Algeria- The Ministry of National Defense in Algeria announced on Friday that the national army had reportedly killed an extremist at the Bouïra area, a tribal region east of the capital city. The extremist was killed by a military operation which had been launched a week ago, leaving three extremis
Cairo – For the first time ever, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb visited Nigeria accompanied by a delegation. El-Tayeb called the terrorist group Boko Haram to repent. El-Tayeb asked the international community to help the displaced civilians and refugees. Analysts believe that Africa
Kuwait- Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Al Mekhlafi, who is also heading the government delegation at the peace talks underway in Kuwait, said that the government delegation will not be leaving Kuwait before being officially informed of the failure of the international
Leaflets demanding that civilians leave ISIS’ stronghold in Raqqa were dropped over the city by international coalition aircraft yesterday. This led to mobilisation in the ranks of ISIS at the same time that the Russian news agency Sputnik quoted sources as saying Kurdish “Syrian Democratic Forces”
Tunis – Former Tunisian Prime Minister and Secretary General of Ennahda Movement Ali al-Arid admitted that the challenges facing Tunisia and Libya are very serious and dangerous. Al-Arid, who was elected on Friday president of the tenth convention of Ennahda Movement, mentioned that Habib Essi
Beirut-After largescale criticism of a report issued by U.N. chief Bank Ki-moon ahead of a conference next September on movements of refugees and migrants, several sides stressed that Lebanon, which hosts around 1.5 million displaced Syrians, should not be concerned. “The Secretary-General has at no
The Group of Seven major economies committed on Saturday to take more aggressive action to combat financing of terrorism and violent extremism that jeopardize global stability. Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) issued an “action plan” following a two-day discussion in northern J
Apple chief executive Tim Cook met on Saturday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking the tech giant’s support for his “Digital India” initiative focusing on e-education, health and increasing farmers’ incomes. A government statement said Modi and Cook also discus
Manama- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had received King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. King Hamad stated that Saudi Arabia is the region’s strategic depth and chief support source, which attends all regional causes. In his statement to the Bahraini news ag
Baghdad- Iraqi authorities recently imposed a curfew in the capital city of Iraq, Baghdad, which will last until further notice. The check in time was announced on Friday after Sadrist movement protestors broke into Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office in the Green zone, the most common giv
The World Bank launched on Saturday a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat virulent disease outbreaks in poor countries, creating the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk. “The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa was a tragedy that we were simply not prepared
Donald Trump raised $1.7 million from donors and loaned his White House campaign $7.5 million in April as he moved closer to becoming the Republican nominee for U.S. president and as he continued his criticism of Hillary Clinton by calling her “heartless” for backing restrictions on gun
Beirut-Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon is heading towards a political battle in Sunday’s municipal elections as a list headed by the current municipal chief, Engineer Mohammed al-Saudi, is seen to be capable of achieving victory once more. But a factor that cannot be ignored is the popular support
The Yemen peace consultations which are sponsored by the United Nations and are supposed to be taking place in Kuwait have been suspended for the third day running after the Yemeni government delegation decided to stop participating. The decision was made on Tuesday due to the rebel delegation chang
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and conversed about a number of topics of common interest during their meeting in Jeddah yesterday. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques recei
With the primary season in the US presidential election campaign almost over, what was marketed by some pundits as “unthinkable” a month ago is now branded “inevitable”. Not only will Donald Trump be the Republican Party’s nominee for the coming showdown in November, he now seems to have a chance of
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed reforms made by Saudi Arabia to implement the 2030 Vision to diversify the national economy and attract foreign investment. The IMF’s Mission Chief for Saudi Arabia Tim Callen who led the annual discussions with Saudi Arabia earlier this month
The Turkish parliament approved the first clause of a bill to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on Friday; a constitutional change that the pro-Kurdish opposition has warned could see its parliamentary presence all but wiped out. In a secret ballot, 373 MPs in the 550-seat parliament b
Beirut-Recent military attacks carried out by Syrian regime militants in Damascus’s Western and Eastern Ghouta suburbs revealed that the local agreements reached out with opposition factions in a partially independent way, aimed at neutralizing surrounding areas temporarily until it finds time to at
Governor Chris Christie has been severely defeated ever since he dropped out of the Republican presidential race and backed Donald Trump to win the White House. Now after months of receiving endless support, Trump returns the favor. Trump appeared at a fundraiser in New Jersey, Thursday night, to he
