New York- U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon and Director General of the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) William Lacy Swing signed an agreement to make the IOM a U.N.-related Organization. The agreement was signed under the virtue of regulation 70/296 on June 25, 2016. “The signature o
Dubai – Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) announced on Monday the expansion of its Jebel Ali refinery facility by 50% of its refinery capacity and is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2019. Enoc announced in a statement that the project to expand the facility from 140,000 bpd to 210,
London – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir described to Iranian FM’s comments in the New York Times as “ironic at best and little more than insincere propaganda.” In an article he wrote for The Wall Street Journal, Jubeir said that Iran can’t whitewash its record of terror. He cited John Adams’
Riyadh- Interests imposed on funding operations, which have increased lately, became one of the factors expected to contribute in maintaining the Saudi banks’ profitability in the upcoming period. This indicates that banks might achieve during the second half of 2016 equal profits compared to the fi
“We are facing a $20 billion gap, and we hope this summit will be able to fill it. Twenty billion dollars might be considered a huge number, yet it is less than what is spent on armament in four days or equivalent to the budget of a small bank. We have to fill this gap; […]
Contemplating Russian nuclear threats during the Cold War, the strategist Herman Kahn calibrated a macabre ladder of escalation, with 44 rungs ranging from “Ostensible Crisis” to “Spasm or Insensate War.” In the era of cyberwarfare that’s now dawning, the rules of the game haven’t yet been establish
Amman- Jordan refused four applications submitted by Iranian parties to launch Iranian religious tourism in Jordan in a regular manner, revealed a high-delegate officer. The Jordanian officer, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Asharq al-Awsat that these applications were submitted within three
Vienna- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano confirmed on Monday that he will seek a third term in office beyond 2017. The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog shed light on the threat posed by North Korea and the role his inspectors could play in any diploma
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif wrote a strange article in the New York Times calling for unity against “Wahhabism”. Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir replied in an article at The Wall Street Journal stating the crimes of the Iranian Khomeini regime. The truth is, the world should not unite agai
BILL PYSZCZYMUKA was installing an air-conditioner in an upstairs window last spring when it occurred to him that there was a way to control the machine without getting up from the couch downstairs: his Amazon Echo. Mr. Pyszczymuka, who lives in Schenectady, N.Y., figured the Echo — Amazon’s $180 in
Cairo- “Liberated Sirte”, “Wilaya of Tripoli”, “Soldiers of Caliphate in Libya” are samples of names that have disappeared from social media pages of ISIS in Libya. Observers from Misrata say that the propaganda ISIS used to launch through social media and internet has remarkably declined after its
1) United’s midfield needs a pass master On paper, Manchester United should not be losing against Watford and that is no disrespect to Walter Mazzarri’s side, who played with courage and conviction to win 3-1 at Vicarage Road. There is something not quite right in the United team at the moment, beyo
Ankara- New school year has commenced in Turkey in in 81 provinces. Up to 18, 043 million students arrived on Monday to schools and universities. This year differs from previous ones because of the failed coup that took place in July. Throughout the week, schools and institutions are holding celebra
Riyadh- The Saudi security succeeded to thwart an ISIS terrorist network consisting of three cluster cells linked to an information mediator in Syria. Uncovering the network has foiled a terrorist plan targeting citizens, scholars, security men and security, military and economic facilities in diffe
Beirut – Lebanon’s Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi presented on Monday a proposal for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return to their country over a two-year period that would start in January. The plan would be based on proving protection to those who return home, in cooperation with the Syrian government
New York – The Syrian opposition presented its roadmap for a transition to a democratic state, during an extensive meeting held on Monday in New York, under the patronage of Saudi Arabia and in the presence of representatives from Qatar, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the United Sta
Riyadh- One day following a decision by Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to move the headquarters of the country’s central bank from the capital Sana’a to Aden, the newly appointed Central Bank Governor Mansar al-Kaiti revealed that rebels had looted $6.3 million from the country’s in
Dubai – Some observers and media outlets consider the strategies of terrorist groups as one even-perspective across different countries and among different contexts, whether they are linked to ISIS or not. However, terrorism is a phenomenon that adapt with its entourage and it’s important not
New York- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior asserted on Monday that his country is ranked third worldwide in terms of the size of its assistance to refugees, and that the Kingdom would spare no efforts to continue work with international orga
When Houthi militias entered the Yemeni capital two years ago, the central bank of Yemen had at least $4.6 billion in hard currency, in addition to gold reserves and other foreign currencies. Today, only a tiny portion of that remains and it is not sufficient to run the state and pay the salaries of
