Abu Dhabi-Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mustafa Levent Bilgen, has stressed the strength of existing relations between the two countries and underlined the importance of enhancing cooperation and coordination in various spheres. The Turkish ambassador praise
HAMBURG, Germany — In its heyday, Communism claimed that capitalism had betrayed the worker. So what should we make of Moscow’s new battle cry, that democracy has betrayed the voter? It’s a worldview that has become increasingly clear through the era of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, via a m
Nobel prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail, who served as a science and technology advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama and was the first U.S. science envoy to the Middle East, died Tuesday in the United States at the age of 70, Egypt’s presidency announced. Zewail, a natural
Kuwait-London-The 18th edition of the Children and Youngsters Cultural Festival in Kuwait has opened at the newest and biggest Kuwaiti theater with the Cinderella Show performed by the Moscow Ballet troop. Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sab
The Saudi Embassy in the UK has issued a response to the report of Channel 4. Here is the full text of the statement. “The Saudi Arabian embassy has not viewed the Channel 4 footage. While the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deeply regrets any civilian deaths during the conflict, it categorically stat
Taliban militants yesterday carried out an attack on a hotel frequented by foreigners in Kabul by using a truck bomb. The attack was followed by clashes with the security forces that lasted seven hours. Kabul’s security situation is deteriorating and it is still trying to recover from the most viole
A Syrian non-governmental organisation (NGO) yesterday announced that bombing carried out by the Syrian regime and its Russian ally on hospitals in Syria has intensified in the past few days, and that a hospital was targeted almost every day last week in opposition controlled areas. The Union of Syr
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more blasted unnamed Western countries Tuesday saying that they stood by the attempted coup on July 15 that left more than 270 people dead. “The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups,” Erdogan said during a speech at an event
Dammam-Kuwaiti Government on Monday approved to remove subsidy on gasoline, in a step that aims at rationalizing expenses to cope with fiscal difficulties resulting from the decline in oil revenues. This procedure coincided with the anniversary of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait on August 2. The Kuwa
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan Al-Saud to head a new department for women in the kingdom’s General Authority for Sports. Princess Reema has become the first Saudi woman to have been appointed president’s undersecretary for female section (Rank
Cairo- “Securing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding deal would be credit positive for Egypt, but implementation risks are high and the country will continue to face several economic challenges”, Fitch Ratings says. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egyptians on Monday that tough measur
The National Aids Trust (NAT) has won a high court battle in London to have a preventative treatment for HIV legally funded by NHS England. NHS England was challenged by NAT after it said it did not have the legal power to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is a “highly effective” anti-retro
Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011 against Bashar Al Assad’s regime, some have predicted the country would be divided along ethnic and sectarian lines. The main catalyst for the division is fears for the safety of minorities. As time went by, the uprising has turned into internal war
Cologne, Germany-After revealing Angela Merkel’s nine-point plan to fight terrorism, which includes adding police officers, allowing the army to be involved in response to possible terrorist attacks, seeking to tighten European weapons laws and increasing the exchange of intelligence with the United
Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud has been officially appointed as the Vice President for Women’s Affairs of the General Sports Authority – an institution that has always been monopolised by men. This is a positive step and provides a dose of optimism in relation to correcting the situation of wome
Algeria- Algerian opposition parties have unanimously agreed that results of May 2017 parliamentary elections are already settled for the sake of the two parties supporting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Opposition parties were disappointed with the president’s rejection to respond to their demands
Caracas – Venezuelan government’s recently issued “forced labor” decree drew a large wave of criticism. The decree endorsed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, allows the government to draft public and private workers to increase food production. Due to the current circumstances in t
Jeddah-Saudi Arabia has expressed its condemnation regarding the decision of Israeli authorities to allow the construction of 770 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem within the framework of the continued aggression against the State of Palestine, targeting the Palestinian existence and dism
London- One month after handing out his tasks for Theresa May and leaving 10 Downing Street, David Cameron returned to dominate British newspapers’ headlines after being accused of cronyism. Cameron has been accused of using his final honors list for “personal gain” after a leaked version suggested
The world transfer record was broken twice in the summer of 1996. The Brazilian forward Ronaldo went from PSV Eindhoven to Barcelona for around £13.2m but his record did not last long. Twenty years ago on Friday, Newcastle United paid Blackburn Rovers £15m for Alan Shearer. Both theoretically had th
