Cairo- Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen, until this day suffers from the almost year-old besiegement imposed by insurgency militias. The lifting of Taiz’s blockade could in fact prove the extent of sincerity Houthi groups and their allies have towards sustaining the peace process, in which nego
Washington- The US state supreme court, yesterday, pushed forth with the verdict penalizing Iran with a 2.65 billion dollars fine, which will be cut from Iranian frozen assets in U.S. banks. The money is expected to go to victims of terrorist activities and attacks proven sponsored and funded by Teh
Hassan and Noor escaped from the suburbs of Damascus in December of last year with their son who is two years old. After a journey that lasted several months, the family moved to Rome at the invitation of Pope Francis. However, they yearn for the country which they left behind. Noor, 30, with her ba
Syria’s fragile peace talks might be delayed for at least a year if they are abandoned now, a senior Western diplomat warned on Wednesday, as the opposition called for more military support for rebels after declaring the end of the ceasefire. Fighting in Syria has seriously intensified in the
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived to Riyadh on Wednesday to convene with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and other Gulf allies, joint action on security threats including Iran and ISIS. Obama’s visit comes with the increasingly strained relations with the Saudis and Gulf Ara
The image of a hero in Arab and global heritage is almost the same. He must be a knight and noble, be able to use a sword skilfully, protect the weak, be courageous and forgiving and must not oppress the innocent, kill children or raise his hand to a woman. In the time that we […]
Riyadh-A delegation from North Kordofan, led by the Chairman of the Higher Committee Supporting the Campaign of North Kordofan State’s Development Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab and the Governor of the State Ahmed Mohamed Haroun have reviewed with the Chairman of the Council of the S
Berlin-The German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for boosting international cooperation between security authorities and intelligence services to combat ISIS. “We all agree in Europe that cooperating is essential to end this terrorist organization,” she said on Tuesday in Berlin. She added that Eur
Riyadh- Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Prince Turki al-Faisal, said that the center is studying the possibility to launch a prize entitled “Saud al-Faisal”. Also, Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies is planning to establish a university holding hi
Beirut-Lebanese people are following with concern and pride every step taken by the Lebanese Michel Temer to take over the Brazilian presidency next month after impeaching the current President Dilma Rousseff, who has been accused of being involved in corruption cases. Yet, ironically, the Lebanese
Geneva- International calls were hastily made in efforts to save the indirect Syrian Geneva peace talks from looming failure, after the Syrian Opposition High Negotiation Committee (HNC) delegation, two days ago, announced its withdrawal from participation. The HNC leader raised the bar on the Oppos
Baghdad- Iraqi capital, Baghdad, is caught up in a roaming chaos of protests and demonstrations. Movements and banners put up, contradictory to each other, to the extent that the viewer no longer is able to track down who is protesting against whom. The people of Iraq, since 2011, have been watching
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United States have agreed to carry out joint patrols to stop any Iranian arms shipments reaching Yemen, the bloc’s secretary general, Abdullatif al-Zayani, said on Wednesday. Zayani’s announcement came after a meeting on Wednesday between U.S. D
The Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian Opposition Riyad Farid Hijab announced yesterday that his delegation has decided to leave the talks that are taking place in Geneva and that this is their “final decision”. Hijab attributed this position to the deterioration of t
Saudi Arabia the world’s top oil exporter is close to raising a $10 billion loan from a consortium of global banks, Reuters reported according to sources on Wednesday. The oil-rich kingdom is trying to fill a record budget deficit caused by dwindling oil revenues and reserves. The Saudi govern
Washington- During the Tuesday New York meeting, holding both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, each of Washington and Tehran laid forth a score of heated issues for discussion. Washington employed a ‘carrot and stick’ approach throu
US President Barack Obama will begin an official visit to Saudi Arabia today during which he will meet the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. He will also participate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit which will be held in Riyadh. The White House said that talks
Washington- Once again major American newspapers “The Washington Post” and “The New York Times” ranked top for each winning an annual Pulitzer Prize award, in light of their journalistic coverage of local and global affairs. However, the majority of awards presented this year did not go for covering
Riyadh- Sources told Asharq Al- Awsat newspaper that the Houthi delegation participating at the peace negotiations had, yesterday, left Sana’a, Yemen heading for Kuwait and had passed by Muscat, Qatar at a late hour of the evening. Considered a step forward, Yemeni developments have only progressed
A large explosion caused by a suicide bombing that took place on Monday evening injured 21 people. The injuries of two people, one of which was the Palestinian bomber, were described as dangerous. The incident took place on a large passenger bus that was heading west on the Hebron Road. The whole bu
