Cairo- Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj called the President of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and the members of the Board to assume their historic responsibility and convene a session for the Government of National Accord to swear i
London’s newly elected Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday slammed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “ignorant” view of Islam after the real estate billionaire, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S., suggested he would make an exception
The United Nations has proposed that its member countries create and agree upon a predictable international system to share responsibility more fairly for the hundreds of millions of refugees and migrants around the world. The global compact would be accompanied by a U.N.-led campaign to combat the
Paris-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir discussed on Monday with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry regional developments and issues of common concern during a meeting in the French capital. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said the two officials reviewed the strong and enduring relationshi
Beirut-Lebanon’s municipal elections, which were held in their first round in the Beirut and Bekaa governorates on Sunday, reflected the success of the authorities to organize the polls despite the security challenge and a drop in the ability of political parties to mobilize the people to vote for t
The Yemeni rebel delegation yesterday refused to participate in sessions that are a product of the consultation committees. It also refused to attend a previously scheduled meeting with the United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed according to Asharq Al-Awsat sources at the consultation
Few Americans and Europeans, I reckon, have heard of Wa’el Al-Halqi; and not many Arabs have either. For those interested, Dr Al-Halqi is the Syrian regime’s Prime Minister, who announced to the media a couple of weeks ago that ‘the countdown for the liberation of Aleppo’ had started. In a cult, fam
Kim Jong-un has been named on Monday chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea at a rare party congress held in Pyongyang. This move highlights how the authoritarian country’s first congress in 36 years, which opened on Friday, is aimed at supporting the young leader and ushering in a new
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz who is also the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior emphasised yesterday that the sacrifices of martyrs of duty, prisoners, those wounded and missing will always be a source of pride to the country’s leadership and pe
Pakistan must get a move on reform of the energy sector and attract more women into the labor force if it wants to boost economic growth that lags far behind regional peers, the World Bank’s country representative said on Monday. According to the World Bank expectations, Pakistan’s econo
Oil rallied on Monday after Canada was ravaged by a huge destructive wildfire that knocked out over a million barrels in daily production capacity. Caution among investors prevented a return to late April’s 2016 price highs. The fire, which broke out on May 1, has forced three major oil firms
Romania’s health minister resigned on Monday amid public outrage over the use of sub-standard disinfectants in dozens of Romanian hospitals and the death of three babies from a mysterious infection. Health Minister Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu resigned after authorities announced a probe into how
Prime Minister Manuel Valls unveiled on Monday a plan to create centers in each region of France to de-radicalize people or prevent them from becoming involved in extremist networks. “The fight against jihadism is without doubt the big challenge of our generation,” Manuel Valls said at a
An Israeli soldier went on trial before a military court on Monday, indicted for murder after he was caught on video fatally firing on a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank two months ago. The hearings opened Monday before the military court in the coastal city of Jaffa where Sgt. Elor Aza
London- For the second day in a row, Iranian surging reactions continued after an Iranian official confirmation that over 34 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed in the Syrian village of Khan Touman located south of Aleppo. Other Iranian sources estimate that losses exceed al
A massive fire engulfed a hotel and several adjacent buildings in downtown Cairo early Monday, leaving at least 74 people injured, Egypt’s ambulance services said. No deaths were reported and most of the victims had breathing difficulties and suffered bruises, the Ambulance Authority said. Hal
Directives have been issued in the kingdom to financially support truce and coordination committees supervised by the United Nations in order to reach a ceasefire in Yemen and consolidate it, Saudi sources confirmed on Sunday. The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber, told Asharq Al-Awsat th
The airport at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla has reopened after the government and Emirati soldiers rescued it in April from a year-long occupation by al Qaeda, local officials said. Officials said that the first flight that landed on Sunday was a plane carrying relief supplies from the United
Michel Platini will resign from his role as head of European soccer federation UEFA after failing to overturn his ban at a sports court, which maintained but reduced his sanction for ethics violations. One of his lawyers confirmed to Reuters on Monday that Platini is stepping down after news broke o
Beirut- Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri gave on Sunday his political, religious and financial backing to the organization’s Syrian off-shoot al-Nusra Front and handed over the reins of the caliphate to al-Nusra Front leader in Syria Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who is expected to officially annou
