Philippine’s President Rodrigo Duterte has turned down a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations and the Philippine government said on Thursday. A U.N. official said the request for a meeting was rejected because of a “scheduling incompatibility”. Another U.N.
Saudi Minister of Defense and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko. Japan is the third stop in the Deputy Prince’s Asian tour. During the meeting, they partnership between the two countries in the fi
Somali police yesterday announced that the death toll from a car bomb blast that targeted a hotel close to the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday has risen. Fifteen people were killed in the attack and 45 others were wounded. The Minister of Health Mohammed Abdel Nour said that
The Governor of Najran region Prince Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince to Yemeni pilgrims arriving in the kingdom to perform the Hajj via the Al Wadiah border crossing. During his inspection o
Riyadh- Syria’s Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will be chiefly discussing the executive framework by which the political process be directed. Discussions are expected to be launched on Friday, according to HNC spokesperson Munther Makhos. He told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that delibe
ISIS has carried out another bloody suicide bombing in the city of Aden in which more than sixty fighters loyal to the legitimate government were killed. The bombing is part of a series of terrorist operations that is has carried out with its sister organisation Al-Qaeda there. The fighting illustra
Beijing-The Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company Huawei, has officially been licensed to carryout business in Saudi Arabia, making it the first Chinese company to obtain a 100 percent commercial license to invest in the kingdom and establish a center
Ankara- Turkey’s foreign trade deficit decreased sharply in July year-on-year, according to a report from Turkish Statistical Institute released Wednesday. Exports in July dipped 11.5 percent, or $1.27 billion, from July last year to $9.85 billion, while imports saw an even bigger decline of 19.7 pe
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday dismissed criticism that he received regarding the invitation he sent to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. President Pena Nieto said the ultimate aim behind the meeting was to confront the views of the U.S. candidate, especially those tha
Cairo-A Tripoli militia slashed on Wednesday the tires of an Afriqiyah Airways A330 Airbus at Mitiga International Airport to prevent it from taking off. Sources said that vandalizing the airplane was to prevent it from taking off following rumors that it might be heading towards Turkey. Mitiga Airp
New York – The U.N. Security Council was briefed on Wednesday about the third inquiry of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Fact Finding Mission (FFM). The inquiry was carried out following a unanimous authorization by the 15-member Security Council under Resolution
London-Iranian media reported on Wednesday a top general being killed in action while serving in northern Syria. However, Iran denied a day later general Ahmad Gholami’s death, saying he was still in a coma after being shot in the head. Gholami, who had served as a commander during the Iraq-Iran war
New York – News reports revealed on Wednesday that oil discoveries had recorded their lowest rate in 70 years reaching 10% of the average discoveries. This year, explorers expect the ratio to further decrease which raised fears of inability to meet future demands. UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie
Riyadh- Meeting with Brigadier Salem Abdullah Alsaqatri, Governor of Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago, also named “The Wonder Land of Socotra” by the New York Times in 2010 proved to be a fairly difficult task to be achieved. Two days after a scheduled appointment, discussing Socotra’s latest news was ma
Manama- Security forces from various GCC countries will hold “Arabian Gulf Security 1” in Bahrain end of 2016; this exercise aims at enhancing efficiency of security forces, increasing their ability to combat terrorist attacks and exchanging expertise. This joint security exercise is the
Aden-Yemenia, the national airline of Yemen, resumed flights to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a suspension of around 18 months, with a first flight from Yemen’s Aden airport to the Saudi city of Jeddah. A Yemenia Airbus arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday afternoon with 128 passengers on board for the
Beirut- It seems that the death of Abu Mohammed al-Adnani is paving the way to the destruction of the terrorist organization ISIS. Adnani is the only Syrian member who was in direct contact with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and is considered the link between the leadership and the Syrian militants. Soon aft
Dammam- Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaari issued a circulation for all courts to take into consideration the tough circumstances of Saudi border guards and their inability to follow up on legal case files and trials given their preoccupation with their duty to defend the nati
Beirut – A Syrian woman was killed and 11 people injured early Thursday in a roadside bomb explosion in the city of Zahle, eastern Lebanon. While preliminary information said that the bomb was targeted against a convoy that was heading south to participate in the commemoration of the disappearance o
Maiduguri, Nigeria-Nigeria’s army expects to seize Boko Haram’s last few strongholds in the northeast over the next few weeks, the commander in charge of crushing the jihadist group’s seven-year insurgency said on Wednesday. The army missed a December deadline set by President Muha
