Dubai- Lt. Col. Chris Karns, spokesman for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said that the coalition forces are currently focusing on killing leaders of ISIS. “The coalition has already made several achievements during the previous period,” Karns said during an interview with Asharq al-Awsat. “The co
Aden – Yemen National Army and National Resistance Forces have established their positions in Kirsch fronts between Taiz and Lahij, with air support from Arab Coalition Forces. Sources at the resistance said that the legitimacy forces were able to control new sites like Qaren al-Elab, Wahid al-Manak
Tel Aviv-U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro revealed on Sunday that Washington is circulating several proposals to resume the stalled peace talks. Dan Shapiro did not rule out the adoption of an international resolution in this regard. This came as Americans have been leaking information that the
Baghdad – Head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Bloc Alaa Talbani was so eager to announce her no-confidence vote against Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, that she raised her ballot high in the parliament although it was a secret vote. Member of Kurdistan Democratic Party Arafat Akram said that wh
Moscow on Monday slammed the United States and Britain for accusing Russia of “barbarism” and war crimes in Syria and stressed it is not losing hope for a political solution to the country’s crisis. “We note the overall unacceptable tone and rhetoric of the representatives of
Riyadh- The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) revealed on Sunday that it will be giving banks about SRA20 billion (USD5.3 billion) of time deposits on behalf of government entities. SAMA revealed in its statement that it will continue to adopt its supportive monetary policy through the available
Andrés Iniesta says he heard the silence and knew that all he had to do was wait for Isaac Newton. The ball sat up; gravity would bring it down again and, when it did, he would score. It was the 116th minute in Johannesburg and he did score, running to the corner and pulling off […]
Amman-Amendments to school curricula in Jordan have raised disputes among several sectors, syndicates and civil society organizations over claims that the changes have manipulated religious beliefs by cancelling Quran virtues and Prophet Mohammed’s quotes under the pretext of combating terrorism. Th
Los Angeles – Recent marital problems between American Actress and Humanitarian Worker Angelina Jolie and her husband, Hollywood Actor, Brad Pitt were the result of Jolie’s political ambitions and her obsession to become the head of the United Nations, media reports said on Sunday. TMZ news website
Warplanes again pounded rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo on Monday as residents warned of increasing shortages of food and medicine after an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council on the country ended with no action following the collapse of the ceasefire almost a week ago. An AFP co
Amman- A gunman shot dead Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday outside the court where he was to stand trial in Abdali, Amman. Hattar was transferred to a hospital, but he soon passed away. A Jordanian security officer said that the gunman was arrested. His name is Riyad Ismail Abdullah, born in
Ankara– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his nation is willing to assist the U.S.-led operations to liberate Raqqa from ISIS, but only as part of a coalition and if Kurdish forces are not involved. “Our foreign minister and military authorities are in talks with the United States di
New York-Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa Hafez Ghanem said that the World Bank was currently assisting countries hosting large numbers of refugees in providing good education to children and fighting unemployment. In an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper o
French President Francois Hollande said on a visit to the port of Calais Monday that the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp there would be “completely dismantled” after stressing over the weekend that thousands of migrants living in the shantytown would be dispersed across the c
Riyadh- Saudi Scholars stated that takfir accusations, the act of declaring someone as kafir (non-believer), have become a misconception that results in various damages. They also affirmed that only Allah can determine this, given that suspicion is not sufficient to make such judgments. The Council
Jeddah, Aden-Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi asserted that President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi had met with U.S. and U.N. officials this week and had agreed in principle to a 72-hour ceasefire. In an interview with Reuters conducted in New York, al-Mekhlafi said: “He (Hadi) aske
Los Angeles-“Sully” for Clint Eastwood has topped the U.S. box office charts for the second consecutive week and has remained at the top spot despite nine other movies competing with it. Apparently, in his 86th year, Eastwood’s movies have lured the interests of youth, adults, and elderly; his last
Beirut, New York-At a time when the city of Aleppo was witnessing the fiercest Russian and Syrian regime air assault following the collapse of the ceasefire, Western states lashed out at Moscow with strong accusations during Sunday’s emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Syria. A week fo
The purport leader of Nigerian extremist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded. The Nigerian military has said it has killed or critically wound
Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki has reportedly been asked by the king to establish a new government after a parliamentary election, a palace statement said on Sunday. Mulki, age 64, who has held a string of senior diplomatic and ministerial posts, has been given another term to continue to
