I do not know why Yemen’s legitimate government is angered by the declaration that a presidential council formed of its opponents has been set up as the council remains illegitimate due to the fact that it is composed of two rebel groups. On the 21st of September 2014, Houthi militias occupied the c
Riyadh-The Yemeni peace attempts entered on Sunday a new phase after the Yemeni government accepted a U.N. deal to end the war, placing the Houthi delegation and its ally former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in front of two choices: Either accept the deal by relinquishing all previous ruses or confro
Beirut-The families of nine Lebanese soldiers taken captive by ISIS have hinted that they would take escalatory measures and resume protests, which have led to road closures in the past, if the Lebanese government did not reveal any new information on the fate of their loved ones. “It is prohibited
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers. Clinton questioned Republican rival Donald Trump’s approaches to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We know that Russian intellige
The U.N. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria on Sunday held talks with Syrian officials within the Bashar al-Assad administration in Damascus to sound out their position on how to break a stalemate hindering the proposed continuation of peace talks around the end of August. Ramzy E. Ramzy said he and Ass
Libya’s state oil company announced on Sunday that it welcomed the “unconditional” reopening of blockaded oil ports following a controversial deal being brokered between the U.N.-backed government and a force that controls key eastern terminals. The agreement, signed on Thursday, c
The parents of a U.S. Muslim soldier killed in Iraq accused the highly controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of ignorance for his criticism of them after their appearance at the Democratic National Convention. Ghazala Khan, mother of slain U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, took
Daroco It comes as little surprise that Daroco, the new design-forward Italian eatery in what was once Jean-Paul Gaultier’s first store, attracted a star-studded crowd in its opening week. With much of the space’s original footprint left untouched (the same hulking door, exposed brick and stone, and
Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while paying glowing tributes to the victims of July 15 coup attempt at the presidential complex in Ankara, slammed countries which failed to show solidarity with Turkey following the putsch. Turkish President also announced his intention to withdraw a
Tokyo- Tokyo residents will vote for a new governor on Sunday 31 July. However, surveys show that former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is the front-runner. Koike has tight relations with the Arab World, yet differences are slight between Koike and her two other opponents: politician Hiroya Masuda an
Cairo- U.S. data played a crucial role in determining oil prices during last week’s sessions and is expected to play a similar role next week. This week, the U.S. drillers added three new oil rigs for a fifth consecutive week, bringing the total rig count up to 374 compared with 664 a year ago. Oil
Dahuk(Iraqi Kurdistan)-Baghdad- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) currently runs a training camp at Sulaymaniyah, which is located in Iraqi Kurdistan and controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is led by former Iraqi Kurdistan president Jalal Talabani. Kurdis
Lima- Peruvian media outlets were lately busy with Iran’s political and religious activities in Peru, particularly following a decision taken by some nationals to converted to Shi’ism and establish a political entity in the country under the name of “Hezbollah” similar to the so-called Lebanese Hezb
Cairo- Riyadh- Houthi-led insurgency in Yemen recently declared establishing a higher self-leading political council, causing unrest among Yemeni peace-brokering parties. In light of recent developments, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed demanded that both conflict parties’ delega
Beirut- The escalatory speech of the so-called Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was capable to blow all hopes that were lately seen in Lebanon concerning the possibility of registering a certain breach in the presidential file during the next national dialogue sessions, expected to be he
Beirut- Paris- Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime did not stop at launching a military campaign against the eastern besieged areas of Aleppo, but had also resorted to psychological mass media warfare in order to intimidate and promote data on dozens of Syrian opposition fighters turning themselves in.
Tangier-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, at his Tangier, Morocco residence, received the Moroccan King Mohammed VI. At the meeting King Salman and his counterpart King Mohammed VI discussed their countries’ bilateral ties and how to develop them to the best interest o
The Australian government announced on Friday that it is “highly likely” that a piece of an aeroplane wing found in Tanzania and taken to Australia to be examined by experts is part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370. Australia’s Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Che
The Syrian regime has stepped up its aerial bombing of several towns and cities in the province of Idlib in northwest Syria. This has led to a number of deaths and injuries and the destruction of property and residential buildings. The international charity Save the Children yesterday announced that
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed on Saturday Houthi fighters from Yemen seeking to infiltrate Saudi Arabia, killing tens of Houthi militiamen, security sources said. The bombing took place on the Yemeni side of the border close to the Saudi city of Najran, they said. Clashes were also seen in th
