Hamburg, Moscow- On the eve of a meeting with his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin in Germany on Friday, US President Donald Trump said “we recognize that Syria requires a political solution that does not advance Iran’s destructive agenda and does not allow terrorist organizations to ret
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain blamed Qatar for the failure of the Gulf mediation to resolve the ongoing crisis, hailing efforts deployed by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in this regard. The four Arab countries’ foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday to
Greek Cypriots recently indicated they would go ahead with plans for gas exploration, despite opposition from Turkey . One diplomatic source said Turkey might be willing to rethink its role on guarantor rights. Turkey, Greece and Britain are guarantor powers of Cyprus in an independence treaty which
Saudi Arabia’s national oil giant Aramco on Thursday released its annual report for 2016, highlighting the outstanding achievements of this year in the implementation of its long-term integrated strategy as the largest energy company in the world. On the occasion, the President and Chief Execu
The population of Mosul has endured huge suffering in the war to retake the northern Iraqi city from terror group ISIS and trauma cases among civilians are sharply rising in the last stages of battle, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday. The city’s basic infrastructure has also bee
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officially expressed on Thursday its support for Egypt’s bid to host the upcoming Arab-European Summit scheduled for the first quarter of year 2018. The approval was delivered Saudi Ambassador to Egypt, who is also the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representat
At least two people were killed and several wounded on Thursday in a suicide bombing at a bus station in the central Syrian city of Hama, regime media reported. Hama city is the capital of the governorate of the same name, and is under regime control. Last month, the head of the Syrian regime, Basha
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and top EU officials agreed on Thursday the broad outline of a landmark trade deal, signaling opposition to protectionism championed by US President Donald Trump. “Today we agreed in principle on an Economic Partnership Agreement (with Japan), the impact of w
German police evacuated a school in the city of Darmstadt on Wednesday, after a “strange object” lying on a shelf among some toys found by one of the children was revealed to be an unexploded World War Two bomb. “A child had found the stick-type incendiary bomb during a walk in the woods and b
Riyadh- Observers and economists expected the aggravation of the crisis experienced by Qatar Airways after the boycott that created a catastrophic situation – according to their description – in the Qatari air transport. They warned that the sector has been suffering the largest losses t
Shortly after 8am on Monday the security barrier at a deceptively nondescript‑looking suburban football training facility was raised and Rafael Benítez’s car entered the sometimes parallel universe known as Newcastle United. A couple of minutes later the club’s manager was pictured smiling warmly wh
Beirut – Lebanon’s cabinet session held on Wednesday at the Baabda Palace saw disagreements between ministers over the return of the displaced Syrians to their country. While ministers, who support Bashar Assad, called for cooperation with the Syrian regime to achieve the quick return of refugees, o
London- Selling data, or the so-called “Big Data,” has been discussed a lot recently, and it means the amounts of very large personal and professional information that can be analyzed to detect patterns, trends, groups, and situations relating to human behavior and interactions. This dat
Ramallah – Head of Hamas Polibureau Ismail Haniyeh called on Wednesday for forming a Palestinian national unity government and holding general elections across the Palestinian territories. “Hamas is ready to participate in presidential and legislative elections,” Haniyeh said, in his first public sp
Riyadh- Ratings agency Moody’s has cut its outlook on the country’s sovereign credit to “negative” from “stable”, driven by the risks of economic and diplomatic boycotting that Doha is facing by the countries calling for fighting terrorism. Moody’s said in a statement p
The European Parliament gave the green light on Wednesday (5 July) to begin negotiations with national governments on new EU anti-dumping rules designed to better protect EU industry and jobs. The new rules on the calculation of import duties respond to the controversy around China’s market economy
Cairo – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced on Wednesday the liberation of the last strongholds of armed groups in Saberi, north of Benghazi. Brigadier General Ismail al-Baraki, commander of the Saberi Operations Room, said that the military operations
Dammam- Saudi Aramco, Dussur and Hyundai said they had signed a memorandum of understanding to make engines and pumps in the kingdom. In a joint statement, the three companies said the MoU stipulates that the mentioned parties cooperate in establishing a joint project to cover fields that include ma
Riyadh – As Houthi rebels refused to hand over the leadership of the political council to the General People’s Congress, which is headed by former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, questions were raised over the escalating dispute between Yemen’s two insurgent groups. An agreement reached between
The United States is willing to work with Russia on establishing “no-fly zones” in Syria, the top US diplomat said Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin later this week. In a wide-ranging statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
