Dubai-CEO of National Bonds in UAE Mohammed al-Ali believes that savings are one of the most important development tools and a method to maintain national economic balance. Ali told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper during an interview that his company seeks for bonds to become one of the funding tools of d
Washington- Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch, now 85, found himself last week surrounded by unpleasant news with an increase in the number of women accusing Roger Ailes, former Fox TV chairman, of sexual harassment; Fox T.V. belongs to Murdoch Empire. Rumors spread that Republican Rival Donald Trump is wi
Cairo – Tripoli Operations room of the Libyan Army leadership has threatened that it would down any airplane that comes close to the Akaba bin Nafe Airbase. This comes amid fears of a possible war between the Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Hafter and the pro-Sarraj forces. The operations rooms
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the victims of the Gaziantep explosion. In his cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed profound sadness for the explosion
London-The higher education sector in the UK is well known globally for its quality and ability to attract brilliant students from all over the world. However, universities in the UK find themselves facing a challenge between coping with the new trend of migration policy after Brexit, which aims to
Riyadh-Saudi companies willing to become public holding firms have slowed down the process, following a drop in prices of new companies listed in local share markets dealings. The forbearance of Saudi companies affected the region’s market. Ernst & Young latest statistics showed that initial und
Nouakchott-Boko Haram carried out a terrorist attack in northern Cameroon on Sunday, leaving three civilians dead and around 20 others wounded, hours after French President Francois Hollande and his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby announced that their countries would coordinate in the fight against
Jeddah- Two security experts have stressed that the chaotic methods used by Houthi militias are a blatant violation of human and international laws. The experts said their strategies follow no rules and reveal the weakness of the militias. The experts called upon the U.N. to stop the violations of t
Kunduz-Afghan forces have recaptured a district near Kunduz city that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province. Khan Abad district, which is around 30 kilometers east of Kund
Ankara-Gaziantep is known as the ISIS stronghold due to its proximity to the Syrian border and easy access. The city in southern Turkey witnessed another suicide attack on Saturday that left 51 civilians dead and many others injured. According to the public prosecution’s 500-page brief, ISIS had a p
London-Few days after hate preacher Anjem Choudary was convicted of swearing allegiance to ISIS, the British government unveiled new plans to hold influential hate preachers in separate prison units in the framework of a general reform for the system of prisons. Sentencing the right arm of Omar Bakr
Baghdad- Justice Minister Haidar al-Zamili told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the trial of Speicher massacre suspects was completed although what happened was clear and defendants already admitted their involvement. Zamili said: “The Ministry of Justice implemented the execution of over 36 convicts
Kirkuk-Iran runs six military camps near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, including around 1,500 officers and commanders from the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Tehran is also planning to open new military camps between the cities of Kirkuk and Mosul reaching to the Syrian border
It’s rare that a single op-ed piece can encapsulate a political party in crisis. But Richard J. Cross III, a longtime Republican operative, has achieved that feat accidentally. Cross is the latest member of the GOP to join the ranks of the Never Trump movement. His arguments in a piece for the
Ankara, Beirut-While Ankara is preparing to present a plan to form a “safe zone” inside Syria reinforced by its latest agreement with Russia and Iran, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) plans to attack the ISIS-controlled region of Jarablus from inside Turkey to prevent any Kurdish hopes to control the area
Beirut-Lebanese cooks were not surprised when Beirut ranked in first place as the Best International Cities for Food, according to statistics released by Travel + Leisure (T+L) website. They all know that this achievement is the result of years of efforts to spread the Lebanese cuisine across the wo
Khobar-For long years, Saudi Arabia has been pioneering the crude oil market, given that it has been the biggest source of crude oil and biggest producer regarding quantity. However, this year, countries were not competing on their share of crude oil in the market, but on their share of oil products
Riyadh, Washington-Efforts to resolve the Yemeni crisis are expected to witness a wide range of activities next week, starting in the city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea coastline, and ending in New York. Saudi sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a meeting of the quadruple committee (Saudi Arabia
Ankara-Turkey has been making tremendous efforts to restore its trade and economic relations with neighboring and regional countries to recover its economy’s momentum amid indications on slow growth that has affected tourism rates, the flow of foreign capitals, along with negative estimations made b
Washington-Growing numbers of Westerners appear to be trying to join the fight against ISIS in Iraq before it’s too late, frontline volunteer warriors say. Although limited or unreliable public data make it difficult to track numbers, anecdotal evidence suggests aspiring anti-jihadists —
