London – While Yusra Madrini was taking swimming lessons in Damascus, she didn’t know that it will save her life one day while trying to cross Aegean Sea. In August 2015, Mardini left her war-torn country Syria to Lebanon, after their house was destroyed in Damascus. From there she went to Izmir in
Tunisia- 191 out of 217 members of the Tunisian parliament participated in the 12-hours session to decide on renewing confidence to government. 118 voted against, three voted in favor, while 27 abstained from voting. The tumbling of the government was a blast. By virtue of these results, the governm
Cairo- The Egypt environment for investment comes in with many burdens, most of which are a result of the many challenges facing the economy when it comes to attracting foreign investment. The bureaucratic strata and red tape procedures have always inhibited Cairo’s economy, which recently had to re
Baghdad – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged the Iraqi Army leadership to prevent militias with a significant record of human rights abuses from participating in the planned liberation of Mosul from ISIS. Iraqi officials expect Mosul operation to start later this year, yet the final plan
Pope Francis said on Sunday that labeling Islam as “terrorist” is completely unfair and untrue. “It’s not true and it’s not correct (to say) Islam is terrorism,” he told journalists aboard the papal plane during the return journey from a trip to Poland. “I d
Berlin admitted on Monday that it is going through a bumpy patch in its relations with Ankara as it played down Turkey’s decision to call in a high-ranking German diplomat over a rally in Cologne. “In the day-to-day dealings between countries, it is a daily event — normal for a rep
TANGIER – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at his residence in Tangier on Sunday Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two off
Cairo – In a sudden development, military operations of the Solid Structure sent a letter to the Prime Ministry of the Government of National Accord headed by Fayiz al-Sarraj calling for U.S. airstrikes on ISIS in Sirte. In the letter, Solid Structure said they want the help of the U.S. warplanes to
Jeddah- Violations staged by Houthi-led insurgency have increased, in an attempt to whitewash any progress made with each round of political negotiations between the Yemeni government and insurgency delegations in Kuwait. Yemen’s public will supports all international findings on ridding their count
Tel Aviv- As an initiative to show solidarity with the Palestinian imprisoned in Israeli prisons Bilal Kayed, who has been in a hunger strike since 49 days, General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine imprisoned Ahmed Sa’adat announced joining dozens of hunger strikers. Sa
Jeddah-The Saudi General Syndicate of Cars signed an agreement to establish a unified platform to electronically monitor movement of buses affiliated with companies that are responsible for transporting pilgrims and that fall under the umbrella of the syndicate. The agreement aims at increasing the
Kirkuk- Energy facilities west of Kirkuk, located in northern Iraq, were made arenas to vicious clashes between ISIS and Peshmerga militants on Sunday. The clashes came after an attack first launching against the AB2 gas compressor station, about 15 km northwest of Kirkuk, when four gunmen with hand
London – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced on Sunday that U.S. supported forces has control now over 40% of Manbij in northern Syria. SOHR added that the forces currently control important areas of the strategic city. SOHR added that Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took control ove
For decades, Russian intelligence agencies have used what they call “active measures” to destabilize their rivals. Now they seem to be turning those tools on the U.S. political system, though in the process they appear to have violated Rule No. 1 of the spy business: Don’t get caught. U.S. officials
For the past 70 years, Japan has been a crucible of experimentation in economic policy. During its go-go years, Tokyo’s unusual practices to spur rapid growth became a model for much of the rest of Asia, while its unconventional attempts to revive its post-bubble economy have helped economists under
Saint Etienne du Rouvray – Muslims of Europe participated in mass five days after Father Jacques Hamel was killed by terrorists in a church in Saint Etienne du Rouvary, west of France. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls wrote a tribute in “Le Journal du Dimanche” newspaper calling for a new “pact” w
Ankara- Turkey has started implementing “chemical castration” for sex offenders after the Parliament approved the new regulation that was published in the Official Gazette on July 26. According to the new regulation, medical treatment to lower or terminate sexual drive may be applied to individuals
Beirut- Syria’s opposition forces and their allies launched an attack in a bid to lift the siege of Aleppo, a leader at Ahrar al-Sham told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Big surprises are being planned,” he said. In coincidence with Ahrar al-Sham military spokesperson’s announcement of launching “Anger for Alepp
Tel Aviv-After 60 years of denial, a high-ranking Israeli Government official has admitted for the first time that thousands of children were kidnapped in the 1950s from their Jewish mothers and fathers who had fled Yemen, before being given or sold to Jewish Ashkenazi families. The official said th
Ankara-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a new presidential decree on Sunday which introduced sweeping changes to Turkey’s military in the wake of the abortive coup, bringing national armed forces further under civilian authority. Several top Turkish Cabinet ministers will now have seats
