Cairo- Mediations and efforts exerted by ambassadors of 18 Yemeni peace-brokering nations proved fruitful in calming down tensions at the peace talks underway in Kuwait. The ambassadors were able to steer the negotiations back to the topic concerning the implementation of the U.N. resolution 2216. N
Riyadh-Bolstering the efforts exerted for implementing the Saudi vision on diversifying power sources, recent annual statistics released by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) exhibit a notable increase in the Kingdom’s natural gas reserve at a 1.4 percent rate in 2015, compared to that of 2014. Fi
Saudis are following the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States which has occupied the headlines in the past few days with much interest. Various US officials welcomed the visit and expressed their appreciation for it. Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s meeting with the US Se
State Department officials slammed America’s generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria’s government with the goal of pressing head of Syrian regime Bashar Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the upper hand o
London-A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health care by the Belgian company Zora Bots, Pepper joined the medical team as a receptionist at Ostend hospital AZ Damiaan. Pepper will introduce
London-For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline — as long as its battery lasts. But access to electricity can be hard to find in overcrowded camps, nor is it always free in cafes where young and old crowd together over a socket, waiting anxiously to phone home. A t
During talks held by the American President Barack Obama with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House yesterday, the importance of the strategic partnership between the two countries in this century was stressed upon. Important issues in the region were also discussed. A sta
London-Reports on obscenely handsome salaries received by senior Iranian officials blasted through the community causing rage and eventually leading to the official resignation of the chief of the supervisory board, Mohamed Ibrahim Amin. The scandalous suit placed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in
Pittsburgh-If you don’t have a reverse mortgage and don’t know anyone who does, your familiarity with the product probably comes from television commercials. There, often late at night, Pat Boone and Henry Winkler have peddled them with great sincerity. Sound sketchy? The loans, which allow people a
Dozens of anti-terror raids were carried out across Belgium overnight in a case that needed “an immediate intervention,” and 12 people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested, federal prosecutors and reports said Saturday. The raids took place in 16 communes in Brussels, Flanders and W
Beirut-Not too many people in Lebanon envy Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh today. He is one of the figures whose names are circulated for presidency, if parties agree on having a “consensual” candidate. Yet his stances against the so-called Hezbollah in the current crisis will likely make it impo
Beirut-Future Movement leader and Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that Lebanon is suffering from the involvement of the so-called Hezbollah, and not of Lebanon’s Shi’ites, “in wars from which we only reap boycott and sanctions, and which make us lose support for our legitimate institution
Beirut-With Conflict spiraling out of proportion and encompassing more frontiers among partners in Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s regime directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin for hampering headway after he had announced a Truce in Aleppo. On the other hand, confrontations, cited two days ago,
The Washington Post By Joby Warrick Tirana-Ask Bujar Hysa about the charges that landed him in Tirana’s cramped No. 302 Prison, and he spits furious denials. “I never encouraged terrorism!” declared the Muslim cleric, convicted last month of recruiting young Albanians for ISIS. But
Baghdad-Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Friday that Iraqi security forces were in control of the city of Fallujah except for a few small pockets of jihadists. He went on state television to make the announcement. “We promised you the liberation of Fallujah and we retook it.
Gaza-A big number of families gather daily before Iftar time on the beaches of Gaza, looking for a new lifestyle that makes the coast the only getaway for those who suffer from various crises. The lack of electricity for long hours along with the high temperature pushed the Gazans to choose an escap
In a move supporting fellow brothers in Yemen, the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid arranged for 20,000 food baskets to be distributed across a number of directorates in Hadhramaut, a governorate belonging to the Republic of Yemen . During the mission lunch, Abdulhadi Al-Tamimi, af
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura separately yesterday, and the settlement of the Syrian crisis was discussed. At the outset of the meeting which was held on the side lines of the
Families of some of the 49 people killed in a massacre at an Orlando nightclub will bury their dead on Friday, as the whole city holds funerals over the next two weeks for victims of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Like many of the victims of Sunday’s attack on the Pulse club,
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the heart of Fallujah, the long ISIS-held Iraqi city, nearly four weeks after the start of a U.S.-backed offensive that cleared out the population which was still there. Government troops, backed by multiple air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition, recaptured the municip
