Germany’s interior minister praised Turkey on Thursday for excellent cooperation in fighting terrorism. The commendation came in an apparent effort to row back from a dispute with Ankara after a leaked government memo directed allegations against Turkey of being a hub for extremists. The memo
The State of Qatar condemned and denounced the vicious attack, which recently targeted Najran region in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The assault featured a missile deployed from Yemeni lands, and had resulted in the death of seven civilians and several injuries. Qatar slammed the continuous violations
Crowds of citizens and residents yesterday paid their last respects to seven martyrs who were killed after Houthi militias launched a missile from Yemeni territory that targeted an industrial area in Najran on Tuesday. The mourners condemned the crime carried out by the Houthis who launched an Irani
The international charity Save the Children yesterday warned that serious congestion in the camps for migrants in Greece is exposing thousands of Syrian children to risk after the number of immigrants arriving in the country more than doubled during the first half of this month. A report issued by t
Humanitarian convoys have not reached this month besieged areas of Syria with civilians in dire need of food and medicine, U.N. peace envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday. “Not one single convoy in one month has reached any of the humanitarian besieged areas,” de Mistura to
How would Donald Trump assess Donald Trump’s candidacy? As he might put it: A lot of people are saying his campaign is an operation on behalf of the Democratic Party to destroy the Republicans. “A lot of people are saying”? That’s not a very high evidentiary standard. What el
Job insecurity is a central theme of the 2016 campaign, fueling popular anger about trade deals and immigration. But economists warn that much bigger job losses are ahead in the United States — driven not by foreign competition but by advancing technology. A look at the numbers suggests that the cou
Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants rocked on Thursday eastern Turkey, killing seven members of the security forces and wounding 224 people, officials and security sources said, as Kurdish rebels launched a new campaign of attacks targeting areas that are not predominantly Kurdish. A car bo
By granting the Russians their first military airbase in Iran, the Iranians have cut the distance that Russian bombers have to fly by approximately 1000 kilometres. However, the political meaning of the development in relations between the two countries is more important and it can be described as a
Ankara – Turkey is heading towards boosting relations with Iran, as tensions started to diminish between the two countries over Turkey’s support to the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. On Tuesday, Ankara sent a delegation headed by Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the president of Turkey
Riyadh-Minister of Labor and Social Development Dr. Mufrej Al-Haqbani highlighted orders issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on resolving the crisis of unpaid salaries for foreign laborers, providing basic needs for them such as food and medical services, plus shoul
Turkish police issued 187 arrest warrants against businessmen and ordered their assets seized as authorities raided some 200 homes and workplaces on Thursday, a sign that the investigation into last month’s failed military coup shifted towards the business community. President Recep Tayyip Erd
London, Moscow- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denied that Russia has a permanent military base in the Islamic Republic following comments made by Iranian MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh that the deployment of foreign military forces inside the country is unconstitutional. Falahatpisheh warne
London-Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and the car ride app which has faced bans and protests worldwide. Following months of demonstrations from drivers of the capital’s famous bla
Washington-Common Sense, an advocacy and education group for parents, has urged families to try a device-free dinner. The group has launched a campaign challenging families to put the devices away at dinner, stay off their phones and talk to one another. In sports-themed spots running during the Oly
Aden-The presence of the director of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Sana’a and his meeting with head of the so-called Supreme Political Council Saleh al-Sammad drove question marks over the role of the organization and its neutrality after dealing with anti-government rebel forces. Informed source
London-Norway’s sovereign wealth fund swung to a positive return in the second quarter led by gains in its fixed-income portfolio. The fund, the world’s biggest, earned a return of 1.3 percent in the quarter, lagging its benchmark by 0.1 percentage points. In the first quarter the fund b
Bethlehem-Sanaa Alayan continuously thinks about the health conditions of her two sons Dr. Mohammed al-Balboul and Lieutenant Mahmoud al-Balboul who went on a hunger strike 45 days ago to protest their administrative detention in Israeli prisons. Alayan can do nothing but pray for them. She is livin
Tokyo-North Korea, which mothballed the Yongbyon reactor in 2007 under an aid-for-disarmament accord, began renovating it after its third nuclear test in 2013. Pyongyang carried out a fourth test on January 6, leading to tension in the region. In June, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog warned that No
Cairo, Taiz-Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Daghr said parliament will convene in a liberated area within the country to assume its constitutional role, in response to the rebels’ establishment of the political council. In exclusive remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Wednesday, the Yemeni prem
