Jeddah-Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, confirmed that the government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz is keen to boost the Kingdom’s security capabilities and protect land, sea and air regions by prov
Syria’s main opposition negotiating group said it would refuse any deal concluded between Russia and the United States on Syria’s fate that was very different from its own proposed transition plan, the group’s general coordinator Riyad Hijab said on Wednesday in London as he presen
China’s quarantine authorities said on Wednesday that they will offer free health screenings for travellers arriving from Singapore amid an outbreak of the Zika virus in the country. The quarantine bureau did not specify whether the screenings would be mandatory. The General Administration of Qualit
Aden-Despite the naval blockade imposed by coalition forces in Yemen since the launch of “Decisive Storm” in March 2015, Houthi rebels and their ally ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh are still receiving high-tech and numerous military weapons from different sources in order to continue their war
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, barrel bombs dropped on eastern neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, yesterday, caused 70 cases of suffocation. Opposition activists accused the Syrian regime’s forces of using poisonous chlorine gas on social networking sites. T
Dammam-The Hajj season activates the Saudi exchange market for being the most prominent sector during the year when the number of traded currencies reaches 40. The U.S. dollar tops the list as it acquires up to 80% of the total trading, according to Waleed Marzouq, the business manager of Adel Multa
Cairo- Yemeni Human Rights Minister Izzedine al-Asbahi revealed that there are disputes between Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis. Asbahi accused Houthis of confusing the Arab and world community when the Yemeni Houthi delegation visited Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affa
Cairo-Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) have announced that battles against ISIS have resumed in Sirte, Libya, after a two-day suspension. The forces announced that they have also started combing the liberated areas to clear them of mines or weapons. Media Center of Solid Struc
A car packed with several gas cylinders was discovered close to central Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral last Saturday and its owner, now in custody, is on an intelligence services watchlist of people suspected of religious radicalization, police officials said. The car owner’s associate, known to police
Nicosia – Nine years after my first meeting with President of Northern Cyprus Mohammed Ali Talaat in the serail, I entered his office in a palace situated at a neighborhood in central Nicosia to interview him for the second time. Talat was the president of Northern Cyprus between 2005 and 2015 and m
When everybody was talking about Turkish troops entering the northern Syrian border town of Jarablus, the dirty deal in greater Damascus was approaching its completion. The long suffering suburb of Darayya was being handed to the cut-throats of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime and its supportive militias wi
Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push ISIS jihadists out of their self-declared Syrian capital of Raqqa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, revealing that his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama floated the idea during their recent meeting in China. Erdogan said he h
Erbil-Kurdish politician Siru Qadir revealed on Tuesday that President of Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani has proposed a solution for Mosul’s post-ISIS stage. Barzani’s solution, according to the Kurdish politician, lies in dividing the province into three new separate provinces and hol
Paris – French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will participate in a Friends of Syria group meeting, which will be held on Wednesday in London. French official sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that they were not surprised by the failure of the United States and Russia to agree on a
Athens-A Greek human rights activist and a Greek volunteer rescue have been jointly awarded this year’s Nansen Refugee Award for their efforts to aid refugees arriving in Greece. “Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi from “PIKPA village”, a community-run
Cairo – A joint international report concluded that Arab banks are heading towards a safer and more stable system. Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank published a report on the findings of a survey on the withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationship
Caracas- Mass media in Brazil and Venzuela reported that Tehran and Caracas developed a program to manufacture Cruise missiles. Veja Magazine said it received a document that reveals Iran supporting a Venezuelan program in 2009 to develop missiles and chemical compounds following the sanctions impos
London-The world’s 300 million asthma sufferers could help reduce their risk of severe asthma attacks by taking vitamin D supplements as well as their standard asthma medicines, according to the findings of a review of international trial evidence. The analysis – which covered trials in
Beirut-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has said that the demand for cash in Lebanon has more than doubled over the past seven years, reaching around $3.3 billion by the end of August. The governor made his remarks at the third Mint and Print conference organized by the Central Bank of Lebanon. Th
Ankara–NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will begin a two-day visit to Turkey on Thursday. He will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Defense Minister Fikri Isik and other high-ranking officials. A diplomatic source told
