Riyadh-The three committees, which emanated from Yemeni Peace talks in Kuwait, have continued holding their meetings without achieving any progress; especially politically. The committee responsible for restoring the state and preparing for the resumption of political dialogue concluded its meeting
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan met in Washington to convene face-to-face key talks for the first time, seeking to repair their breach and unify a party torn over Trump’s rise to the cusp of the GOP presidential nomination. The meeting comes a we
New York- The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday convened in a session discussing international terrorism and the ideology it adopts. The session, chaired by Egypt, was also headed by Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry. The council was briefed by Deputy Secretary-General of the Unite
Four members of military forces loyal to Libya’s new U.N.-backed unity government have been killed and 30 wounded in clashes with ISIS militants near the western Libyan city of Misrata, a hospital spokesman said on Thursday. Aziz Issa said the fighting was going on east of Assdada, around 80 k
Britain stepped back from cutting the size and scope of the BBC on Thursday, as it unveiled the Government’s blueprint for the future of the BBC which will be regulated by an external organization for the first time in its 90-year history. External regulation will be handed to Ofcom, the commu
Al-Nusra Front and allied fighters captured a village of Bashar Assad’s minority Alawite sect in western Syria on Thursday and abducted civilians living there, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Regime forces and their allies were still fighting insurgents nearby after the capture o
Four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution are located in India, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The report, that surveyed 3,000 urban areas, has found that only 2 per cent of cities in poorer countries have air quality that meets international safety sta
London- As Iranians are occupied with reports coming in on the Aleppo battlefield, in which Iranian military forces appear to have been suffering grave losses, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official statement confirmed on Wednesday the death of the Admiral Mohammad Nazeri, high
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday his country is gearing up to “clear” the Syrian side of its frontier in response to cross-border fire from ISIS, hours after around 30 militants were killed near the border. Erdogan said Turkey was making the necessary preparations 
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that a landmark migrants deal between the EU and Turkey would collapse unless Ankara fulfilled its commitments, drawing retaliation from a Turkish minister. “We fixed criteria for visa liberalization, there are 72 of them and n
Riyadh, Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Wednesday a telephone call from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. During the telephone conversation, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed issues of common interest. Furthermore, King Sal
ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that killed ten soldiers in the Yemeni southern port city of Mukalla on Thursday. The militant group said in an online statement that one of its members had blown himself up in a car near government troops. Medical sources said earlier that ten s
Riyadh- Syrian Opposition official Asaad al-Zoubi, head of the negotiating delegation, warned of the presence of an Iranian-Russian plan set out to break into Aleppo and the eastern Ghouta, located near Damascus. Over the last few hours, more than 3,000 Iranian troops and 1,500 regime troops have as
Nissan Motor Co. will take a 34 percent stake in scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in a deal that aims to repeat the success of the Nissan-Renault alliance. Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday in a joint press conference with Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko in Yokohama that Nissa
Dubai-The Arab Media Forum concluded on Wednesday by honoring Al Arabiya’s Former General Manager Abdulrahman Al-Rashed with the “Media Personality of the Year” award, which was handed to him by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The Saudi wr
Japan denied on Thursday allegations of a $1.5 million payment made during the winning bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, saying they had won it cleanly. Britain’s The Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday that the Tokyo bid team “or those acting on their behalf” paid about 1.3
Manama- Bahrain on Wednesday confirmed its commitment on proceeding with the Kingdom’s reform project outlined by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The government stressed that executing recommendations given by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry revolving around investigations held fo
Beirut- After the disappointing results that the so-called Hezbollah group garnered in the first round of the municipal elections that were held last Sunday, the party is now gearing up for new battles but this time in its stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Several families decided to enter in
Two Britons and a Mexican on Thursday became the first foreigners to climb Mount Everest in two years together with three Nepalese guides, officials said, after disasters in 2014 and 2015 killed dozens and forced mountaineers off the world’s tallest peak. The six climbers reached the 8,850-met
Baghdad-At least 94 people were killed in three car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, in the deadliest violence in Baghdad this year. The attacks, all claimed by ISIS, came with the government locked in a political crisis. The worst bombing struck the Sadr City area of northern Baghdad, killi
