U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stated that he will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet its president, only hours before delivering a highly anticipated speech on how he will manage illegal immigration. Trump tweeted on Tuesday night that he looks forward to the meeting with the
Turkey said on Wednesday that it will continue with its offensive in northern Syria until all threats are removed, rejecting U.S. claims that it had agreed a truce with Kurdish-led forces. Turkey will press on with its offensive until all threats are removed and the nation’s national security
Cairo–Chairman of Parliamentary Health, Economy and Investment Committee MP Ayman Seif al-Nasr said that Speaker Aquila Saleh wants to overthrow the government. During his visit to Egypt as part of a Libyan delegation, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper interviewed Nasr on the latest developments in Libya. W
London- Heated controversy sparked-off 20 days ago as a recording for Iran’s Deputy Supreme Leader Hussein-Ali Montazeri surfaced. The recording sounds Montazeri’s loud objection to many of the regime-carried death sentences in 1988. Montazeri’s controversial audio file had unearthed Iranian cases b
Baghdad- Iraq’s request to replace the Saudi ambassador in Baghdad has caused serious debates among Iraqi blocs in the parliament. National Iraqi Alliance, the largest Shi’ite bloc, had announced its approval of the procedures, while the parliament’s largest Sunni bloc, the Unity Alliance of Iraq, h
Riyadh- In coincidence with the residential properties sector poor performance, the commercial properties sector seems to undergo a first of its kind rise in prices, especially in the commercial stores rental fees during the past five years. Ibrahim Mortada, manager of a commercial mall in Riyadh, s
Bishkek-A van driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, injuring three people, Kyrgyz authorities said. “As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured,” Kyrgyzstan
For all the fretting about how U.S. productivity isn’t growing as quickly as it should, there’s at least one place where it appears to be doing pretty well: the Federal Reserve. The Fed plays a much bigger role in the economy and financial system than it did a decade ago, yet it manages to do
Qayyara-It gets darker earlier these days in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara, which ISIS militants abandoned about a week ago after setting fire to many of the region’s oil wells. Smoke billowing into the sky during a Reuters visit on Monday blotted out the sun in central districts hours be
Beirut- Paris- The United Nations has been shook to its core, surprised with the scandal surfacing on millions worth of contracts being granted by the world body to members and organizations affiliated with Syria’s head of regime Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s spouse, Asma, have cashed in on the contracts
Erbil-Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have agreed to import 150,000 bpd barrels from Kirkuk to Turkey. They struck a deal that it will be equally divided between Erbil and Baghdad. The two governments decided to refuse the request of the wife of former Iraqi President Jalal
Riyadh – Optimism surrounded the preparatory workshop on Yemen’s Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction which concluded its two-day session in Riyadh on Tuesday. GCC Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Negotiations Abdulaziz Aluwaisheg told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that worksho
Najran- Najran Prince Jelawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed expressed condolences to the families of the children who were killed in the missiles launched from Yemeni territories on Najran on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef and
Canada- This three-level, four-bedroom house, built in 2008, is set on 4.74 acres at the edge of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, a historic seaside resort town on a peninsula in the Bay of Fundy. With extensive ocean views and rolling lawns, the property, in the unincorporated Chamcook local service dis
Two engineering students from Gaza have built a prototype solar-powered vehicle, hoping to solve the energy crisis in their hometown where fuel and electricity are in short supply. Khaled Bardawil and Jamal al-Meqati, both 23-year-old, designed and built the solar power vehicle to combat fuel shorta
Riyadh,Aden- Yemen’s legitimate government denounced steps taken by Iraq to welcome Houthi rebels, noting that such measures were made on sectarian basis. In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Tuesday, Yemeni Minister for Human Rights Ezzeddine Al-Asbahi, denied media reports claiming that Iraq
Riyadh-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Salam Palace on Tuesday President of Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the outset of the reception
Washington-The United States has condemned the terrorist attacks in Yemen that were claimed by ISIS and which left scores of people dead on Monday. The U.S. is seeking to give peace talks in Yemen a new push after the efforts carried out under the auspices of the United Nations to reach an agreement
Brussels-Unlike the vision of the German Minister of Economy, Sigmar Gabriel, the European Commission sees that hammering a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-TTIP between the European Union and the United States is still possible. Spokesman of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas
Geneva-The United Nations on Tuesday strongly defended the right of women to wear the burkini swimwear and criticized decisions taken by some French cities and towns to ban it. The U.N. rights office called on all local authorities in France that have banned burkinis to “repeal them immediately.” “D
