Cairo-Egyptian authorities on Wednesday concluded an official reconciliation with fugitive businessman Hussein Salem and his family after they agreed to move 75 percent of their wealth to the state. The deal will allow them to return to Egypt without facing prosecution after their names were removed
Dubai – 300 passengers miraculously escaped for their lives after an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 crash-landed at Dubai International Airport (DXB). The plane was on its way to land at the airport coming from Thiruvananthapuram city in India. Emirates Airlines announced that the incident of flight E
New York, London- Houthi rebels insist on rejecting a peace deal proposed by U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, despite pressure exerted by the ambassadors of the 18 countries backing political talks in Kuwait. Yemeni sources close to the matter told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that
Riyadh-The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aids (KSCRHA) has effectively covered Yemen’s WHO contribution for the last four years which sums to a total of $185,790. In its aims to aid the people of Yemen, the center has paid the dues of Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population
Irbil-Former Governor of Nineveh Atheel al-Nujaifi reiterated that Iran’s nonstop determination to incorporate paramilitary militias such as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq proves its expansionist intentions. Iran, via proxy militias, wishes to extend its influence across Iraq encompas
Dubai-The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced they will be hosting the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) in October to develop a balanced and fair Islamic economy that can present innovative solutions to help world economic growth. GIES 20
Jeddah-Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz was briefed on the most prominent efforts exerted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to serve the Islamic Nation. This briefing came as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesda
Tangier, Morocco-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and his accompanying delegation at his private residence in Tangier on Wednesday. The two leaders held talks on bilateral ties, in addition to the latest regional and global
Ramallah-An official from the Fatah Movement headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians are requesting an apology from Tehran after some Iranian officials had offended Abbas who had met with leading Iranian opposition figure Maryam Rajavi last Saturday. The Palestinian request c
London’s mayor appealed for vigilance and calm on Thursday after one woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. Armed police were called at 10:
The Saudi cultural entourage has been struck by the death of Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Askar, member of Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, and former history professor in the University of King Saud. The late enjoyed a remarkable importance in the Saudi cultural scene and has made many achievement
Washington, London- Several Western states, mainly the U.S. and Britain and other European countries, have intensified their preventive security measures to fight terrorism, after the wave of violence that the world witnessed in the past few months. The U.S. on Wednesday designated a suspect in the
Beirut-The battle for breaking the “Aleppo siege” of rebel-held areas launched by the Syrian opposition factions four days ago, has entered a phase of hit and run. Opposition factions have reportedly captured the most controlled regime sites in the city, mainly in the strategic Ramouseh district. Ac
A Syrian man was arrested in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Wednesday under suspicions of planning to travel to his home country to join the hardline terrorist group ISIS, police said. Anti-terrorism officers detained the unemployed 23-year-old on charges of supporting international terrorism
ISIS named a new leader of Boko Haram, the Nigerian ultra-hardline militant group which last year pledged allegiance to it. Abu Musab al-Barnawi was named ISIS’ governor for West Africa in a two-page interview in its weekly magazine, al-Naba, which was circulated late on Tuesday. Nigerian Pres
Saudi led Arab coalition aircraft targeted military supplies belonging to Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the district of Hayfan, south Taiz. Local witnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat that the raids carried out by the coalition targeted militia supplies in Az
The President of the UN Security Council for August, the permanent representative of Malaysia to the UN Ramlan Ibrahim, said that the Council will discuss who is responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria during this month and will announce the results at the end of it. Meanwhile, a spokes
Approximately 120,000 units of bitcoin worth nearly US$72 million was stolen from the digital currency exchange platform Bitfinex on Tuesday. The 120,000 units amount to about 0.75 percent of all bitcoin in circulation. The price of bitcoin dropped over 20 percent on Tuesday from $604 to $482 after
When President Muhammad Khatami’s Ministry of Islamic Guidance worked on the final list of banned writers and poets in the winter of 1997, few expected that Amir Ashiri’s name would be one of the 3000 or so “enemies of Islam and the Revolution” to be forbidden from publishing in Iran. The reason was
Washington, London-U.S. President Barack Obama attacked Republican presidency candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday and described him as “unfit” to become a president. In a press conference held in Washington with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Obama called on Republican Party leaders to d
