A car bomb exploded in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, wrecking a passing police bus near the main tourism district, news channel Haberturk reported. A parked car packed with explosives was detonated by remote control as the police bus drove by the central Istanbul district
Samsung SDI is moving forward in talks with Tesla Motors to supply batteries for the U.S. automaker’s Model 3 electric car in addition to its energy storage products, a source with direct knowledge of the matter revealed. Shares in the Samsung SDI rushed to trade 6 percent higher in early afte
Afghanistan has suffered from the consequence of a long war that took place more than 40 years ago, when the Soviet forces invaded the country to support the communist government in the late seventies. Since then, many states intervened in its interior issues and triggered wars among different sects
Beirut-Recent remarks made by Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat brought back the presidential crisis to the forefront after months of standstill, which heavily affected the functioning of constitutional institutions and the economic situatio
Rabat-Many experts and observers of Islamic organizations,discuss the particularity of the parties of Justice and Development in Morocco and Ennahda Movement in Tunisia and their decisive contribution in ensuring their countries’ independence amidst an unstable regional entourage dominated by terror
The province of Taiz witnessed a bloody day yesterday when violent confrontations raged between legitimate forces, the national army and the Popular Resistance on one hand, and Houthi militias and forces loyal to the deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh, on the other hand. These confrontations came
What we see today in Iraq and Syria is not in the favour of Sunni Arabs. We will not talk about Khomeinist Iran because it is an adversary and tries hard to harm the Arabs and Sunnis. Neither will we talk about Russia, who is like Iran but has different motives. We are talking about […]
Ukraine arrested a Frenchman accused of amassing an arsenal of weapons, explosives and tactical gear to attack the European Championship soccer tournament, officials said Monday. The suspect was arrested trying to cross into the European Union from Ukraine. Ukrainian agents had been following the ma
Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out an air raid on a market in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor on Monday killing at least 17 people, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported. The strikes hit the town of Ashara, about 60 km (40 miles) southeast of the provincial capital,
Riyadh- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aids sent on Sunday a new convoy carrying humanitarian aids to Yemen. Adviser at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah explained that 1631 tons of aids were
Donald Trump says he made “a lot of money” in a deal years ago with Moammar Gadhafi, despite denying that he knew the former Libyan dictator was involved in renting his suburban New York estate. “Don’t forget, I’m the only one. I made a lot of money with Gaddafi, if you
Louisville (U.S.)-London- The whole world has its eyes fixed at Louisville, the hometown of the late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, awaiting the Friday funeral service which would lay the ever loved icon to rest. Muhammad Ali was more than just a typical sports legend, as he was notorious for his str
Cairo- Libya Army leadership once again ignored Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobbler’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Benghazi, a city located eastern Libya. Atop their disregard to the quest for ceasefire, the army announced that it would not permit any ministry or ins
Vienna-Guarding one of the Park Hayat suites, stands Cobra, the name that former Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Resources Ali al-Naimi gave to his bodyguard, who continued to keep the security of current Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih. Inside his suite, minister
The Russians have not yet publicly announced their involvement in the operations to liberate the city of Raqqa, ISIS’ main stronghold in Syria. However, the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdul Rahman told Asharq Al-Awsat yesterday that the main fighting force there that is
Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in a rare militant attack on a security office in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital, a government official said on Monday. Jordanian television, quoting a government spokesman, descr
Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud discussed with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed bilateral relations and prospects of cooperation in various fields and reviewed the latest regional and international developments. Earlier on Sunday, King Salman
Beirut-Over the last few days, previously known frequent clashes ravaging the town of Arsal on the Lebanon-Syria border have been reduced to sporadic shelling and attacks staged among the Syrian Opposition, al-Nusra Front and the so-called Lebanese Hezbollah militants. Syrian sources also told Ashar
New York-Yemen’s Ambassador to the United Nations Khalid al-Yamani condemned U.N.’s silence for the crimes Houthis are committing in Taiz. Al-Yamani said that the silence allows Houthis to ignore international humanitarian laws, and thus the U.N. is participating in the aggression. In remarks to Ash
Paris- Arab League (LAS) Secretary General Nabil Elaraby spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in an exclusive interview after attending the Paris convention dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Using ‘diplomatic honesty’, Elaraby exposed details on what had happened within the meeting, most
