The French writer André Gide used to say that nothing destroys an individual or a group like lying does. Fooling yourself and fooling others destroys your intellect. Richard Nixon was forced to resign, not because he ordered for the Democratic Party headquarters to be spied on, but because he lied w
Beirut-Latest studies issued by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, titled “A Transformative Experience: Understanding Hezbollah’s Involvement in Syria,” confirmed that participating in the Syrian war has exhausted Hezbollah fighters and drained it. The study mentioned noted that despite
Manama – The Bahraini government will sign on Tuesday contracts to carry out housing and infrastructure projects worth more than $395 million funded by Kuwait and the U.A.E., within the framework of the Gulf Development Program. The signing will take place under the patronage of Bahrain’s depu
Paris- Nicolas Sarkozy will run for presidency in 2017, hoping to return as France’s head of state after being unseated in 2012 by Francois Hollande, he announced on Monday on his Twitter account. Sarkozy, 61, says in a forthcoming book he will join more than a dozen contenders vying for the party t
Khartoum – The Sudanese government has forged several new agreements with mining companies based in Gulf and Egypt to invest in the gold sector. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all expressed willingness to invest in mining sector in Sudan. Following extensive cons
Riyadh – As part of Iran’s continuous attempt to interfere in Saudi Arabia’s internal affairs, an Egyptian expat has been sentenced to six years in prison for espionage charges. The charges also included sending secret documents related to the Saudi Arabian army to the Iranian intelligence in the em
Cairo – The internationally acknowledged Libyan parliament had confused the political scene once again by voting against the U.N.-backed government led by Fayiz al-Sarraj. Nine months after the Government of National Accord (GNA), the product of a U.N.-backed deal signed in December, has been seekin
Riyadh – British Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Brown said that Houthi rebels have failed to commit to Security Council resolutions and used force to achieve their goals. During an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Monday, Brown expressed his country’s concern over reports that Iran was delive
Jeddah, Aden- A Yemeni financial official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that the Yemeni government plans to form a central bank parallel to the one in the capital, at a time when three liberated Yemeni provinces had already started boycotting the Central Bank in Sana’a. His comments came as Saudi A
Ankara – President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, will fly to Ankara on Tuesday and meet Turkish politicians. Barzani will meet Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Binali Yildrim, and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu, According to Turkish sources. Barzani will discuss
Cases linked to religious fundamentalism were among the most important cases that blew up in the end of the twentieth century and created ideological confrontations that have turned into violence. However, in the Arabic language, the word “Fundamental” means the basic of something, and “fundamentals
Threats by violent extremists and terrorist groups have been shrinking lately, mainly those by ISIS which has been marking its draconian presence across the world. However, the field regression of this organization will not be the end, especially with the ongoing crises in Syria, Iraq, and other cou
Lahaye – Radical Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted before the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he ordered and participated in the destruction of historic monuments and buildings in Timbuktu. The monuments were on the World Heritage list. “It is with deep regret and great pain that I ha
Kirkuk- ISIS has started to push children to the suicide operation scene after losing their foreign fighters, revels two suicide-bombings, the first in Gaziantep south Turkey last Saturday and the second in north Kirkuk in Iraq on Sunday, in addition to a third suicide attempt in the same Iraqi city
Beirut, Ankara, London- In a flashy uncertainty, Iran announced on Monday that it withdraws promises to offer Russia more facilities after it had allowed Moscow to launch rockets from its Hamadan base to raid Syrian targets. The announcement came a week following Russia’s announcement it was using a
France’s former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced his presidential comeback bid on Monday, declaring he would run for the 2017 election. Sarkozy, 61, was unseated from the Elysee Palace at the last election in 2012 by the now deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande, but had been widely exp
Turkey vowed on Monday to “completely cleanse” ISIS militants from its border region, after a suspected suicide bomber with links to the ultra-hardline group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a wedding. Saturday’s attack in the southeastern city of Gaziantep is the deadli
The leader of the Scottish Labor Party, Kezia Dugdale, announced that she is backing Owen Smith in the party’s leadership contest as ballot papers began to be sent out to 640,000 members on Monday. She said that only Smith could unite the divided party and win the next UK general election in 2020. “
Jeddah-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir received at his office in Jeddah on Sunday Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Bogdanov, who is also the special envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and North Africa. The meeting tackled a number of issues of mutual concern
Jeddah-Chairman of Hajj Supreme Committee Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Saudi deputy premier and minister of interior has approved the general plan for the implementation of the works of Civil Defense in emergency situations during Hajj season this year 1437 AH. This was announced b
