Moroccan security authorities revealed yesterday that they launched a coordinated campaign on the 19th of July under the supervision of the prosecution services that targeted 143 people suspected of being affiliated to extremist organisations including ISIS. This campaign is the largest to be launch
Manila- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wants to avoid confrontation in the South China Sea as the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) rejected Beijing’s requests. Kerry spoke after meeting with Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay to discuss the Philippines’ victory
Jeddah-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday “in the strongest terms” the attack on a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in France where a priest was killed by ISIS followers, it further strongly condemned the attack that targeted the area around Mogadishu airport which resulted
Riyadh-After a long day, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced the launch of a landmark shipping fund with total investments of up to $1.5 billion composed of debt and equity. In an interview that lasted for more than 40
Cairo-After hours of conflicting news and rumors, the Egyptian government announced it had officially requested a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF has not determined yet the amount of loan, yet Egyptian sources confirmed it is four billion dollars annually over three years. An IM
London – A recent study published by British journalist Christiaan Triebert revealed part of the conversations between plotters of the failed military coup in Turkey. The conversation revealed details about the scheme and plan since it began at 9:15 PM till 04:41 AM. The Bellingcat website reported
The second jihadist involved in a French church attack had tried to travel to Syria, prosecutors said Thursday, as French President Francois Hollande confirmed that a National Guard would be formed from existing reserve forces to better protect citizens facing terror attacks. Hollande said parliamen
Russia said on Thursday it had launched a “large-scale humanitarian operation” together with the Syrian regime around the battered city of Aleppo to open humanitarian corridors as the regime came under criticism by a human rights organization on the use of cluster munitions. Defense Mini
Turkey widened on Thursday the purge of public sector employees by dismissing 88 foreign ministry personnel amid fears that Fethullah Gulen, who has been accused of orchestrating the failed July 15-16 coup attempt, could flee his residence in the United States. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said
The fanfare was conspicuous only by its absence. There was no grandstanding, no hubristic posturing, no overblown roars about football coming home. With the shambolic defeat to Iceland still alive in the memory, how could there be? Almost a month since England illuminated Euro 2016 with the spectacl
Cairo-Negotiations on a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Yemen, currently underway in Kuwait, will be extended for another week. Well-informed sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed would resume the negotiations in light of the support
London- Sunderland might well be furious with the Football Association for poaching Sam Allardyce, fearful of upheaval close to a Premier League season and dreading another round of instability with a seventh manager in five years. But, in David Moyes and in time, they might also be grateful for the
Athens-Greek authorities have postponed hearings for eight Turkish soldiers who sought asylum after they fled Turkey following the abortive coup attempt to better prepare themselves for the interviews, their lawyer announced on Wednesday. Attorney Vassilis Terzidis said: “Given the very volati
Paris – A new agreement to break up the Syrian crisis solution into several phases was reached between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, during Kerry’s visit to Moscow earlier this month. Asharq al-Awsat newspaper received detailed information on the bilat
Manama-Bahrain’s Criminal Court postponed on Wednesday the trial of Isa Qassim and his assistants till August 14 after the defendants failed to appear in court on charges of illegal fund-raising and money laundering. Qassim’s lawyer said his client was incapable to attend the trial in view of his he
Say what you will about Donald Trump’s sinister speech at the Republican National Convention, it achieved one of its primary goals: Trump now owns the mantle of “change” in this election. Trump confirmed his candidacy not only as a break from the political status quo, but also from
Riyadh-The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has made an initial approval to a draft resolution proposed by Turkey to blacklist the organization of Fethullah Gulen, an informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The source said that discussions on considering Gulen’s group a terrorist organiza
Riyadh–Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir said that Iranian news over the investigations into the attacks on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and Consulate in Mashhad reveal that the Iranian authorities will not issue tough sentences on the culprits. Jubeir’s statement came after his meeting with
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, asserted that the complaint presented by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the U.N. on Tuesday over Iranian maritime violations in the split area divided between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia was similar to a notice, adding
Kuwait-The Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced on Wednesday Member of Parliament Abdulhameed Dashti to 14 years and six months in jail for insulting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Dashti was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison with labor for insulting Saudi Arabia, criticizing religion and insult
