Greek authorities said they have deported 13 Syrian refugees to Turkey under an agreement between the latter and the European Union to stop the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe. The group comprises are six men, three women and four children, police reported. The immigrants were were flown Thu
Jordan’s Independent Elections Commission has set Sept. 20 as the date for parliamentary elections. Thursday’s announcement came less than two weeks after King Abdullah II dissolved the old parliament, paving the way for a new vote within four months. Voters will elect 130 members of par
Washington-In its “Global Economic Prospects” report released on Tuesday, the World Bank downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4% from the 2.9% pace, 0.5 percentage point lower than the bank’s forecast in January. The move is due to sluggish growth in advanced economies, stubbornly low com
Riyadh-Saudi Ministry of Justice announced launching a fund for Saudi women as as part of the ministry’s initiatives in the National Transformation Program 2020, which aims at allocating funds to those worthy of funding until the court decides on their filed cases. The ministry explained that the fu
London- At a time were rumors on disputes flood the Moscow-Tehran relationship, concerning military operations in Syria, Russian and Iranian ministers of defense convene in Tehran Today to confer on Syrian affairs and field developments regarding the performance of Russian forces. Islamic Republic N
U.S.-backed forces fighting ISIS near the Syrian-Turkish border said on Thursday they had reached the militants’ last main route in and out of their stronghold in the area, the city of Manbij, as a French official confirmed that French special forces are offering training and advice to fighter
Global plans to put an end to malaria are being heavily supported by prominent couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Obama. The goal is to eliminate malaria by 2040 for good; thus the Gateses are by doubling their funding over the next decade to support the roll out of new products to tackle rising dr
Dubai-The Sawab Center, the first-ever multinational online messaging and engagement program, announced that it has launched a three-day social media campaign in Arabic and English to shed the light on the harm that ISIS is causing to children. The center, which is a joint UAE-American initiative ai
Cairo- Egyptian authority downplayed on Wednesday the threat ISIS made on staging terrorist attacks against the historical Giza pyramid complex. Ashraf Mohi, Director-General of Giza Plateau, giving low profile to the posed threats said that it is impossible for terrorist attacks to breach the site&
France’s Finance Minister, Michel Sapin, urged workers to end a flood of nationwide strikes, saying they risked undermining signs of stronger growth and falling unemployment. Rubbish piled up in parts of Paris as stoppages and pickets blocked waste treatment plants in one of a series of protes
Amman-Jordanian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh will travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and several Russian officials. Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sabah al-Rafei told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Judeh will discuss w
Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group said it ran a suicide car bomb into an African Union military base, in the central town of Halgan, raged inside and killed 43 Ethiopian soldiers on Thursday. The AU force said it had repulsed an “attempted attack”. Residents nearby said they hear
“Who is going to live forever?” he said the last time we sat together and then left. Little did he know that this would be the last I hear from him; I also did not know that I had kept away many things I wanted to say, and which he would never hear again. I […]
Fallujah – The United Nations said on Wednesday as many as 90,000 civilians could be trapped in the besieged area of Fallujah, nearly doubling its earlier estimate of 50,000. The U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, warned that civilians could face a “harrowing” sit
London-Muslim leaders have invited U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit Scottish mosques when he travels to the country to open his new golf course later this month. A statement published in Scotland’s Herald newspaper from Annandale Mosque and Roxburgh Street Mosque, both in
Beirut- The outcome of the local municipal polls in Tripoli has fortified the popularity of resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi and has encouraged him to move his leadership outside the northern capital of Lebanon. The victory of Rifi during last month’s polls showed this Sunni figure in nor
Paris-A draft resolution circulated by Britain and France, which aims at giving the EU naval force in the Mediterranean the power to intercept ships suspected of smuggling arms in waters off Libya, will not likely be approved in the coming weeks, high-ranking French diplomatic sources said. The sour
Washington-International Monetary Fund official Martin Sommer said “we have to cope with low oil prices for a period of time as it requires reforms in the structure, finance, and monetary sectors in order to face the challenges coinciding with the drop in growth rates and high budget deficits in cou
Jeddah- Saudi Arabia recently presented roadmap module drafting a method to ceasefire and cooperation in Yemen. Concerned conflict parties have unconditionally agreed to the proposal, well-informed sources located at the Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The proposal, whic
U.S. House Speaker, Paul Ryan, revealed a national security policy presenting stronger defense on Thursday, marking the second step in a conservative policy agenda rolling out as he works to unite Republicans after a divisive primary campaign. The plan is sharply critical of President Barack Obama,
