Tel Aviv-The Dutch government will assist Israel in improving the economy of the Gaza Strip by supplying the territory with more electricity and water and building a gas pipeline, political sources in Tel Aviv said. The Israeli-Dutch agreement came during a visit that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya
New York- Days away from the Summit for Refugees and Migrants on September 19, an international report was published stating that by the end of 2015, the number of uprooted children had touched 50 million. At least 31 million of those children have become refugees and another 17 million have been up
Riyadh- General Secretary of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani had discussed with the U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in Riyadh most recent developments concerning the war-torn country. Means on bolstering U.N. and international exertions for bro
It was the happiest Luke Shaw had ever been to take a whack from one of his team-mates. “A proper swipe, too,” Shaw remembers, reaching down to the part of his right leg where Ashley Young had connected in training. A bad one? “Not enough to knock me over, but you could hear the crack […]
Baghdad- Six years of debate have ended with the Iraqi president’s approval of the general amnesty law which was adopted by the Iraqi parliament last month. But its implementation generated disputes in the legal and political circles. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wondered if this law will be appli
On July 31, 1987 — an infamous day in the history of the Muslim hajj — Iranian pilgrims stormed the holy city of Mecca, chanting political slogans of the Tehran regime, and clashed with Saudi security. More than 400 died, including Iranians, pilgrims of other nationalities, and Saudi police. The tra
Moscow – The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that its minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have agreed to discuss the Syrian file in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, according to Interfax Agency. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Russian foreign ministry on Wednesd
London-Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir payed a special visit on Wednesday to Asharq Al-Awsat’s newspaper, which is headquartered in London. The Minister was accompanied by a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including Ambassador Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz and Chair
Jeddah- Saudi Council of Economic Affairs and Development held a meeting on Tuesday evening at al-Salam Palace under the Chairmanship of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and President of the Council of Economic Affairs and Development.
BORDEAUX, France — Tareq Oubrou is the leader of the Muslim community in a city famous for the earthy red wines that have made this region a household name — and that his followers are forbidden from sampling. But after three major terrorist attacks in two years and recent controversy over the “burk
Ankara, London- Turkey’s President Recep Tayip Erdogan had revealed on Wednesday a U.S.-Turkish deal concerning the liberation of Raqqa, the capital of ISIS in Syria, and Moscow said it was worried from the Turkish move. Speaking to reports accompanying him on his return from the G20 summit in Hangz
Tunis- U.N. Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that formation of a national unity government and receiving a vote of confidence were still presenting a challenge. Kobler held a press conference at the end of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Tunis during which he presented the
Washington-On Monday, during a ceremony to celebrate U.S. Labor Day and in an electoral tour in Cleveland, Republican candidate Donald Trump criticized the behavior of President Barack Obama after a diplomatic snub he received during his visit to Beijing where Chinese authorities refused to provide
Rabat-Morocco said Wednesday it has broken up a three-member terrorist cell that was active in three cities. One of the network’s members is the brother of a militant who had fought in Syria and Iraq and who is currently serving his sentence under the anti-terror law. A statement from Rabat’s
Paris- Iraqi-born novelist Inaam Kachachi, journalist at Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, has won the Lagardere Award for Arab Novel, which is introduced in cooperation with the Arab World Institute in Paris. The jury of nine cultural figures has decided to give the award to Kachachi for her novel “Tashar
Dubai-Dubai intends to lay grounds for the Future cities’ concept by launching the Jumeirah Central project, which is expected to cost Dh73 billion ($20 billion) and to be located on a 47 million square feet area. Dubai Holding considers that this project, which will adopt new techniques aiming to e
Copper prices rose to two-week highs on Wednesday as growing expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold U.S. interest rates steady kept the dollar under pressure, but worries about Chinese demand limited gains. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.2 percent to $4,675 a tonne a
A German radical preacher Sven Lau, 35, went on trial at a high security court in the western city of Duesseldorf on allegations he supported a foreign terror organisation. Sessions began later than expected yesterday afternoon because of rigid inspection procedures which journalists and followers o
Saudi Arabia condemned the twin bombings which occurred near the Ministry of Defence in the Afghan capital, Kabul in which dozens of people were killed and injured. An official source at the Foreign Ministry expressed Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation of the incident. Saudi Arabia reitera
Washington- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused her Republican candidate Donald Trump of being “fixated” with dictators as she expressed “grave” concern about reports Russia has been interfering in the U.S. electoral process. The Democratic nominee told reporters on her campaig
