Washington- (CNN) — CIA Director John Brennan said in two television interviews on Wednesday that the time of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is limited. Brennan stated during an interview with CNN that the “U.S. is now more secure than it was 15 years ago (9/11 attacks).” He continued, “We learnt a lot”
Aden- Yemen has recently witnessed an unprecedented surge in militia recruitment carried out by Houthis and allies who strive to demolish aspects of constitutional legitimacy in the war-torn country. The step up in recruitment, which kicked off two years ago after Iran-backed militants took over San
By normal standards the Iranian economy, if not surging ahead in full sail, should at least be on an even keel. And, yet, according to most experts it is heading for choppy waters towards unknown shores. Against such a background, the current debate within the ruling establishment in Tehran over eco
London – The Association of Football Agents has said that “the global move to deregulation has not worked” and has “allowed the system to be more open to manipulation and abuse” amid the fallout from Sam Allardyce’s resignation. In a statement issued on Wednesday it also stressed the need for
While refs are often perceived as the bad guys, that is nothing compared to agents who get such a bad press yet are so important to every club in the world,” wrote Sam Allardyce in his autobiography Big Sam. “There are good and bad ones and my man Mark Curtis is one of the good […]
Manama – Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa stated that his country has overcome a critical security epoch, stressing that the regulatory and security procedures taken by Bahrain against some parties and individuals are not retaliatory and are not against any
Cairo – Russia announced on Thursday that it is aiming to keep its oil production at near-record levels despite a decision agreed by OPEC to modestly curb global oil output. In comments on Thursday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak signaled that his country intends to keep output at its
London- A single leap in the medical field has been recently approved by federal regulators which promises some help for patients suffering type 1 diabetes or “juvenile diabetes”. Federal regulators at The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States officially authorized the very first a
President Barack Obama and his top advisers go out of their way not to offend Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, particularly since he agreed to the nuclear deal in 2015. Last week at the U.N. General Assembly, Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry did not call out Iran by name, as they did with Ru
Ankara – The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz to Ankara saw the revival of the Saudi-Turkish Strategic Cooperation Council, which was established in April with the aim to boost economic relations and commercial exchange between the two countries. The Cooperation Council wa
Washington – Riyadh – A decision by the U.S. Senate to reject President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia’s Government stirred a wave of international condemnations, while the Saudi foreign affairs ministry said the enact
Riyadh, Ankara – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz stressed on Thursday that Saudi Arabia was being targeted, but would be capable to protect itself. “We are being targeted … and we cannot ask them not to target us. However, what is important is to fortify ourselves as much
The United States is on the verge of suspending talks with Russia on trying to implement a ceasefire agreement to end the violence in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. “We are on the verge of suspending the discussion because it is irrational in the context of the kind o
Oil prices marched higher by 3 percent on Thursday, extending their rally on optimism over OPEC’s first output cut plan in eight years. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on Wednesday to cut output to 32.5-33.0 million barrels per day (bpd) from around 33.5 million bp
The two largest hospitals and a bread distribution centre in Aleppo were bombed by the Syrian regime and Russia on the tenth day of the military campaign on Aleppo. A number of people died and were wounded, and a civil defence official in the city warned that daily life in Aleppo will become “hell”
Disregarding all international callings for reinforcing the political process in war-torn Syria , Russia’s Kremlin vowed on Thursday to press on with its military campaign backing the Syrian regime’s side of the conflict. EU foreign affairs Chief Federica Mogherini called the air strikes in Al
Authorities in Spain, Germany and Belgium arrested five people suspected of belonging to a propaganda cell affiliated to ISIS yesterday in a security operation carried out by international police. At the same time, it was announced in Brussels yesterday that Belgian prosecutors have started investig
Brussels-The European Union and Turkey reached a deal on Nov. 29 designed to help stem the number of refugees entering Europe, especially after more than one million people were able to reach Europe’s shores in 2015. Under the Statement, Turkey agreed to take back all those who don’t qualify for asy
Brussels- European Commission in Brussels announced that its President Jean-Claude Juncker has granted European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva an unpaid leave of absence for the month of October to stand for the U.N.’s top post. Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said the EU’s executiv
India said on Thursday it had conducted “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, marking an escalation in tensions between the uneasy and nuclear-armed neighbors. Pakistan said two of its soldiers had been killed in in an “unpro
