The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met the chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) for the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan Festus Mogae in Cairo yesterday. El-Sisi and Mogae discussed regional efforts to restore peace in Juba and the Egyp
Nusa Dua, Indonesia-Charities that send financial aid to trouble spots sometimes have the funds “hijacked” by militant groups to carry out attacks, an international counter-terrorism meeting, which was launched in Indonesia warned on Wednesday. A report by Indonesian and Australian authorities detai
London- “Recent surveys of business activity, confidence and optimism suggest that the UK is likely to see little growth in GDP in the second half of this year,” the Bank of England said. The Bank of England released some of the findings of its August regional agents’ survey in last week’s quarterly
Ankara- Turkish government commenced preparations to create the first sovereign fund in Turkey to support strategic and long term developmental projects. The fund will be directly oriented by the prime minister’s office. The cabinet submitted a draft law to the parliament, last week. The draft law s
Khobar- As Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro tries to rally support for a meeting among the world’s largest oil producers, to put down new rates on crude oil, most of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s giants sustain high and unprecedented production rates. Most oil produc
Riyadh- Saudi Shura Council disowned statements made by some of its members as its tenure will end in a couple of months. The council tweeted on Wednesday, “statements made by members of the Shura Council do not represent the council’s point of view”. Other tweets added that the council’s opinion is
Riyadh – Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) Board approved the final amended Rules for Qualified Foreign Financial Institutions Investment (QFFII) in Listed Securities. The approval comes after the draft of QFFII was published on the CMA’s website for 30 days for consultation. CMA clarifies
Manama – Bahraini Special Investigation Unit (SIU) concluded that Hasan al-Hayiki detained at Dry Dock Detention Centre died of natural causes. Member of SIU Issa al-Manae said that the unit concluded its investigations into the incident and decided that he died of natural cause and there is no crim
Cairo- The struggle for oil fields in Libya started taking on a higher note on Wednesday, after the national army announcing the abortion of two attacks launched against oil wells. Six Western countries including Britain, the United States and France expressed concerns about mounting tensions around
Ankara-Few hours after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that his country will establish a strong mechanism along with Russia in order to reach a poli
Aden-Hadramaut’s Governor Brigade Ahmed Saeed Bin Braik said that 57 terrorists have so far surrendered themselves. The Brigade urged the rest of the militants to hand themselves over for questioning before the deadline that was set by local and security authorities in the governorate expires
Jeddah – Saudi Criminal Court granted the defendants in the crane incident of last year 45 days to challenge the accusations. In September 2015, a giant crane crashed in Makkah’s Grand Mosque causing the death of 107 people and the injury of 238 others, including the permanent disability of ei
Nouakchott-Veteran President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has promised “a relentless battle against terrorism everywhere it threatens our interests and our security.” However, he is facing internal challenges especially that the economic situation of the African country is very weak, freedom of speech i
Cairo-U.S. General Commander John Nicholson has said that Afghan forces, backed by the United States, have killed an estimated 300 ISIS ultra-hardline fighters in an operation launched two weeks ago. The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Nicholson, labeled the loss as a severe blow to the
Mogadishu-Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud will be completing his fourth year in power next September. In his term, Somalia shared the world many political and security turbulences. His Excellency had fought fierce political battles, and survived many parliamentary attempts to oust him. In
1) Lewis Cook: Leeds to Bournemouth The 19-year-old Football League young player of the year, arguably the brightest rising star in the Championship, signed a four-year deal with Bournemouth for an initial £6m, potentially rising to £10m. Ten young Premier League players who could make 2016-17 their
Istanbul-The world’s oldest military band Mehter has resurfaced after the failed coup in Turkey. Mehter, or as it was generally known as mehterane, was an important part of the army during the Ottoman Empire and was almost non-existent in the Turkish Republic that was formed by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk
One persistent narrative in American politics is that Hillary Clinton is a slippery, compulsive liar while Donald Trump is a gutsy truth-teller. Over all, the latest CBS News poll finds the public similarly repulsed by each candidate: 34 percent of registered voters say Clinton is honest and trustwo
London- An audio file released on Wednesday sparked off a debate as it revealed a discussion on executions between Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, Khomeini’s former heir, and high-ranking judicial officials 28 years ago. During the meeting, Montazeri warned the “death commission” members of t
Two years after being designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, Akram Bader, mayor of Battir seeks to implement tourism projects in his village to contain the growing number of local and foreign tourists who visit it. Battir, which is known with its grass and its unique irrigation system since
