Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a 48-hour ceasefire in Syria can be extended by a week and then again for a further period, if it is well implemented by all the concerned parties. He also announced that his country was aiming to send more than 30 trucks of food, [
Demand for crude from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will average 32.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2017, OPEC said in a monthly report on Monday. That is down from the previous forecast of 33.01 million bpd. OPEC itself kept output near a multi-year high in August, pumpi
Cairo- Italy hinted on Monday that it might send military forces to Libya, hours after the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced seizing the oil crescent region with no losses. The U.N.-backed unity government in Libya considered this step an escalation in the Libyan crisis. LNA Spokesman Colonel Ahm
New Delhi- Qadiri family in New Delhi took a decision not to eat any meat during Eid al-Adha this year. Qraishy family as well decided to replace meat with fish and eggs during the Eid. Just like these two families, many other Muslims in India especially in the northern region are afraid of eating c
Holy Site of Mina- Damascus residents performing Hajj this year had arrived to the Peace Square in the Holy Sites leaving behind the woes of the Syrian war, the sounds of the missiles and the smell of death that kept chasing them. The miseries of pain, grief and poverty were reflected on their faces
Beirut- Syrian people held their breaths yesterday until the last hours that preceded the start of a ceasefire at sunset, before an opposition source announced that factions had agreed to stop fighting with some reservations on the Russian-U.S. deal. Political and military opposition officials held
Riyadh- Iranian pilgrims praised on Monday Saudi Arabia for providing the best and most comfortable technologies that contribute in making the Hajj season a comfortable journey, despite the fact that millions of pilgrims gather in a small area during a short period. The Iranian pilgrims refuted the
Tal-Aviv- Diplomatic sources in Tal Aviv revealed on Monday that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan who has signed an official reconciliation with Israel, two days ago, might meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York next week, during their participation in the U.N. General Ass
Mina- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz expressed great pride on all efforts exerted by the Kingdom’s military and security forces, alongside all other sectors who had worked relentlessly to serve visiting pilgrims for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. The King received at t
London-Washington- White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama will be using his right to veto a bill passed by congress last week. The bill called Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) would allow families of the victims of the September
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned a law passed by the United States Congress last week that would allow the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the Saudi government for damages. The Congress-passed bill raised many concerns, considering that it breaches internatio
Riyadh, Damam- Meat market rates sustained rocketing digits across many retail outlets despite the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock announcing a 30 percent cut on livestock rates. Given the current Hajj season, which brings about Eid al-Adha, there has been an an increase in locally bred
Paris – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said: “Today the threat is at a maximum, and we are a target.” Valls spoke after the French authorities foiled a terrorist plot by three women who had been radicalized. During an interview with Europe 1 radio, Valls said nearly 15,000 people in France a
Taiz- The Saudi-led Arab Coalition air campaign to save Yemen launched a series of tactical raids on Sunday against reinforcement and artillery warehouses belonging to Houthi and allied coup militias. The operation was staged in Taiz -Yemen’s third largest city- and cost grave losses to Houthi insur
Baghdad – Activists and legal experts are launching a campaign to adopt a law that grants all Iraqi factions and minorities, which had long been mistreated, their rights. During a workshop of Masarat institution, the activists called for the spread of culture of diversity. Minorities and religious s
Aden- Yemeni Central Bank Governor Mohammed Awad bin Hammam has warned that if five billion dollars stacked outside the bank were not returned to the institution, then the problem of lack of liquidity would not be solved. During an interview with Reuters, Hammam warned the crisis would turn into cha
Holy Sites – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived at the holy site of Mina on Sunday to review the situation during the Hajj season this year. The king was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior and
Caracas – Venezuelan opposition leader and MP Maria Corina Machado criticized on Sunday her country’s President Nicolas Maduro for publicly supporting Iran on the international level. Machado also accused the current government of forging ties with Iranian terrorist organizations and drug deal
Google owner Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily and French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Monday a new $500-million-worth joint venture focused on diabetes care. The tie up between the drug maker and Verily will focus on treatments for people living with the chronic disease. Details o
Turkey’s top army chief on Monday said the offensive in neighboring Syria dubbed “Euphrates Shield” would continue until the country’s borders were completely secured and “all terrorists” were routed. “Our security forces have fought and will continue to fig
