London-Syrian human rights and civil society organizations condemned the United Nations for not being able to protect citizens and its working staff, especially after a U.N. aid convoy was bombed by Syrian and its Russian ally’s aircraft in Syria’s Aleppo on Wednesday. The convoy was part of a routi
The Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni held Bashar Al-Assad’s regime responsible for sabotaging the truce in Syria yesterday and said that Russia must exercise its influence on it. In statements that Gentiloni made and that were broadcasted by Italian state TV after a meeting with his Russian
Joe Hart’s decision to turn down Sunderland last month has offered a potential successor as England’s No1 goalkeeper a long‑awaited chance to command center stage. Jordan Pickford already has nine England Under-21 caps but watching him excel against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday it
Riyadh – The Turkish government is set to announce new incentives and facilities to foreign investors, in particular to Saudi and Gulf businessmen to promote foreign investments in the country. In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday, Dr. Mustafa Goksu, senior advisor at the Investment S
Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it described as a state-sponsored actor. The attack on Yahoo was more than triple other large attacks on sites such as eBay Inc. Cyber thieves may have stolen names, email addresses, telephone numbers,
Happy anniversary then, Arsène. You were the future once. Like most ageing pop culture icons Arsène Wenger has by now pretty much completed the full circuit from youthful innovator, new broom and all-round king of the wild frontier to something that looks a bit like the opposite: stick in the mud, b
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday expressed admiration regarding police tactics and condemned attacks on officers amid criticism of his plan to use “stop-and-frisk” tactics to reduce crime. Trump comments came in a speech following a fatal police shooting of a bl
Brussels- “There are common challenges to overcome along with Tunisia in connection to economic and social policies,” said Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the Maghreb Countries and the Arab Maghreb Union at the European Parliament (EP) Pier Antonio Panzeri. Youth unemployment, stability,
To Trump, or not to Trump? As the US presidential election day draws closer, more and more Americans are pondering the question. Though it might look like a mere word play at first sight, the question isn’t altogether without pertinence. A vote for Donald Trump, the candidate entering the race under
New York – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, on the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly. Talks during the meeting focused on bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a
New York – Counter terrorism and prevention of violent extremism were the main highlights of the seventh ministerial meeting of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF), which was held in New York on Wednesday, on the sidelines of a summit meeting of the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Beirut – As part of its program “UNESCO for Women in Science”, UNESCO has selected five outstanding female researchers, each from Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Jordan, to win the Levant and Egypt Fellowship. Five winners for this year from the different Levant countries and Egypt have been h
Ankara – Turkish Minister of Developmentr Lutfi Elvan has revealed during his tour across the GCC that his country seeks to hammer a free trade agreement with the Gulf countries; Elvan who has kicked off his tour in Kuwait, said that inking such an agreement will have a remarkable significance
Cologne (Germany) – The German Union of Photo Industry has revealed that 1,138 photos are being taken in Germany during the year reaching an unprecedented record in the world of photo; while 74% of these photos were taken through smartphones, statistics have showed that sales of cameras have a
London- News agencies asserted on Thursday that the Yemeni government headed by Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Bin Daghr had permanently left Riyadh to Aden with an aim to ensure security, strengthen the state, and encourage Yemenis revolt against Houthi rebels and ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yem
Aden- Eyewitnesses confirmed on Thursday that the air strike that hit al-Hunoud district in al-Hudaydah province in Yemen leaving several killed and wounded was not launched by Coalition jets, but rather from the Houthi rebels’ air defense. Sources said that “the targeted residential district is loc
Erbil- Deposed Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari on Thursday threatened to publicly expose important corruption files in the country, accusing former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of orchestrating his removal from office to prepare for overthrowing the government of current Prime Minister Haide
A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people when he blew himself up on Thursday at the opening of a local police station in an opposition-held town in southern Syria, opposition members and residents said. Those killed included a member of the Western-backed opposition interim government, they said.
Houthi gunmen kidnapped a US citizen from an English language school in the Yemeni capital Sana’a yesterday, hours after the leader of the rebels Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi delivered a harsh speech in which he attacked the United States and accused it of being behind the Yemeni President Abd Ra
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov rejected a proposal by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for Russia and Syria to halt flying over Syrian battle zones as unworkable, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday. Kerry made his proposal at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday,
