The crisis of the hijacked Egyptian plane that was forced to divert to Larnaca Airport in Cyprus yesterday ended with the hijacker surrendering and the release of all those on board. The hijacker, who claimed to be in possession of an explosive belt took control of the EgyptAir flight before it beca
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that Iran’s ballistic missile had caused “alarm” and it would be up to the major powers to decide whether to impose fresh sanctions. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards conducted ballistic missile tests earlier this month, in what
Beirut- After a month of implementation, the Syrian truce is now on stake, especially after the armed Syrian Opposition convening today in Turkey to decide on whether to continue with their commitment to ceasefire or not. Items on the political settlement paper assembled by U.N. Special envoy to Syr
Beirut- Gulf ambassador to Lebanon told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the decision on Gulf countries confronting Hezbollah is of a strategic nature. The decision will be implemented within the framework of fighting the Iranian regional project on expanding its dominance. The ambassador revealed tha
Washington will host the fourth Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday in which the leaders of more than 50 countries will participate. Prominent international organisations and institutions including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations, Interpol, the Global Initiative to Combat
The Yemeni army backed by local fighters was able to regain control of parts of Aden seized by al Qaeda on Wednesday as part of a push to clear the hardline group from its stronghold in the southern port city, a security official said. After three days of clashes, the forces managed to take over [&h
Tokyo-For the first time since World War II, Japan will be able to participate more in international peacekeeping compared with its previous, mostly humanitarian, missions. The legislation, which took effect on Tuesday after being passed last year despite nationwide protests, have been backed by Pri
It is naïve to accuse writers and commentators of spreading local narratives about Islamic extremism beyond borders and of provoking people against their religion, family and country! What these people do not realise is that everything that is written and said will always be open to interpretation.
Riyadh- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterated its calls on the United Nations’ Security Council to develop a special international protection system for Palestine, including the Holy Al-Quds; in accordance with Fourth Geneva Convention and relevant international legitimacy resolutions to develop a
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking to re-settle 1 in 10 Syrian; i.e. more than 450,000 Syrian refugees now in neighboring countries, by the end of 2018, but agreed that it was fighting against prevalent fear and politicization of the issue. A ministerial-level conference is being held
London-A major issue, which has been subjected into inquiries by a number of countries in the late 2015, regarding ISIS possessing Japanese Toyota vehicles raised questions on means of acquiring this great number of new cars by the terrorist organization. The US Treasury opened an investigation abou
A man 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. The airplane later landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus where all passengers except five foreigners and the crew were allow
Palestinian sources have revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the delegation sent by the organisation Hamas to meet Egyptian intelligence leaders in Cairo yesterday presented a paper answering all questions posed by Cairo to Hamas regarding the security situation. The questions were posed in an earlier
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in central Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least three people and wounding 27, security and medical officials said. The ultra-radical militant group ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing in an online statement. The blast occurred near a gathe
Beirut- The city of Palmyra and its historic ruins have been under ISIS’s control since May 2015. Since then, ISIS militants have destroyed part of the ruins, which are a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. On Sunday the Syrian Armed Forces confirmed that they had liberated Palmyra from ISIS, wit
Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen are bearing the brunt of the year-old war that has been tearing the Arab world’s poorest country, Yemen. The spread of hunger has been the most horrific consequence of Yemen’s war with score of Yemeni children face life-threatening malnutrition and mi
The Syrian regime has started to directly court the United States, and the head of its negotiating delegation in Geneva Bashar Al-Jaafari announced that the regime “does not oppose the creation of an international coalition to fight terrorism”. He pointed out that this international coalition must “
Ramadi-Suicide has become the only solution for Fallujah citizens in their fight against hunger and besiegement. They are living a humanitarian crisis as children are dying from hunger before their families’ eyes. This starvation has killed a great number of children, women and old people, and it is
Firefighters brought under control a large fire that hit at least two residential towers in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the city civil defense said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of blazes in the country’s high-rise buildings. The fire broke out late at night on Monday one tow
A banner belonging to the Islamic court of the ISIS is seen on the ground after forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad recaptured Palmyra city, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/caption] After Syrian government forces backed
