President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S. military broader authorities in Afghanistan to accompany and enable Afghan forces battling a resilient Taliban insurgency, in a move to assist them more proactively on the battlefield, a U.S. official told Reuters. The senior U.S. defense official,
Sydney-A new report by Oxfam said Australia’s federal government lost an estimated 5 billion US dollars in revenue in 2014 as a consequence of tax avoidance by multinational corporations with Australian operations. The non-governmental organization said in its report that investments from Australian
Moscow- Syria battlefield recent complications were the main topic of discussion at the Tehran-held meeting on Thursday and which brought together each of Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu, Syrian regime chief of staff Fahd Jassem al-Freij and Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan. Russia
London-Thousands of admirers of late boxer Mohammed Ali Clay attended the funeral of the heavyweight champion in his hometown of Louisville in Kentucky, United States. An estimated 14,000 people, representing many races and religions, attended the Jenazah, or funeral in Arabic, where he was repeated
Days after the United Nations pledged to withdraw the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia from its controversial list about children and conflicts and the declaration made by Saudi Arabia and its allies that they were determined to present their objection to the UN about the erroneous information, th
London-American researchers said that an experimental wearable artificial kidney shows promise as a substitute for dialysis machines. In a clinical trial, a prototype of the artificial kidney was tested on seven patients at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. The test was designe
Riyadh-Saudi Arabia will witness a great expansion in renewable energy, as estimates indicate that electricity from solar power would reach 66,400 Megawatts by 2023. Expansion plans fall within Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030, which is translated in the National Transformation Program, a blueprint to pre
Fallujah-Al-Anbar Provincial Council warned of the continuous crimes against civilians escaping ISIS in Fallujah committed by extremist militias of Popular Mobilization Forces and other governmental forces. Anbar Provincial Council spokesperson Athal al-Fahdawi said that the number of families leavi
Cairo- Houthis turning in their arsenal is considered to be one of the chief controversies inhibiting progress at the peace talks underway in Kuwait. The government’s delegation insists on implementing U.N. resolution 2216, which rules that all militias and their allies relinquish arms, handing them
Paris-The presence of a limited number of French forces alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that are trying to expel ISIS from the strategic Syrian city of Manbij “does not mean a change in France’s policies, rather it reflects military pragmatism,” French diplomatic sources said. “An oppor
Former Saudi Minister of Commerce, Finance and National Economy Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Salim passed away dawn of June 8 at one of London’s hospitals. Salim and the late prominent technocrat Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi had shared many roots. Their companionship kicked-off with shared college yea
Beirut-The Lebanese decision to ban the import of Syrian agricultural produce would generate political and economic problems in light of the series of escalatory reactions by concerned parties. The decision was taken by representatives of the Progressive Socialist Party at the Lebanese government &#
Jeddah-Three ministers held the fourth ministerial press conference to announce the new details of the National Transformation Plan – 2020, part of Saudi Vision – 2030. Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs confirmed that his ministry is studying the new construction program, while Minister of Com
Washington-Republican Party officials have complained at the Congress, holding U.S. President Barack Obama responsible for the return of several former Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Afghanistan to fight U.S. troops there. The Republicans said this is evidence that Obama should not have set free inmate
London-The nightmare of the arrest of foreigners from Iranian origin has returned after Iranian security forces apprehended a Canadian professor who has recently visited the country. The family of Canadian-Iranian anthropologist, Homa Hoodfar, said she has been held in Iran since Monday. She is bein
Beirut-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh uncovered Thursday the closure of accounts linked to the so-called Hezbollah in line with the U.S. law targeting the party’s finances, and asserted that the Central Bank is working on implementing this law. In an interview with CNBC business news chann
Dammam-Saudi Arabia needs investments worth USD53.3 billion in the water sector till 2025, to cope with the population growth and the increased demand for desalinated water. The Kingdom faces a heavy challenge by getting 60% of its water needs from the desalination of sea water, which compelled the
Al Madinah: Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah witnessed the revival of Al-Manakha Market on Wednesday. This revival came based on the directives of Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Madinah, aiming to offer wandering vendors the opportunity to sell their commodities. The committee assigned to re
London-Arab families used to send their daughters to Switzerland, France and Britain to learn the “Etiquette” bases in extensive sessions. But the “Etiquette House,” an initiative launched by the Saudi Dania bin Saedan, offers the opportunity to acquire etiquette skills in the middle of Riyadh. Bin
Amman- The Saudi National Campaign(SNC) announced its support to fellow Syrian brothers and that it had its Lebanon office distribute over 1250 food parcels to Syrian refugees residing in Lebanese cities of Baalbek and Al-Ayroniah. The distribution of sustenance in the two cities is only a part of a
