World leaders declared on Friday that progress has been achieved in keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists and wayward nations; however, U.S. President Barack Obama said the task was far from finished. Obama urged world leaders to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent
The Gulf Cooperation Council described the recent riot which assaulted Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Beirut offices to resemble an act of cowardice, and a contradiction to the stipulations of international laws on journalistic freedom. In a GCC statement, the council expressed its trust in the Lebanese
Jordan emphasised the depth and strength of its relations with Saudi Arabia and also affirmed its support for the Islamic alliance led by Riyadh. An official source at the Royal Hashemite Court said that “the relations between Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are deep”, confirming Jordan’s con
London- Conflict fever spread across all corners of the Iranian administration, forcing the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to cancel his international trips, so that he could stay in Tehran to back his ally Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Rafsanjani has been the subject of a fierce campaign from the Ira
The State Department warned U.S. citizens on Friday against traveling to southeastern Tunisia near the Libyan border. The warning, which is more serious than the travel alert issued a month ago, comes after groups affiliated with ISIS militants have targeted Tunisian security forces and tourist site
A dispute between rival political groups late on Friday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon turned into gunfire for the second time this week, killing one person and injuring others, state media reported. The outburst of violence emerged after two men were shot dead in the same camp on Mo
Khobar-Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud revealed details on his future national economic plan, which is expected to be fully displayed over upcoming months. The plan aims at reducing Saudi economic oil dependence as an income source during the upcoming twenty years. In a long co
Cairo- Prime Minister designate Faiez Serraj received further reinforcement for his image as an effective ruler for Libya from tens of municipalities across the country. The Libyan institutional support came amid a significantly increasing international support for Serraj. Brigadier General Abdulrah
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper condemns the uncivilized attack on its Beirut-based office that took place late this Friday, asking the Lebanese government to take responsibility for the safety of all its employees. Moreover, Asharq Al-Awsat assures its adherence to its dear Lebanese readers, stating that
Speaking of land distance, the violent clashes taking place in Turkey between Turkish soldiers and Kurds regularly are in a way and another very far from Germany. Nevertheless, the conflict is progressively taking part in Germany as well, where almost 1.5 million Turks live, which is much more than
The ex-wife of the man who hijacked an EgyptAir flight and forced it to divert to Larnaca airport in Cyprus a few days ago in order to meet her said that her marriage to him was “hell” and the “darkest chapter” of her life. She added that he did not show any interest in her […]
Regarding the new phase that Saudi Arabia is opening-up towards, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, stated his vision for the Public Investment Fund in an interview that lasted for more than 5 hours. It was stated that the Public Fund will control more than $2 trillion where the Prince will be
Zaha Hadid, the world-renowned Iraqi architect, died yesterday in a hospital in Miami aged 65 years. Her company said in a statement yesterday that Zaha “died suddenly in Miami this morning” and that “she suffered from a heart attack” at a hospital where she had been receiving treatment for bronchit
Official Saudi sources confirmed that the ultimate solution to the Yemeni crisis “enjoins ending the presence of militias” in the country and stressed that the recent changes on the ground will provide an opportunity for a “real” ceasefire on the 10th of April and will also “create opportunities” fo
As some of us had expected the great European scare built around Syrian refugees has already fallen out of the headlines, barely retaining a place in inside pages. Why is this? The flow of refugees has not slowed down, let alone stopped. According to latest estimates by the United Nations, over 100,
Riyadh-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a message from King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The message was conveyed to the king during his reception of Special Adviser to the Moroccan King Fouad Ali El Himma at Al-Yamamah Palace on Thursday. The Special Advis
London-Iranian and Iraqi well informed sources, who are close to Shiite parties and factions in Iraq, revealed for Asharq Al-Awsat that Iran is facing governance crisis following the recent elections which reformers won, thus leading to a severe crisis between Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and
LIBREVILLE – Guy Nzouba Ndama, Gabon’s long-serving parliament speaker resigned abruptly on Thursday in the newest symbol of eroding support within the ruling party for President Ali Bongo before elections in the Central African oil producer later this year. After heading the National As
TORONTO – In addition to the 25,000 refugee who arrived to Canada during the last few months, additional 10,000 Syrian refugees will be taken in, said Immigration Minister John McCallum on Thursday in Germany, where an inflow of refugees has sparked a backlash. The latter told the Canadian Broadcast
Despite of what is said regarding the stable security conditions in Syria, arrival of humanitarian aids and partial ceasefire, the main beneficiary from the ceasefire in the current circumstances remains President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US-led international alliance is clearing and regaining
