London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday considered that Arab media circulating the information concerning the dual German-Iranian national, who is the perpetrator of the recent Munich shooting, is based on false allegations as an attempt to mar Iran’s reputation. Arab media had cited data disclose
Jeddah- Turkish Consul General in Jeddah Fikret Özer revealed in a press conference on Sunday the primary results of the investigations on the foiled coup attempt that was carried out on July 15. Özer indicated that the security forces have figured out how Fethullah Gülen plotted the coup to take ov
Baghdad- The Fiqh Council of Iraq (al-Majma al Faqahi al-Iraqi), the highest Sunni authority in Iraq, denounced the blast that targeted the Shi’ite district of Kadhimiya. ISIS claimed responsibility for the blast that resulted in 27 casualties. Amaq, a news agency that supports the terrorist g
A Syrian migrant, denied asylum in Germany a year ago, set off an explosive device near an open-air music festival in the country’s south, killing himself and wounding a dozen others, authorities said Monday, the third attack to hit the region in a week. The 27-year-old had spent time in a psychiatr
Nouakchott – Arab leaders will convene on Monday in Nouakchott at the 27th Arab Summit to announce a unified stance on regional conflicts, Iran’s foreign interference and efforts to fight terrorism. Asharq al-Awsat newspaper received a copy of the Nouakchott Declaration, which will be issued at the
Beirut-The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian Opposition was calm regarding Bashar Assad regime’s inclination to restart unconditional negotiations, saying it had zero confidence in the regime. The committee’s spokesperson Monzer Makhous told Asharq Al-Awsat he was unsure negotiations w
Riyadh-In light of the recent abortive coup, Turkey’s government confirmed that foreign investment in the country remains unaffected. Gulf and Saudi investment in Turkey continues to flow undisturbed by the newly raised state of emergency. Turkish authorities state that investment laws will not be s
London – A week after the release of confidential information on its nuclear program, Iran continues its protests with the spokesman of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi confirming that Tehran will file a complaint with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). AE
London-Sixteen years after being an unused reserve at her home Sydney Olympics, Australian rider Sue Hearn will finally make her Games debut at the age of 60 in Rio. Hearn got her ticket to join the 410-strong Australia team heading for Brazil when Kelly Layne withdrew from the team over the weekend
Munich-“Germany has a good system of legal gun ownership, but illegal firearms pose a big problem,” said Nils Duquet, a weapons expert in Belgium who works for the Flemish Peace Institute. According to Duquet, there are millions of illegal weapons in Europe, but he said it is impossible to know exac
Lausanne-Russian athletes were offered a lifeline on Sunday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected clarion calls for Russia to be banned from next month’s Rio Olympics over the nation’s doping record. The IOC ruling states that decisions on individual competitors will b
London-Theresa May’s new government is preparing the ground for new measures on immigration that would include students who have received visas to study in Britain’s universities. The Independent and Sunday Telegraph newspapers said that May’s team believes further restrictions on international stud
Ankara-While the repercussions of the coup attempt in Turkey are still effective, the General Security warned on Sunday that Fethullah Gulen’s organization, which is accused of standing behind the July 15 events, could spread chaos in the country through members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Pa
Kabul-Afghanistan witnessed a day of national mourning on Sunday over the death of more than 80 people in twin suicide bombings that targeted a peaceful protest, in an attack claimed by ISIS. ISIS said that it carried out the bombing that targeted members of Afghanistan’s Hazara Shi’ite minori
Both Supporters of Turkey’s governing and main opposition parties, typically bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup as President Tayyip Erdogan restores order to the country. In another demonstration of unity after the coup, w
Left powerless and unable to get specialist care for his six-year-old daughter in Libya or a visa for treatment abroad, Abdulhakim Shaybi bought a motor boat and set off with her last month across the Mediterranean. Two-and-a-half hours into their journey from Sabratha in western Libya, they reached
The latest in a string of arrests of dual nationals in Iran over the last year, Tehran confirmed on Sunday the incarceration of an Iranian-American visiting the country. Asked about reports of the arrest on national security charges, Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a weekl
London-Coming months will be critical for British economy after situation returns normal and markets become stable. This is what veteran politician and former Treasury Secretary Kenneth Clarke has foretold as he said: “the real economy is what matters and not the financial markets’ fluctuations, whi
Let me start by saying that even those who dislike Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are not fans of his style of government, like me, did not support the coup attempt against a democratically elected government. Erdogan, in fact, has never enjoyed a ‘carte blanche’ support; something proven by disa
London- Secretary General and Executive Director of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce Dr. Afnan Al Shuaibi received Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment Dr. Majed al-Qasabi and Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom, to review the Ministry of Commerc
