Beirut – Clashes between “Ahrar al-Sham” and “Jund al-Aqsa” in the northern region of Syria have led this latter to announce allegiance to “Jabhat Fateh al-Sham”, which has recently split from Al-Qaeda. This allegiance emphasizes attempts to resettle the “Jihadist” zone in Syria and to unify e
Doha – HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Chief of Islamic Resistance Movement of Palestine (Hamas), Khaled Meshaal and Deputy of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh at his Emiri Diwan Office on Monday where they discussed the latest developments in Gaza Strip. Me
Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired at Al-Yamamah palace on Monday the 5th meeting of the Board of Trustees of King Fahd National Library in its 9th session. At the outset of the meeting, the Board listened to the directives of the Custodian of the Two Hol
Beirut – Head of Change and Reform parliamentary bloc General Michel Aoun barely crosses the road bombs leading to the Presidential Palace to face a new barrage, which alludes there is a decision to prevent any internal election before a clear picture discloses what could happen in the region,
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Council of Ministers announced on Monday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on Nov. 26. The announcement came a day after the country’s ruler dissolved parliament over security concerns. Candidates for the early vote will be able to register for the election as s
London – Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said on Monday that an agreement might be reached over truce in Yemen, should the Houthi rebels abide by the conditions of the ceasefire. He added that U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has called for an immediate and uncon
Cairo – The Egyptian government remained quite on Monday after Syria’s government-affiliated news agency SANA reported that Chief of Bashar Assad’s National Security Bureau Major General Ali al-Mamlouk has paid an official visit to Egypt upon an invitation from Cairo. One Egyptian official tol
Paris, Beirut- Moscow has absorbed on Monday the harsh accusations pointed against it during the meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers after the Russian Army announced a plan to halt its attacks on Aleppo for eight hours next Thursday as part of a “humanitarian ceasefire.” Speaking at a br
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and Syrian Opposition to leave the city, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday. But Moscow ruled out a lasting ceasefire, a step that Western governments have bee
A group of militiamen staged an attack on a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent effort to free extremist militants. The assault was repulsed and no inmates escaped, authorities said. Suspected members of Boko Haram and other hardliners are held at the prison at Koutoukale, 5
A team of prosecutors from the world’s permanent war crimes court began a five-day trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to urge restraint after a wave of pre-election violence in the capital, a statement said. The political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo had deepened
London-British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson found himself in an awkward situation on Sunday after a confidential opinion piece, written by him in pro-Remain column in February, showed that he backed membership of the free trade zone, describing it as “a market on our doorstep, ready for further e
Brussels-On 11 October 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIS, al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities removed Yemeni national Nasir Abd al-Karim Abdullah al-Wahishi from the Sanctions List
Dubai – Mohammed al-Asiri, official Spokesperson of the National Information Center from the Saudi Ministry of Interior, announced that the center is planning to expand its services and facilitate attaining governmental e-services. On the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week 2016 in Dubai, the spokesp
Riyadh – The Saudi Finance Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday that salaries disbursement of state employees will be based on a new schedule that includes determining the fifth day of every solar zodiac as a date for transferring salaries to employees banking accounts by virtue of the
Benaulim (India) – Amid fears of threats posed by protectionism, the BRICS countries have vowed to deepen economic engagement, tackle the global economic slowdown, and combat cross border terrorism. The leaders of the five emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa wra
Cairo – Tension escalated in Libyan capital between Libyan factions hours after the U.N.-backed government seized a building used by parliament in Tripoli, proclaiming its own authority and demanding a new government in cooperation with the temporary government led by Abdullah al-Thani. Sources told
Riyadh- Less than one week after Gulf Shield 1 maneuvers, performed by the Royal Saudi Navy in the Arabian Gulf waters, Oman Sea and the strategic Strait of Hurmuz, the royal Saudi and Bahraini navies started on Sunday joint maneuvers in Shaikh Salman port in Bahrain named “Bridge 17”. “The exercise
London-Two weeks after Iran’s government warned the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, of the country falling into a wide rift, he ordered a score of decrees prohibiting authority from interfering into issues concerning partisanship or polarization. Iran now experiences rapid polarization, with the two m
Aleppo – Syrian Cardiologist Moawyah al-Awad has been working in al-Quds hospital in Aleppo since 2012, yet he is now forced to operate from an undisclosed location after the original site has been destroyed by a deliberate Russian airstrike on 27th April 2016. The last cardiologist in Aleppo’s east
