Abu Dhabi- UAE has accused al-Jazeera TV station of spreading sectarianism and promoting violence and anti-Semitism in response to UN’s refusal to call on the Arab countries that have boycotted Doha to shut the channel. UAE Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, sent a lette
Istanbul- OPEC wants an “orderly recovery” in oil production from Libya, Nigeria and Iran and has a flexible output target under its cuts agreement to accommodate more crude from the three member nations, the group’s Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo has said. The Organization of Petroleum Exporti
London – While the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday the details of consultations between Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif and Parliament’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, the latter criticized the US Administration for “intimidating” international banks from estab
Baghdad- As leaders from the Popular Mobilization Forces call on the Iraqi government to counter what it calls “conspiracies to keep PMF out of the liberation of Tal Afar,” Sheikh Mohammed Taqi al-Mawla, a Turkman Shi’ite deputy from Tal Afar said their claims were baseless. “If th
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, has received a telephone call from Turkey’s Minister of Defense Fikri Isik, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. During the telephone conversation, the Crown Prince and the Turkish minister d
Two bombers blew themselves up in a northeastern Cameroon town, killing 14 people and injuring over 40 in an attack likely staged by Boko Haram militants, security sources said Thursday. The bombings, which took place on Wednesday evening in Waza, five miles from the Nigerian border, targeted a busy
Riyadh- Observers and economists expected that during the coming days the Qatari undeclared losses will surface if Doha continue with its intransigence and if boycott prolonged. Doha will find itself compelled to pay a high price for its ineffective investment and commercial agreements and contracti
London– UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced on Wednesday five new incentives for a solution to the crisis in Yemen, which would begin in Hodeida port city. Those incentives include, according to the international envoy, guarantying the delivery of raw and commercial materia
Ankara- While Turkey has pointed out that it continues to meet Qatar’s daily needs since the announcement of the boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt early June, financial sources confirmed that transactions between the two countries are carried out in cash and dollars, based on Turki
US President Donald Trump arrived in France on Thursday morning at the Orly airport south of Paris at the start of a two-day visit. Trump’s visit comes in celebration of the Bastille Day commemorations of the entry 100 years ago of US troops into World War One. Accompanied by First Lady Melani
Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended for a period of three months negotiations with the United States over economic sanctions. A statement published by Sudan’s state news agency on Wednesday said that Al-Bashir has issued a republican decree “freezing the work of the negotiatio
Moscow, Beirut – US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his country and Russia could work together on Syria and several other issues, as sources in Moscow revealed that US-Russian efforts were underway to form a military council that would gather representatives from the Syrian regime
Jeddah, Dammam- The states confronting terrorism renewed on Wednesday their insistence on the demands as a condition to restore ties with Qatar, in the conclusion of the quintet meeting in Jeddah that included foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in addition to the US secretary
Honolulu — The Army knew Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang had shown support for ISIS years ago. It even took away his security clearance for a while. But he stayed in the service, deploying to Afghanistan in 2013, The Associated Press reported. Then, last weekend, the FBI arrested the 34-year-old on terro
Tunis- The trial over the 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia’s capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31. Two gunmen opened fire at the National Bardo Museum in an attack claimed by ISIS. Some 22 detained suspects were in a Tunis court
Beirut- The number of Syrian refugees who have left the Lebanese border town of Arsal for Syria in the past month has risen to 700, after around 300 displaced Syrians headed to their villages in the Qalamoun region on Wednesday. This was the second group to return under an agreement which “Hezbollah
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received the honorary doctorate degree in the field of the service of the Holy Quran and its sciences from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. The degree was handed over to the King by the University’s Director and Me
Beirut- Prime Minister Saad Hariri reiterated on Wednesday the importance of fully supporting the Lebanese army, which is accomplishing “its mission of fighting terrorism and preserving the security of the citizens and stability in all regions.” “A transparent investigation is being carried out by t
Gaza- British war surgeon David Nott was back in the Gaza Strip this week to share with local doctors specialist knowledge he has amassed from working in conflict and disaster zones over the past quarter-century. An expert in using minimal equipment to treat patients in basic facilities, Nott return
London, Washington- United States military advisers are operating inside the city of Raqqa, ISIS’ last major bastion in Syria, a US military spokesman said Wednesday. The troops, many of them special operations forces, are working in an “advise, assist and accompany” role to support loca
