Beirut, London- Civilians and rebel fighters have begun leaving the Syrian town of Daraya after a deal was reached ending a four-year government siege. Saddened by leaving their homes, civilians and fighters started evacuating the destroyed city on Friday. Some 700 armed men and 4,000 civilians will
Paris-Burkini has officially won over its battle against a French ban, which had received its fair share of heated controversy. The full-body swimming suit for Muslim females had been taking on headlines beyond France, raising arguments across Europe and even the United States. France’s highest admi
Bangladesh police stormed a militant hideout outside Dhaka Saturday, shooting dead three extremists, including the alleged mastermind of a horrific attack on a cafe in the capital last month in which 22 mostly foreign hostages were killed. The three bodies were retrieved after police staged an hour-
New York-President Barack Obama hasn’t boasted much about the performance of the stock market during his time in office, but if he were inclined, he could do so with gusto. The facts are inescapable: The Obama years have been among the best of times to be a stock investor, going all the way back to
Beirut-Turkey’s cross-border operation in Syria and the forced move of the Kurdish militias from the Euphrates River’s west to its east have dealt a severe blow to Kurdish separatists who were planning on establishing their autonomous political federation in northern Syria. Turkey’s operation is see
Beijing-Three hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have revealed that police ordered them not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay. In statements made on Thursday, the hotels with rooms costing about $23 a night, said they received notices from as early as March telling the
Jeddah-Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took place at a restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and the American University in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, which have left dozens dead and injured. An official source at the Foreign Ministry said that Saudi Arabia c
Turkey opens one of the world’s biggest suspension bridges on Friday, creating a new link between two continents with the latest megaproject in a $200 billion building spree that President Tayyip Erdogan hopes will secure his place in history. The bridge across the Bosphorus Strait, which divi
Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of ISIS and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish insurgents killed at least 11 police officers. The suicide attack at a police headquarters in a province bord
Besieged residents and Syrian opposition combatants and non-combatants began evacuating the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, witnesses told Reuters. The exodus takes place during one of the longest stand-offs in Syria’s five-year war began. Syrian Opposition and regime forces had agreed to
The Emirates Red Crescent yesterday announced that it will provide treatment for 1,500 Yemenis who have been injured as a result of the war in Yemen at hospitals in the UAE, Sudan and India. This initiative is an implementation of the directives of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Kh
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s convoy was subjected to an attack and gunfire on its way to the city of Artvin, north east Turkey, yesterday. A security officer was killed and three others were wounded. Security forces and private security guards accompanying the convoy resisted
Riyadh- In a measure aimed at stimulating the Saudi private sector, and increasing the growth rate of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), both the Ministry of Commerce and Investment and the Saudi Labor ministry announced unlimited support in light of the plan to increase GDP by 35 percent by
Coinciding with the Iranian Foreign Minister’s visit to South America, analysts specializing in security affairs and the fight against terrorism said that the consolidation of relations with Iran is an extension of the terrorist Lebanese group Hezbollah’s might in the continent. In an exclusive inte
The evacuation of the Daraya town, near the capital Damascus, is expected to begin on Friday. Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles are poised to enter the town where thousands of rebels and civilians, many in tears, are prepared to evacuate the Syrian town after a four-year army siege. The evacuatio
London- Even before the war ends in Syria, the agony of non-registered children has come to surface as on the most complicated consequences of the war. It is actually aggravating as the number of non-registered increases in the opposition-ruled regions as well as regime-ruled ones. Fatima, a Palesti
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s resolve to battle militants would only increase after Friday’s deadly attack on a police headquarters as Prime Minister Binali Yidirim denied that Ankara’s military operation in Syria was singling out Kurdish people rather than jihadists
Cairo- In a speech to Muslims worldwide and the West, Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb had renounced all radical takfiri-inspired actions, saying that such deeds are in no way related to the teachings of Islam’s fundamental Sunni sect. Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, accompanied by
While some commentators are speculating about a possible change of Turkish policy towards Syria in favor of Iranian and Russian positions, Tehran’s daily Kayhan yesterday launched a scathing attack on Ankara for pursuing a “hidden agenda” in Syria. The newspaper, reputed to reflect the views of Iran
Khobar- Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih revealed that Aramco shares underwriting might be issued in the beginning of 2018. However, it has not been decided yet in which stocks the underwriting will be conducted. Falih affirmed during a seminar at the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council Confere
