Jeddah – The Saudi cabinet reviewed on Monday the contents of the joint statement issued by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt after receiving the Qatari reply from Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to its list of demands to Doha. It also stressed that the Qatari people ar
Sixteen members of the US Marine Corps were killed in a military aircraft crash in the southern US state of Mississippi, US media said on Monday. The Marine Corps confirmed that a “mishap” involving a KC-130 occurred in the evening, without providing additional details. The KC-130 is use
Beirut – The seventh round of Syrian indirect talks kicked off in Geneva on Monday, with statements reflecting optimism over the possibility to reach an agreement on unifying the opposition ranks, in addition to issues related to the constitution, elections and governance. UN Special Envoy for Syria
Rome- Saudi Arabia’s Information and Culture Minister Dr. Awwad al-Awwad has said that Qatar supports terrorism and has financed extremist terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, ISIS, Nusra Front, the Muslim Brotherhood and “Hezbollah”, and has even hosted Taliban on its territory. In
Istanbul – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced on Monday that his country has started the process of rebuilding “lost trust” in its ties with NATO ally Turkey. He made his comments after holding hours-long talks in Istanbul on Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that focused
Dammam, Ankara- The US has directly got involved on Monday in the Qatari crisis that has commenced one month ago following Arab and Gulf accusations of Doha funding terrorism and adopting a policy that destabilizes the region. After a tour of European mediation, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillers
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed on Monday that the army enjoys “complete” political support in wake of criticism it came under following the death of four Syrian detainees, who were arrested after military raids in the northeastern border region of Arsal in late June. “Those cr
Erbil – President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani arrived in Brussels on Monday on an official visit where he will hold talks with a number of European Union officials on the upcoming Kurdish independence referendum. His media aide Kifah Mahmoud told Asharq Al-Awsat that the visit to Be
Each of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt published joint statement concerning classified documents released by CNN on July 10, 2017, reported the Saudi state-owned news agency SPA. The issued joint statement reads as follows: The four countries assert that the documents publ
Classified documents disclosed on Monday revealed details of the 2013 Riyadh agreement signed between the Gulf states and Qatar concerning the executive mechanism. Documents belonging to a supplementary agreement reached in 2014 were published as well. The documents bare the signature of Qatar leade
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Monday noted the High Court ruling, regarding the lawfulness of granting export licences for the sale of UK manufactured arms to Saudi Arabia. The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia also wished to reaffirm its respect for the independence of the United Kingdom’s judic
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired on Monday a national cabinet session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah during which he wished the recently empowered Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman success. The King also expressed his gratitude to Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Ab
A new report by Bloomberg News about Russia being suspected of recently hacking a dozen US power plants, including a nuclear one, is far more serious than any possible attempt to influence an election. It could be a sign of something even scarier: two military superpowers stepping up a cyberwar in t
London- Liverpool and Everton were first, Arsenal have just joined them, and Huddersfield Town managed it twice in the same week. The transfer window still has the best part of two months to run and the real horse-trading is yet to start, but this looks like it could be the summer when almost every
London- A senior source in the Arab coalition backing the legitimate government in Yemen denied on Monday a report on a meeting between spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition Ahmad Asiri and the son of deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a phone call to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the sourc
Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has approved adopting public health as a policy and priority in all regulations and legislations to fight diseases and reduce their burden. This requires the work of all government agencies to achieve this goal so that healt
Brussels- Belgium has frozen the financial assets of another 158 foreign fighters who went to fight in Iraq or Syria, local media reported Friday. Those Belgians taking part in fights in Iraq or Syria, will no longer have access to their bank accounts and will not be able to use their credit cards w
Tunisia- Tunisian Minister for Development, Investment and International Cooperation Mohamed Fadhel Abdelkefi said that the economic revival witnessed by Tunisia during the first nine months of 2017 doesn’t put an end to the state’s budget challenges. During “Tunisia – China: A Partnership for the F
Arabs find themselves envious when they encounter the developed world. A friend of mine sought a better life in London after having had enough with reign of oppression back home. He purchased a house in his wait for the war to end. One day he was disturbed by a tree in his small garden. He […
London- The first thing to acknowledge is that there is time for Chelsea to make a success of this transfer window. It is the first week in July, not the last in August. Those within the club’s recruitment department can justifiably point to the late arrivals of David Luiz and Marcos Alonso last yea
