Top government officials and Venezuela’s opposition met with a group of mediators in the Dominican Republic to discuss and set the basis for a negotiation among the current unpleasant conditions of a political standoff and an expanding economic crisis, according to both sides. With low oil pri
Riyadh- Details on regional and international efforts bent on finding a solution for the conflict tearing Yemen apart are indicating a positive outcome, sources close to Yemeni presidency told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Uncovered details revolved around an effective cementation of ceasefire and the
Ali Larijani, a moderate conservative, retained the speakership of Iran’s parliament despite major gains for reformists in February elections, benefiting from credit gained by his cooperation with the government of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani in approving Iran’s nuclear deal with
Beirut- Fearing ISIS breaking through and taking over the two towns of Mare and Azaz, located near Turkish borders, the Syrian Opposition reported hundreds of civilians fleeing the area and leaving for Afrin which is predominated by Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). Turkey regards the Y
Beirut- The Lebanon treasury started paying the salaries of Ministers belonging to the so-called Hezbollah party in cash two months ago. The pays were given in cash as to escape the U.S. sanctions put into effect, Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Effective U.N. sanctions led to the f
France will take all needed measures to guarantee that all multinationals operating in the country will pay their taxes, expecting more cases to follow after Google and McDonald’s were targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said. Sapin stated during an interview with European new
Centres of Cataclysm: Celebrating Fifty Years of Modern Poetry in Translation Edited by Sasha Dugdale, David Constantine and Helen Constantine Published by Bloodaxe Books, London, 2016 In his seminal study of translation, “Mouse or Rat?” the late Italian linguist and novelist Umberto Eco argues for
The international community must strive for a suitable response to cultural destruction as shown by the deliberate wrecking of ancient sites in Syria and Mali by ultra-radicals, the head of the U.N.’s cultural organization said. Irina Bokova, director general of the United Nations Educational
Baghdad- London- In a sudden reboot of the demonstrations, protestors once again clustered at the Liberation Square, Baghdad. Demonstrators attempted to crossover into the Green Zone, breaking through concrete barriers. An eyewitness at the location said that over four thousand protestors, a majorit
For the second time, the Iranian delegation in charge of discussing Hajj arrangements for Iranian citizens with officials at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah left the city of Jeddah yesterday without signing the protocol for the arrangements. The protocol was not signed despite the delegation ch
Fierce clashes between the ISIS group and rebels erupted in a town in northeastern Syria Saturday, a monitor and an activist said, after jihadists entered a Syrian opposition stronghold near Marea cutting a main supply route. “Heavy clashes took place overnight between ISIS fighters and rebels
Cairo- Yemeni Minister of Information and Mass Media Mohammed Qubaty exposed Houthis and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh having plans to fully coordinate with Iran and al-Qaeda. Qubaty, in an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, said that counterterrorism special forces, wh
The head of the government delegation to the Yemen peace consultations that are currently being held in Kuwait confirmed that the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the United States and Britain have been recently holding continuous meetings with the communication and coordination committee that was forme
Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have clashed Friday in the city of San Diego in California, as the business mogul brought his message of walls and deportations to the doorstep of America’s busiest border. The scene inside the San Diego Convention Center
Kabul-The photo of the Afghan Taliban chieftain has triggered a flurry of speculation over the motive behind its release soon after Haibatullah Akhundzada was appointed as the group’s leader. Only a grainy image of Mullah Omar, the insurgent group’s secretive one-eyed founder who died two year
Washington-Two senior U.S. officials have welcomed the progress made by Europe in the cooperation in the fight against terrorism, but cautioned that further progress was needed. European countries “are improving in the sharing of information when it comes to anti-terror efforts, they are on th
Irbil- Exposing regional plans of Iran, a Kurdish official revealed that the Iranian regime has launched its construction of the largest missile and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base. The center is being established near Sayed Sadiq which belongs to the Sulaymaniyah Governorate located i
Ramadi- Baghdad-based Colonel Steve Warren has announced that the leader of ISIS in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was killed in an air strike as part of the operation carried out by Iraqi troops to recapture the city from the terrorist group. “We’ve killed more than 70 enemy fighters, inclu
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, putting down a call by doctors and scientists to move or postpone the games due to the threat posed by the large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil. A group [
Algiers- Algeria’s Islamic Justice and Development Front Party has criticized the authorities for allowing an Israeli-French journalist to accompany French Prime Minister Manuel Valls during his visit to Algeria last month. Algerians are sensitive towards such issues and the visit of the Maariv jour
