Baghdad – Days after the Iraqi Parliament sacked the Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, member of Parliamentary Integrity Committee and only Kurdish MP at the Reform Front announced he had collected the signature for questioning FM Ibrahim al-Jaafari. On September 21, the Iraqi parliament withdrew
Dammam- Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said that oil and gas will remain the main sources of energy during the next five years. He suggested a four-strategy plan to renew production and exploration sectors. Speaking at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) of the Society of
Riyadh- Chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohamad bin Farhan Al-Saud announced the appointment of Faisal J. Abbas as editor-in-chief of Arab News effective Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. “The decision complements with SRMG’s future vision of taking our titl
Baghdad–The government of Iraq will need around $14 billion to rebuild the country’s basic infrastructure and services in areas liberated from ISIS, an Iraqi official said on Monday. Abdul Baset Turki, the head of the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations (REFAATO), said est
Washington- A network of more than 150 U.S. charter schools linked to followers of Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based cleric the Turkish government blames for instigating July’s failed coup, has come under growing financial and legal strain, according to school officials, current and form
Close your eyes, Arsène. Now … Open them. Happy 20th anniversary! Yes, that’s right. It’s exactly what you’ve always wanted. For one perfect half at the Emirates Arsenal produced something sublime, 45 minutes that contained pretty much the full set of Wenger-isms entwined in a relentless performance
New York – Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has stressed in the speech he delivered at the 71st U.N. General Assembly session that Iran is holding onto its attempts to jeopardize his country’s security and social peace, through support provided to mili
Moscow – Moscow insisted on blaming the United States and the Syrian opposition parties of failing to abide by the U.S.-Russian agreement, following a tense U.N. Security Council session on Syria, which saw direct accusations against Russia and the Syrian regime for breaching the truce. Meanwhile, t
Like adolescents coping with awkward changes to their bodies, the iPhone 7, due for release on Friday, introduces some uncomfortable transitions. They include the much ballyhooed removal of the headphone jack and the replacement of the physical home button with a virtual one. For Apple customers, th
San Francisco-There are plenty of unanswered questions about how self-driving cars would function in the real world, like understanding local driving customs and handing controls back to a human in an emergency. Now a start-up called Drive.ai, based in Mountain View, Calif., is trying to address how
Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has advised former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, without naming him, not to run for the country’s upcoming presidential elections. The instructions of Khamenei would probably destroy Ahmadinejad’s chances for getting the popular support needed for h
Beirut – The United States witnessed during the weekend three terrorist attacks in the states of Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey. These attacks seemed to be inspired by ISIS and pointed to the expansion of operations initiated by “Lone Wolves” amid the growing polarization and anti-Islamic
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bickered and traded insults on a wide range of topics, in a fiery U.S. presidential debate Monday, six weeks before election day. The rivals tackled issues such as ISIS, Islam, racism and tax. Clinton said one key to fighting terrorism in the United States is working
Cairo-Scenes featuring ISIS’ decapitation practices are endless; everyday people see new shocking videos that will probably never end, as the organization has considered these videos a tool to spread fear and show its power to the world. The latest video appeared on Eid Al-Adha and showed 19 Syrians
Aden, Riyadh-In a new maneuver, rebels controlling the Yemeni capital Sana’a have suggested “a border ceasefire” with Saudi Arabia, if the Arab Coalition halts its airstrikes against the insurgents. However, the Saudi-led coalition on Monday rejected the proposal, which was made by the head of the s
Hopes of the people of Ukrainian securing visa-free travel to the European Union received a boost on Monday when a key committee of the European Parliament backed their cause, but further hurdles remain. The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee backed the p
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday dismissed a suggestion previously presented by pro-regime Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem that the ruling regime is prepared to take part in a unity government, given its continued bombing of the city of Aleppo. “The Assad regime’s st
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, also known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, chaired a national cabinet session on Sep. 26 at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. Kicking off the session, King Salman commended the success and safety of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage– pilgrims were able to comple
New York- During the general debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates expressed on Saturday concern over Iran’s actions that caused “tension and instability in the region.” “Regional interference in Arab af
Moscow- Russia has not received proposals from OPEC on oil production decline. At the moment, we are talking only of “freezing” the level of production,” said Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak. According to Novak, none of the countries, exporters of oil, went to Russia with a proposal to re
