U.S. President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America’s future and offered full-throated support for Hillary Clinton’s bit to beat Donald Trump, warning the 2016 race was not just about politics, but the nature of democracy in the country. In a speech that electrified the
Ramallah, London- After clashes that lasted around eight hours, Israeli occupation forces shot dead on Wednesday a Palestinian who the military said was responsible for an attack that killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. Mohammad al-Fakih, 29, was kille
Riyadh-As part of its Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has adopted three international indexes, which will contribute to the decision-making process and guidance policies to the kingdom’s young generation. The King Salman Youth Center has announced the inking of an agreement with the United Nation Developm
Baghdad, London-Iraqis, particularly those living in the southern city of Basra, were surprised on Wednesday when Iran cut off electricity supplies to the country, deepening their sufferings in light of high temperatures reaching 48 degrees. Despite providing some power later in the day, spokesperso
Taiz-The Yemeni legitimate forces have liberated Al-Sarari region in Taiz after months of clashes with the Houthi militias and Saleh’s forces. Near the village, government forces found a barrack used as a weapons depot and as a base to train insurgents based on the Iranian ideology. Colonel Mansour
Turkey’s abortive coup was financed by the CIA and directed by a retired U.S. army general using a cell in Afghanistan, said one Turkish pro-government newspaper. CIA agents used an island hotel off Istanbul as a nerve center for the plot, said another. Turks are mixing out conspiracy theories
Senior military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the decision to purge terrorist groups from the province of Abyan and deploy security forces in cities and districts across the province has been taken once and for all. They added that the battle to rid the province of terrorists will take place sho
Syrian opposition U.S.-backed forces fighting to drive ISIS out of northern Syria have gathered a massive trove of documents and data belonging to the ultra-hardline militant group, potentially with leads on its operations, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. The material, gathered as fighte
Forces loyal to Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that they had cut off all supply routes into eastern Aleppo, and the regime air-dropped thousands of leaflets there, asking residents to cooperate with the pro-Assad forces and calling on fighters to surrender. Assad’s initia
Two international organisations have warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in east Aleppo after medical centres were bombed and the Al-Castello road was cut off. The road is the only road that links the area controlled by the opposition to the world and the fact that it has been cut off
Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter, indicating that businesses ignored “Brexit” fears in the run up to the 23 June EU referendum. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday that growth between the period of April-June was stronger than the 0
Khobar-Saudi oil giant Aramco has appointed Ibrahim al-Buainain as chief executive officer of its trading unit, replacing Yasser Mufti, who was named executive director of new business development in June. Buainain held the position of head of transaction development at Saudi Aramco for less than a
London-British Prime Minister Theresa May met her Irish counterpart Enda Kenny in Downing Street, London on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations following the Brexit. Among the topics discussed by the two parties were the open border between the United Kingdom and Ireland and the importance of uph
Tunisia-The Tunisian authorities announced that they are reconsidering the whole consuming products prices’ support system in order to economize the support and direct it to the deserving sectors. In this step, authorities are abiding by one of their obligations towards the International Monetary Fu
Kuwait – Kuwait is on fire with the world record temperature and an expected similar temperature at the beginning of the week. The country maintained half the boiling point temperatures with high humidity which imposed an optional curfew. Kuwaiti people are so fond of comedy they started making fun
The least that can be said about the Iranian authorities destroying 100,000 satellite dishes on the grounds that they breach regulations and threaten moral, cultural and social values is that this act is ridiculous. It is also evidence of the Iranian regime’s lack of seriousness which some in the we
Jeddah-Local authorities that are affiliated with Hadramaut’s legitimate government have resumed their work in courts and public prosecutor offices after one year of suspension due to being looted by al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Hadramaut’s Governor Brigade Ahmed Saeed Bin Braik told Asharq Al-A
Cairo- Libya’s Jewish community leader Raphael Luzon, despite living in exile, still holds to the traditional national Libya look, wearing Libya’s male traditional garb. Even far from home Luzon continues to cling to Libyan customs. In his online interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Luzon expre
Riyadh- A Saudi court issued on Tuesday an initial death sentence against two Saudis on charges of decapitating Saudi intelligence colonel Nasser al-Othman in 2007, after tying him up. A third suspect, however, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was given a travel ban for the attempted murder o
This contemporary house with five bedrooms and four and a half baths is in Seputeh Heights, a gated residential enclave in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Built in 2010, the house was designed by the current owner, Greg Dall, the director of Pentago, a local architecture firm. The house, whic
