Yemen’s warring factions are meeting in Kuwait this week for U.N.-brokered negotiations with hopes for the talks to succeed, noting that if the UN-backed peace talks fail, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen will move on the capital Sanaa. Coalition spokesman Brigadier Genera
NAIROBI-Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested only hours before Yoweri Museveni, 71, is sworn in for a fifth term as president on Thursday. Museveni won the elections in February with 60 percent of the vote, allowing him to extend his rule to 35 years, noting that he seized power back
Despite being on opposite grounds in regard of the political spectrum, both Trump and Sanders have supporters with extraordinary hunger for their campaign, where according to numbers, they have bought about $20 million worth of campaign hats, T-shirts, bumper stickers, and other merchandise. A level
The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir met his German counterpart Frank‑Walter Steinmeier and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) Federica Mogherini separately in Paris on Monday on the side-lines of the ministerial meeting for countries that are dedi
The roots of trees remain as they are but get stronger with age. This is the natural course of life. Branches are always pruned and flowers pollinated so they can produce and continue to live. The tree of God’s creation is one and its conclusion is also one. Life is strengthened by continuity; the d
New Jersey-born rocker Jon Bon Jovi is using his celebrity to command the attention of millions of people, including some of the wealthiest and most powerful. Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, are joining with local charities and wealthy fellow philanthropists to tackle hunger and poverty in
U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a statement on Wednesday urging states supporting Syria’s peace process to stop the warring parties from attacking unlawful targets such as hospitals and other civilian sites. Air strikes, bombardment and rocket fire had been consistently used in rece
The head of Bangladesh’s largest jihadist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, was hanged on Wednesday for his role in genocide and other crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law minister said, risking an angry reaction from his supporters. Nizami, the 73-year-old he
A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a Shi’ite Muslim district of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 63 people and wounding more than 78 others in an attack that was swiftly claimed by the extremist ISIS group. The attack, which is the largest inside the Iraqi capital since month
Forces in western Libya are planning a military operation to retake the city of Sirte, which was captured by ISIS last year, their spokesman said, pushing ahead with plans for a counter-attack after the extremists made territorial gains in the last week. The fighters based in the city of Misrata hav
New York- Scientists at Harvard and M.I.T., world-wide renown pioneering research centers, have developed an exceptionally elastic invisible film which is applied over one’s original skin for complete concealment of wrinkles and puffy eyes… in other words having a young vital skin once again.
Riyadh-The Lebanese MP Antoine Zahra criticized the so-called Hezbollah harshly, confirming that it has become a heavy burden on Lebanon and has affected the country negatively by intervening in Yemen, Bahrain, and other Gulf states. According to Zahra, “the country’s institutions are collapsing, an
During a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha yesterday, the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is also the Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence reviewed the latest developments in the region and efforts that are being made to enha
Tehran- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech on Tuesday on national television, in live broadcast, during which he mentioned that Iran will be filing a lawsuit against Washington before international courts for the expropriation of two billion dollars of Iranian deposits which are fro
New York- JPMorgan Chase paid its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, $27 million in 2015. In another Wall Street universe, the hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin made $1.7 billion over the same year. Even as regulators push to rein in compensation at Wall Street banks, top hedge fund managers earn mor
Aden- Al Qaeda militants evacuated on Tuesday both Zinjibar and Jaar, some of the largest settlements in the Abyan governorate located in Yemen, sources aware of the matter confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Militant terrorists left subsequent to an agreement reached by tribal leaders mediating
London- On a bicycle, former Mayor of London Boris Johnson left the City Hall headquarter allowing the new Mayor, Sadiq Khan, who arrived by bus to start his new job. After one day of being Mayor of London, Khan announced new measures that have been taken to reduce public transport costs; thus, issu
Bogota- Authorities in Argentina set out to investigate any information on the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) delegation’s expected visit to the Colombian capital Bogota this May. The delegation has raised concerns of Argentinian authorities; especially that it includes Mohsen Rabb
Yemen peace consultations which are currently taking place in Kuwait have progressed relatively with regards to addressing the issue of detainees and abductees. However, they failed to achieve any political or security related results. The prisoners’ committee agreed to release all prisoners and spe
Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received several princes, Islamic scholars, ministers and a group of citizens who came to greet him at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday. The reception was attended by Prince Abdullah bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki; Pri
