Washington-Top U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have expected the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 45, one of the most controversial prisoners at the facility and the author of a best-selling memoir about his time there. “I am just thrilled that he is finally cleared again and the government o
Riyadh-Head of the Houthi insurgency delegation Mohammad Abed al Salam told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday that his delegation had received from the U.N. envoy new ideas and suggestions for a solution in Yemen. The spokesman said he was still studying these ideas, adding that a response to th
Paris – French President Francois Hollande asked Britain to present convincing evidence regarding Brexit procedures. He added that he’d want Britain to start its Brexit talks as soon as possible. Hollande said he recognized that UK needed time to prepare but stressed: “The sooner the better.&#
London-The Argentine Federal Court has asked Singapore and Malaysia to arrest former Iranian foreign minister and adviser of Supreme leader Ali Khamenei Ali Akbar Velayati, whom it accuses of involvement in the 1994 bombing that killed 85 people and injured 300 at the Jewish community center in Buen
London – The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani said deep-rooted relations between Gulf countries and Britain would be further consolidated after “Brexit”. In an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday, Al-Zayani said that Britain was witne
Riyadh-The Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) has revealed that it inked more than 6,000 industrial, logistic, and services contracts for investments that exceed SAR600 billion (USD160 billion) and provide job opportunities for more than 520,000 employees. Sami al-Hussaini, official spokesp
Washington-The U.S. and its allies have agreed on a strategy to fight the terrorist ISIS group, according to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Carter said on Thursday the objective of the strategy was to destroy ISIS at its base in Mosul, Iraq and in Syria. However, Carter cautioned that such
London-Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has urged Jordan to evacuate wounded Syrians who are among tens of thousands trapped along its northeastern border since an attack last June. “We call on the authorities to continue their solidarity with the war-wounded—solidarity that has saved t
Beirut-Over the three coming days, Metropolis Empire Sofil cinema will be hosting the first edition of the Karama Human Rights Film Festival. Amidst the hard conditions in Lebanon and the Arab world, the festival seeks to raise awareness on the rights of refugees and minorities, and to encourage sol
Cairo-The ninth edition of the Egyptian National Theater Festival has kicked off with an amazing show that embodies the love of theater in humans at the Egyptian Opera House. This edition will hold the name of the late actor Nour El-Sherif and will witness various shows till the August 8 at the Oper
The British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson assured the General Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Dr Riad Hijab that Britain continues to support a political transition in Syria and recognises the need to end the suffering of the Syrians as soon as possible. He stressed that “For
A meeting on Yemen that was held in London and that was attended by representatives from the United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE ended yesterday evening. The foreign ministers of these countries came together in support of international efforts to reach a political solution to the Yemen
The head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition called for a suspension of the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS terrorist organization in Syria while reports of dozens of civilian deaths from air strikes around the northern city of Manbij are investigated. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory
Manama- Terror Crime Prosecution Prosecutor Khalid al-Tamimi said the two perpetrators of the June 30 terror blast in which a Bahraini woman was killed confessed their crime and re-enacted it. An investigation launched around the attack that occurred last month on Shaikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah foun
Those who rushed to analyse and take positions on the coup in Turkey have another chance to re-evaluate the situation. Neither the army as an institution nor the secular opposition was responsible for the attempted coup. Rather, the attempted coup was undertaken by Fethullah Gulen’s Islamic movement
London-In a notable medical progress in reproduction treatment, British experts said on Wednesday that around half the number of couples who face difficulty in this matter can increase their opportunities through an available, cheap medicine for angina pectoris treatment. Experts at CARE Fertility,
It is neither strange nor new for many Arabs to support a foreign or regional leader for various reasons. The late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the leader of the Iranian revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein and others are examples of leaders t
Washington-Donald Trump made on Tuesday his hostile takeover of the Republican Party official. He earned the 1,237 bound delegates necessary to secure the party’s nomination in early June. Trump won with 1,725 delegates, followed by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 475 delegates, Ohio Governor Jo
London-There is, it has frequently been noted, a certain lack of continuity about the business of appointing a new England manager. This is not just limited to the England managers themselves, who often tend to be opposites or mirror-images of the predecessor who has been found wanting, it also appl
New York-The U.N. Security Council have started conducting a first secret vote on Thursday on the dozen candidates competing to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general. The 12 candidates include six men and six women — eight from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America, one from Western Europe and o
