The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz confirmed that both Saudi Arabia and India are striving to achieve a strategic partnership between the two countries that will serve their common interests. In a speech given during talks that King Salman held with Indian Prime Minister
Beirut- Lebanese Minster for Displaced Persons Alice Shabtini confirmed that Iran and Hezbollah are the forces obstructing Lebanon’s presidential elections. The two continuously spend efforts to establish a relation between Lebanon’s future and the outlook on Syria. Hezbollah Secretary General Hassa
A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in an air strike alongside at least 20 other militants, according to a monitoring group. Abu Firas al-Suri was allegedly killed in a suspected U.S. air strike on a village in the opposition-held north western province of
Beirut- Investigations on the attack on Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Beirut offices are coming to an end with Lebanon security forces arresting seven of the assailants. Abbass Zahri, gang leader, remains on the loose despite an arrest warrant being issued against him. Zahri is known to be closely affil
The Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is also the Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence announced that the warring parties in Yemen are close to reaching a solution to the conflict that has been ongoing for nearly a year. Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in the seco
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran will continue to raise its production and exports until it hits the market position it enjoyed before the imposition of sanctions, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Zanganeh was speaking at the weekend ahead of a scheduled April 17 meeting of
Beirut- Alawite clerics yesterday issued a document stipulating that the sect denounces all crimes committed by the Syrian Bashar al Assad regime. They emphasized that for a governing system to prove legitimate, it should be instituted by democracy. The document was first leaked to the Syrian public
It’s time for the American Bar Association to take action. ABA is the largest attorneys’ organization in the world’s most powerful democracy. Only last summer did the Chinese Communist Party regime launch a nationwide crackdown on human rights activists and attorneys, and thus it’s time for AB
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, stated that the war between the two opposing parties in Yemen is soon to be over, after almost a year-long conflict. The prince who is also the kingdom’s defense minister said there is a major progress that took place in the negotiations, and
HOUSTON – These Final Four semifinals did not stop off for any dense suspense on their own. They served only to foretell of the two continuous forces headed for a final clash, when North Carolina will play Villanova in a closing Monday reserved only for the masterful. On Saturday evening, Bare
Riyadh- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz is a true leader who has led his country through difficult times; his Highness has our respect for supporting India. In a discussion with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper PM Modi said that
Athens-Monday will be the first day of implementing the EU-Turkish deal on stopping refugee influx, amid the anticipation of Syrian refugees -coming from Turkey- entering Germany. The first group of refugees will also soon be sent out off Greece, despite the protests of human rights organizations. S
Security forces in Lebanon arrested yesterday seven out of the eight attackers identified for violent actions committed against Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Beirut offices. The eighth aggressor, inciter of the entire attack, remains free and on the run. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General
Beirut- The Syrian Opposition read the recent U.S. declaration of plans to re-launch a new training program for Opposition factions as a reflection of U.S. awareness of how necessary it is to support the Opposition to stand in the way of the regime taking control over areas freed from ISIS. Differen
Baghdad- The Iraqi Parliament officially opened, yesterday, all doors for international relief to help rehabilitate and reconstruct infrastructure of cities liberated from ISIS’s upper-hand. The cabinet voted, and granted access to aid organizations to help rebuild the Anbar governorate which is –no
There are more than 4,000 Iraqi doctors working in Britain and many of them arrived here as early as the mid-20th century. Many fled to London because of wars with Iran and Kuwait, and the civil war that continues to this day. At a time when Baghdad was expelling talented and creative people, some o
Turkey’s Coast Guard detained on Saturday a total of 63 Palestinians and Syrians while attempting to cross to a Greek island, underscoring the level of the security forces’ task in convincing illegal migrants they won’t be allowed into the EU. The group stopped on Saturday was tryi
Cairo-In a step that archeologists consider being the eminent discovery of the secrets of “Egypt’s most beautiful Queen,” Queen Nefertiti’s tomb, the Egyptian Ministry of State of Antiquities announced the ongoing work behind the walls of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian king Tutan khamun at the Val
Palmyra- ISIS has reduced most of the Palmyra’s archeological sites into rubble. Terrorist extremists fled the historical city leaving behind historical columns and statues, which had stood there for thousands of years, broken down into scattered bulks of rocks. On the walls of what was left of Palm
When he died in exile in Paris in 2010, Shojaeddin Shafa sounded like a lone voice in a desert. For at least two decades before the Islamic Revolution, the writer and translator of Western classics had often been on best-seller lists. As an exile cut from his home market, however, he had the choice
