Paris-Western Diplomatic sources, who are up to date with all contacts in Geneva and to the movements performed by the U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura, said that the latter in on his way to lose any margin for the political and diplomatic movements, especially with the intensification
Yemen consultations in Kuwait are ongoing despite the differing positions of the parties involved regarding the issues on the agenda, and disputes about the priority of the points on the agenda of the meetings. The UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh yesterday confirmed the presence of a “significant diverg
London- A new breakthrough study held in Denmark revealed that a drug can stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, and it could be available within five years. The breakthrough was made a Denmark’s Aarthus University and trials have now begun at Imperial College London, with neuro-scientists sai
Riyadh-The Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil failed to convince the Lebanese Investment and Work Council in KSA to refrain from boycotting the Lebanese Diaspora Energy Conference, which is organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all the expatriates around the world. Earlier t
AUSANNE- UEFA President Michel Platini, currently suspended, appeared before sport’s highest tribunal to appeal against his six-year ban from soccer on Friday, where the latter stated that he had high hopes that he would win his case, with FIFA ex-president Sepp Blatter among the witnesses. Pl
The Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said yesterday that the “Saudi – Jordanian Coordination Council” which was founded during King Abdullah II’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday will begin to convene its meetings shortly and that these meeting
London-Information reported in the Iranian media revealed that Iran is planning to boost its support for the so-called Lebanese Hezbollah within a new strategy it has put to maintain its political leadership which includes Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Former IRGC commander and current military adviser t
A Bermuda-based company is closely studying an imminent ruling on Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug for Parkinson’s disease psychosis, with a similar treatment for dementia. Axovant Sciences Ltd’s experimental drug for Lewy body dementia – after Alzheimer’s, the most co
WASHINGTON – During a congressional hearing on the crimes that are recorded to be committed by illegal immigrants, a fiery exchange took place, where Republicans grilled top Obama administration immigration official Sarah Saldana. The main problem is that Republicans are calling for more control of
After a number of controversial speeches delivered by Donald Trump, his latest and first major foreign policy address alarmed American allies, who view the Republican front runner’s repeated invocation of an “America first” agenda as a threat to retreat from the world. Most governm
Irbil- Official security sources revealed that Iran will be sending tons of ammo, arms and missiles to Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces and Hezbollah militants who are situated in the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Province Tuz Khormato. The artilleries are sent to support the continuat
Beirut- Syrian Opposition members objected to the presence of a “U.S. Veto” against the armament of the Syrian opposition, despite that the artillery shipped was sent by a powerful Arab country. Among the conveyed arms were specialized weapons. A Syrian Opposition source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspap
Europe’s tight approach to deal with migrants and refugees in Europe is sending off the wrong signal about countries’ responsibilities according to international humanitarian law, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. Ban, the first foreign dignitary to address a session of the
Turkish authorities said on Thursday they detained 15 people over a suicide bombing in the northwestern city of Bursa where a woman injured eight bystanders as she blew herself up on Wednesday near the city’s main mosque, Turkish media said on Thursday. The bombing on Wednesday took place near
Riyadh-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, chaired on Wednesday the 17th Consultative Meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States. Addressing the meeting, the Crown Prince conveyed greetings of the Custodia
Dammam- Admiral Kevin M. Donegan commander of the United States’ Fifth Fleet told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Houthi insurgents, al-Qaeda and ISIS represent the greatest threat to naval freedom of waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula, which comprises the three prominently vital passages for g
Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan convened in a summit in Riyadh on Wednesday as both parties discussed the latest developments at regional and international arenas. They also discussed aspects o
A series of airstrikes hit a hospital and nearby buildings in a rebel-held area of Syria’s Aleppo, killing at least 20 people, including three children and the last pediatrician in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday. The strikes come as the U.N. envoy for Syria
Riyadh- The Insurgency delegation attending the Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait, yesterday, turned against the mediation led by the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and all peace-making efforts of 18 international ambassadors, who were sent by countries sponsoring the political settlemen
Lebanese military forces killed a leader from the ISIS terrorist organization on Thursday during an army operation in the country’s mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon’s National News Agency and a security source said. The officials and Lebanon’s National News Agency named the man as
