling U.S. fighter jet parts, worth $3 million dollars, to Iran. Los Angeles Times revealed on Sunday that Zavik Zargarian, 52, and Vache Nayirian, 57, have been reportedly arrested in Californi
Washington- Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki assured that the foundations of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have not changed. In his speech on the 25th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, organized by the National Council of U.S.-Ara
Ankara- Syria’s children, forced out of their homes since 2011 in one of the world’s largest human displacements since World War 2 today face the worst of two evils—either to face gruesome death with state-of-the-art weapons, chemical arms or the stranded life of a refugee. Children are being subjec
Qayyarah- Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces militias said they started an offensive on Saturday against ISIS positions in the town of Tal Afar west of Mosul, assisting in a campaign to take back the city. Earlier announcements by the militias on advancing toward Mosul, has draw
London- Scotland Yard police continues the investigation it has launched on lifting the so-called “Hezbollah” flags by a number of demonstrators who marked Ashura Day on Wednesday, October 12. Asharq Al-Awsat received a statement issued by Scotland Yard on Friday saying: “By the virtue of Section 13
Riyadh- Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi refused to receive the political roadmap for peace in Yemen put forth by the U.N. Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The Yemeni government elaborated on the rebuff, saying that the roadmap has a poor understanding of the situation in Yemen and do
Beirut- The political picture of Monday’s session to elect a new President in Lebanon became clearer after Future Movement leader Saad Hariri informed Saturday the country’s political and religious references that all available facts confirm the election of MP Michel Aoun as president with a t
