Beirut- Turkey’s army pushed deeper into Syria as clashes sparked in al-Amarna, 8 km south of Jarabulus. Conflicting news on seizing the village spread; as Free Syrian Army sources announced that FSA seized the village, sources from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced that Turkish forc
Toronto-Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is due in China on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit, hoping to reset what had been an up-and-down relationship under the previous government. Closer ties, Trudeau says, would release untapped prosperity at home and promote Canadian values like goo
Diyala –Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has sent an elite force to Diyala governorate after several armed fights erupted between tribes in Abu Saida area. Heavy and medium weapons were used in the clashes that led to the death and injury of several people. An informed source told Asharq Al-Awsa
Do ranks still exist in our Arab culture as they were in the sixties and seventies? Are Cairo, Baghdad, and Beirut still the centres of that past blissful time, and are the margins that once included other Arab countries like the Gulf and Morocco, still the same? Even at the level of the same countr
Ankara-Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that his country would continue to support Bahrain’s efforts to preserve its internal security. The Turkish premier met with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Sunday in Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. The meeting was closed to reporters. Accordin
Riyadh-An official at the European Ahwazi Human Rights Organization (EAHRO) has said that the Iranian regime continues to recruit foreign militants to fight alongside militias in Iraq and Syria. The official said that the recruitment process is carried out in Europe, mainly in its east. The organiza
Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at al-Salam Palace on Sunday Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa accompanied by university directors appointed to their new posts by royal orders. The newly appointed directors were: Director of Imam
Islamabad, Jeddah-Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Sunday with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad, during an official visit that will also include China and Japan. The Saudi and Pakistani officials dis
Najran-Insurgents in Yemen continued over the weekend to carry out their usual crimes and attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern border. After the death of a Saudi child on Saturday as a result of a projectile attack from Yemeni territories, rebels launched another projectile on Sunday, leaving two Saud
London-A British man has said that he was shocked when he saw his son executing a captured prisoner in Syria as part of a group of children tasked by ISIS to kill captives. The distraught man, who asked not to be identified, said the boy was ‘brainwashed’ by his mother, Sally Jones, afte
Saudi Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz left for a tour across Asia on Sunday, the Kingdom’s Royal court announced. Prince Mohammed is expected to visit each of Pakistan, China, and Japan. The prince will lead Saudi Arabia’s official delegat
Speaking in the city of Gaziantep Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey’s pursuit of militant groups would be unrelenting. The city suffered an earlier attack by a suicide bomber, believed to be backed by ISIS. The assailant targeted a wedding earlier this month and had k
Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s stock markets made a partial recovery from last week’s losses on Sunday. Other Gulf markets dropped in quiet trade and Egypt sank as the government was hit by a corruption scandal in its wheat industry. Saudi Arabia’s index, which had dropped 4.0 percent last wee
Turkey’s recent purge, post the 15 July failed coup attempt had targeted what it calls a ‘parallel state.’ In the intense aftermath of the putsch, the responsive crackdown chiefly affected Hizmet-affiliated parts of the educational sector. Hizmet, or Hizmet Service, is another name which belongs to
Young Iraqis gathering from all around the country for about six years challenging the war to play in an orchestra, but the emergence if ISIS ruined their dreams. The Iraqi National Youth Orchestra’s story is told in a memoir by Paul MacAlindin, the band’s conductor from its founding in
In a campaign speech on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that he would crack down on immigrants who overstay their visas. Trump also cited the shooting death of a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade to attract further support by African-American, ca
These are, it must be stressed, very early days. Things will change, things will develop and besides, one of Pep Guardiola’s greatest skills is his protean nature, his capacity and willingness to change approach game by game – something that will be tested by the flood of matches an English season b
Turkey’ Committee Chair on Security and Intelligence Emrullah Ilser confirmed that his country has fully overcome the ‘first shock’ caused by the 15 July failed coup. The top official revealed that measures and adjustments will be carried out within his committee, after intelligence having failed in
The current United Nations General Assembly President, Mogens Lykketoft is considered one of the most distinguished presidents for his opinions and decisions. The U.N. did not have a similar president since the late Lebanese GA President Charles Malik who was responsible for the drafting and adoptio
Khartoum – In collaboration with the Sudanese Red Crescent and a number of volunteers, King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center distributed aid provided by the Center to people who live in Shambat Bahri areas which are affected by floods. The aid is to assist the Sudanese government containi
