Lebanese armed forces, at the Beirut air base, Lebanon March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher” width=”620″ height=”414″ class=”size-large wp-image-55349085″ /> U.S. Charge d’Affaires and Interim Ambassador Richard H. Jones speaks during a ceremony revie
Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior patronized on Wednesday, “Deluge 6” exercise and the graduation ceremony of a number of border guards, at Mohammed bin Nayef Maritime Academy in Jeddah. The number of graduates reached 2412 fro
A drone strike on Wednesday killed at least four suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, as unidentified warplanes shelled settlements held by the jihadist group further east, witnesses and local residents said. The four suspected militants were killed when what was thought to be a U.S. dron
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi managed to submit his ministerial nomination on as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at fighting corruption Thursday, state television reported. Al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for the key post of oil minister, and also named prominent Shi̵
Dakar- “Effects of Terrorism on Development and Stability” Conference organized by World Islamic League in Dakar, Senegal concluded its activities on Wednesday. The conference praised efforts made by Saudi Arabia and its wise leadership to face terrorism and combat extremism and fanaticism. The conf
Manama- Isa Cultural Center held an expert seminar titled “Intellectual Storm Coalition 2: Islamic Coalition Countering Terrorism”, which ran its second rotation in Bahrain. Attending experts emphasized that reinforcing Arab cooperation is –now more than ever- an overwhelming necessity for the secur
Aden- Pro-legitimacy forces, comprising security forces, the National Army, and the southern Popular Resistance, were capable of regaining complete control over the city of Mansoura, located at the center of Aden. Mansoura was recovered after launching a security and military campaign backed by the
Riyadh- Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bassem al-Agha fiercely criticized the Iranian government, accusing it of provoking division inside Palestine. Al-Agha condemned Iranian funds backing pro-segregation movements within Palestinian interior. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that
Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen is expected to meet with Hamas Political Chief Khaled Mashal in Qatari capital Doha next month, according to a senior Palestinian official. According to the official, the meeting aims at overcoming reconciliation obstacles between the delegatio
Beirut- Co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim Muhammad told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that preparations for launching an ISIS exterminating operation in Aleppo has begun. The ISIS strongholds which will be within operational range are those located in rural areas of eastern Al
Seven members of the U.N.-backed Presidential Council including Fayez Seraj, its head and the new government’s prime minister, reached Tripoli by ship on Wednesday, announced Seraj’s media office and a military official in the main naval base in the capital. The members arrived from Tunisia at
During the course of a few days, a series of events causing alarm have taken place around the world. These events imitate terrorist acts. There was an incredibly tense atmosphere in the American capital Washington DC after a man who tried to enter the US Capitol with a gun was shot. In addition to t
The U.S. has been putting up efforts to keep Iraq’s largest dam from collapsing; however, the Iraqi government has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a burst that could give a free rein to a flood reaching the capital and killing hundreds of thousands of people and trigger an
London- Bahrain’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa confirmed that the grave danger of terrorist attacks – which don’t conform with Islamic teachings , values and humanitarian morals-await Gulf Cooperation Council GCC countries which have had their st
Riyadh- Yemeni ambassador to Lebanon Ali Al-Dulaimi revealed that Hezbollah terrorist militias persistently support the insurgency comprising Houtis and pro –Saleh forces (armed forces supporting the ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh). A year after the Arab coalition formed and launched ope
Riyadh- A Saudi official has revealed that there is a continuous censorship and follow up to track any attempt for cyber attacking government and private installations, including terrorist actions and money laundering. The official explained that there are specialized committees in the country to re
An Egyptian man who was thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo. He told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and children, saying “what sho
Moscow- Russia continues its attempts for the U.S., and the international coalition it leads against terrorism, to widen their scope on cooperation concerning the Syrian crisis. After regaining control over Palmyra (Tadmur) city, Russia aims to convince the U.S. to conduct a counterterrorism mission
Fallujah suburbs- Group of tribal fighters roll into Fallujah city to save its residents after calls of distress have risen by more than 105 thousand sieged citizens. People in the city are dying from hunger as ISIS has been controlling it since 2014 from one part and Iraqi security forces have been
Despite the zeal of some ultra-nationalist Russians who shun and ignore Soviet heritage, others still feel the USSR, the mammoth that competed with the USA for the leadership of the world, was an effective tool in promoting ‘Russian’ interests, regardless of whether ‘internationalist’ Bolsheviks had
