Washington-Minutes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow relatives of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts for compensation over its alleged involvement in the attacks, the White House responded by threatening to veto it. Experts expect
Beirut-A seminar organized by Lebanon’s Maronite League is expected to adopt several recommendations that encourage the return of Syrian refugees to their country. The officials who participated in the seminar, which concluded on Friday, are now working on issuing the recommendations early next week
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Friday that Saudi Arabia supports Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria. “We support what Turkey is doing nowadays in Syria, I do believe that the aims of Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the region are almost the same,” Al-Jubei
Sudan’s government condemned vindictive statements recently made by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to SPA. The African state labeled the Iranian top cleric’s statements as inciting and hostile. Sudanese Foreign Ministry issued a statement last nigh
Aircraft belonging to the Saudi led Arab coalition have intensified air raids concentrating on sites, centres and reinforcements belonging to Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Saleh in scattered areas of Taiz. Many rebels were killed in the raids and equipment was damaged. Eye
During a meeting with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that Egypt would not hesitate to assist any Arab country in the event that it was attacked, and stressed that the security of Ara
There is always hope for a military settlement or a political solution during conflicts, and this also applies to Syria. The Syrian political opposition held a meeting in London this week and was represented by the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) which announced its plan for a political transition
Beirut- Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah group’s latest enactment of boycotting this year’s Hajj pilgrimage carried on gathering resentment and objection among Shi’ites in Lebanon. The sect realizes that the decision taken by the party is nothing but a parallel measure backing Iranian stance. Lebanese
Cairo- At the 6th EFG Hermes London MENA & Frontier Conference, Arab and foreign investors as well as investment funds have expressed their interest in entering the Saudi market given its promising future and investment opportunities in the majority of economic sectors in the country. The four-d
Jeddah- Jamal Boukareem tells the horrific tales of ongoing torture, which seems to be the norm in Iranian prisons. Cringing at the sight of soup, Boukareem recollects horrifying memories of prison officers in Tehran promising to chop his child into cutlets that would later be made into soup for him
At least four people were killed on Friday after a train derailed in northwestern Spain, emergency services in Galicia said. Dozens of people were also injured in the crash, Spanish media said, citing Eva Garcia de la Torre, the mayor of O Porrino, the town closest to the accident. The train was tra
Cairo–Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called for an Arab initiative to resolve the crisis in Syria. Addressing the Arab foreign affairs ministers at the Arab League Ministerial Meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, Abul Gheit stressed the need to deploy all possible efforts to restore legiti
I don’t know if there ever was a time when an American presidential election was mainly about hope. However, I believe that in 2008 and 2012 US presidential elections centered on resentment. President Barack Obama won thanks to a coalition; call it the “resentment rainbow”, built o
Cairo- Oil markets’ trading underwent uninterrupted movements on spot and futures contracts. Aside from the trading session, movements were mass prior to the scheduled meeting in Algeria among Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia on the sidelines of International Energ
London-Two men were arrested in London on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities, the British capital’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. It later announced that they have been bailed. The men, who were not named, were arrested at an address in west London as pa
Cairo-Two car bombs exploded near Tripoli’s foreign ministry and a naval base used by Libya’s U.N.-backed government early on Thursday. There were no casualties from either bombing. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday that the Libyan forces affiliated to the Presidential
Paris, Ankara – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to set aside discussions on the fate of the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, from their ongoing talks over the crisis in Syria. Well-informed European sources told Asharq al-A
North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, drawing strong condemnation from the international community over the “recklessness” of young ruler Kim Jong-Un, and a U.S.-Russian pledge to refer it to the United Nations. The blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site was the North’s f
Ankara-Security forces in Turkey stepped up their search efforts after receiving information on 61 cars that are rigged with explosives roaming the country freely. Turkey’s Diyarbakır, a city nestled on the banks of the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey, had its security board on Thursday report a
Makkah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued his directives to take advantage of the available places and sites at the expansion’s building and the north, west and south open yards as well as the parts of east open yards of the Custodian of the Two Holy
