Riyadh- Minister of Labor and Social Development Dr. Moufarrej bin Saad al-Haqabani received on Thursday Federal Minister for Expatriates and Human Resources in Pakistan Pir Sadruddin Shaher Sheedy and his accompanying delegation, who are currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, the
Cairo- An Egyptian military court has sentenced on Thursday 418 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood to prison terms from two years to life imprisonment for involvement in violence in 2013. A judicial source said that the court sentenced 350 defendants in absentia to 25 years, while 68 defend
Ankara- A wave of bombings hit Turkey over the past two days, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 220 others. The explosions, which mainly targeted the country’s security forces, were blamed on Kurdish rebels, according to state officials. Turkish authorities confirmed that the attacks
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on Moscow’s traffic police on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed. The statement was released through Amaq news agency. Two ISIS men armed with guns and axes were killed after attacking a traffic police patrol office on Schyolkovskoe Sho
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed that Muslim women should be banned from wearing the full-face burqa Islamic veil in schools and universities and while driving, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday, as a debate on integration rages after two jihadist a
The other day it was announced that the US vice president Joe Biden would soon be visiting Turkey. The visit will follow frantic Turkish activities in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt. Several issues, I presume, deserve to be scheduled for discussion between Mr Biden and Turkey’s President R
London – Friday was the 20th anniversary of Bruce Rioch’s dismissal as Arsenal manager, his tenure of 61 weeks amounting to the shortest reign in the club’s history and looking particularly inadequate next to the nine years of his predecessor, George Graham. English football was more than a li
Dubai- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the world will mark on August 19 the World Humanitarian Day, “and we are also observing the event as a humanitarian capital and the world’s largest donor of de
London-The United Kingdom must take “urgent” measures with regard to the rise in racist attacks following Brexit and the persistence of discrimination affecting ethnic minorities, said a British government commission on Thursday. The Equality and Human Rights Commission published a report which was
Tel Aviv-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement released by Shin Bet security service announcing a possible return of bombings to Israeli cities and accusing Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas Movement of plotting the attacks. The Shin Bet
Ankara- Since the July 15 attempted coup, streets and airports have been crowded. Nothing in Turkey reflects the imposed state of emergency. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu lived the moments of the failed coup like many other politicians, describing them as insane. But he had no doubt the
Beirut-Despite a recent meeting between head of the Democratic Gathering deputy Walid Jumblat and high-ranking officials from the March 14 alliance, there is still no initiative to revive the group. A dinner hosted by Jumblat in honor of former deputy Samir Franjieh and the Coordinator of the March
London-A modest uptick in euro zone inflation in July was confirmed by data on Friday which showed food prices surging over the year, although overall price indices still fell in 12 of the 19 member states. Euro zone prices rose 0.2 percent year-on-year, Eurostat, which is the European Union’s
Aden, Taiz-The Saudi-led Arab Coalition is currently supervising the battles to liberate the city of Taiz from Houthi and Saleh militias, a leading official from the Popular Resistance told Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yemen’s President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi discussed the recent developm
Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed to dispatch two hundred tons of food and relief aid to those affected by the floods in the Republic of Sudan through King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid. This generous gesture comes from the Custod
Washington-Donald Trump has received his first classified intelligence briefing, a privilege reserved for presidential candidates from the two main political parties, ahead of the November elections. The Republican nominee attended the briefing — organized by the office of the director of nati
London-Iran’s Revolutionary Guards uncovered on Thursday a plan to form the “Shi’ite Liberation Army” in Syria under the leadership of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani to fight on three fronts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Meanwhile, the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces General Mohammad Ho
The coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen has expressed regret at the decision taken by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to evacuate its staff from six hospitals in the country’s north, calling for “urgent discussions” to resolve the problem. “We very much regret MSF’s decision to evacuate staff fro
Kerron Clement of the United States dipped on the line to win the men’s Olympic 400 meters hurdles on Thursday after one of his leading rivals, Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson, was disqualified for a false start. Reuters wrote that the long-striding Clement led down the home straight and was
The face veil is not compatible with German society but it would probably be difficult to ban the garment at the national level, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Thursday, Reuters reported. Several high-profile members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc have called for
