Ramallah- Palestinian sources confirmed Asharq Al-Awsat that the Palestinian leadership decided to wait for the outcomes of French efforts to assemble an international peace conference before heading to the Security Council to submit anti-settlement project. According to the sources, countries suppo
If Saudi Arabia’s “2030 vision”, which was revealed on Monday, came up with more than a cure to the “oil addiction” as the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in his interview with “Al-Arabiya”, it would have been a historical incident not only for the Saudi economy but also for the Kingdom
The world’s biggest energy company Saudi Arabian Aramco outlined on Wednesday financing plans that will fund its expansion into new areas under a sweeping economic reform plan released by Riyadh this week. Furthermore, and according to sources familiar with the matter, Aramco will complete the
Beirut- 11 years have passed since the Syrian Army cleared Lebanese grounds as a result to the “Intifada of Independence” which was launched on 14 March 2005 and was triggered by the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. The “Intifada” (revolution) has not accomplished mo
Algeria-Former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis said that he suggests, in the name of the opposition, unanimous political dialogue and an open democratic prospect as a way out of the unbearable regime crisis. The opposition is planning to organize massive protests in the capital’s streets in orde
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that Turkey’s new constitution will maintain secularism as a principle, downplaying comments from the parliamentary speaker who started a public uproar by calling for a religious national charter. This week, Speaker Ismail Kahraman stres
Fran Mires is a bilingual television producer who has worked in this field since 1990. She has produced dozens of television shows in English, Spanish and Arabic. She graduated from San Francisco State University and has a masters degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwes
London-Economic analysts around the world have agreed unanimously on the importance of reform program that was revealed by 2030 vision in order to prepare the Saudi economy for the post-oil era and diversify it to guarantee stability, maintain high growth rates and create job opportunities for the c
Dammam- The General Commission for Audiovisual Media, at a convention held on audiovisual investment, revealed that the size of investment directed to audiovisual media amounts to over 9.5 billion SAR (an approximate 2.5 billion dollars), also pointing out that the size of foreign investment pouring
Manama- Bahraini judiciary issued a life sentence, yesterday, for five Bahraini citizens who were convicted of forming a terrorist ring which works on trafficking explosive materials. One of the convicts is currently on the loose outside the Kingdom of Bahrain. Acting public prosecution representati
Egyptian official sources yesterday confirmed that the Ministry of Interior is investigating a recent report that a Saudi businessman has been kidnapped by unidentified people on the Cairo-Ismailia Desert Road. Investigations are under way to arrest the kidnappers and find the victim unharmed. The S
Papua New Guinea ordered on Wednesday to close an Australian immigration center on a northern island after its Supreme Court ruled it unlawful, driving Australia’s hardline immigration policy into chaos and leaving hundreds of asylum-seekers with unknown fate. The Supreme Court ruling said on
Kuwait, represented by its Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, intervened in order to save the Yemeni consultations taking place there from collapsing. This intervention came 6 days after the negotiations began under the auspices of the UN during which issues key to the negotiations were n
Abu Dhabi- Palestinian novelist Rabai al-Madhoun’s “Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba” won the ninth International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novelist is the first Palestinian to ever win the IPAF, despite him making it to the shortlist in 2010. Al-Madhoun currently works
Crude oil futures on Wednesday jumped around half a dollar and remained near 2016 highs on the back of strong investor sentiment and a weak dollar, although analysts cautioned of this month’s bull-run soon losing impetus. Since their last settlement, international Brent crude futures were trad
The US President Barack Obama said yesterday that the United States needs a strong and united Europe to preserve world order, and urged his European allies to increase military spending in order to fight ISIS and other threats. He announced at the same time that he is sending 250 additional US milit
Both Iraq and Lebanon are currently living two big ‘lies’: sovereignty and national unity, and as the days go by, not only are the politicians in the two countries proving their ability to bluff their people, but also their ability to bluff themselves. 1920 was a significant landmark in the history
Lesbos, Amman- Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan called on Monday for “legal” paths into Europe for refugees; criticizing the EU’s controversial deal with Turkey, which she said endangers lives. “The deep concern is that many of the refugees will now start to seek more dangerous routes,” Queen Rania
In Syria, the war-torn country, citizens are suffering from all kinds of hardships. They fear random air strikes, ground attacks, terrorist groups, besiegement and even seeking refuge. All that is not enough, as the war has also worried the Syrians over farming. The unrelenting violence has destroye
London- On 11 February, 2015 the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Council of Economic and Development Affairs’ first meeting, directly after issuing a royal decree to found this council. Back then, Prince Mohammed had several plans for the future of his country, yet he waite
