Two Iraqi migrants to Finland have been found guilty of committing a war crime because of pictures they posted on Facebook. Courts in Finland handed suspended sentences of 16 and 13 months respectively to an Iraqi Shi’ite militiaman and an Iraqi army sergeant on Wednesday for posting images of
Terror struck the European Union’s capital Brussels yesterday morning as simultaneous bombings targeted the city’s airport and a metro station, leaving more than 230 dead and wounded. Twin explosions at the airport claimed the lives of 14 people and left 96 injured according to firefight
Tunis- Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in declarations made to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper undermined the importance of media and political information leaked on thousands of French, Italian, British, American, and Eg
Aden- Sources told Asharaq Al-Awsat newspaper that 17 Yemeni Jews were deported from Sana’a to Tel Aviv. The trip started from ‘Amran governorate and Sana’a two days ago, with international mediators organizing all procedures. Sources also reveal that the Jewish Yemenis exited the country on a fligh
The US military struck an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp located in the mountains of Southern Yemen killing at least 50 militants, medics and a local official said on Wednesday. On 5 March, an al-Shabaab terrorist camp in Somalia was attacked killing at least 150 people. The
A few hours separated two events last week: the Arab League picked a new secretary general, and its foreign ministers labelled Hezbollah of Lebanon a terrorist organization. There is nothing untoward about the appointment of Egypt’s Ahmed Aboul-Gheit as new secretary general of the Arab League, as t
Apple said on Tuesday it was in “advanced talks” about acquiring its supplier British graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies, but did not plan to make an offer at the moment. Imagination, which counts Apple amongst its top shareholdersm traditionally supplies the PowerVR graphic
Havana- US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday on a trip that comes 15 months after he and Raúl Castro agreed to end five decades of Cold War-era enmity and work to normalize relations. On the first full day of his visit, he went to the heart of Cuba’s Communist system, Revolution
A senior official in the Yemeni government told Reuters on Tuesday that peace talks aimed at ending Yemen’s war will convene in Kuwait next month and be accompanied by a temporary ceasefire. A Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign a year ago with the aim of thwarting plans of Iran-alli
Lebanon’s public health ministry on Tuesday referred a case of contaminated Russian wheat imports to a branch of the public prosecutor’s office, the state news agency reported, following a disagreement with the ministry of economy over test results showing unacceptable levels of a toxin.
Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace on Monday a delegation from the United States Congress headed by Senator Benjamin Cardin. The US Congress delegation’s members included Democratic Senator of Massachusetts Edward Markey; Democra
Riyadh-Transforming the Gulf Cooperation Council into a single, unified market could boost the economy by $36bn by 2030, according to a new report by global consultancy, Ernst and Young (EY). “If it is able to keep growing at an annual average of 3.2 per cent for the next 15 years, it could become t
Jeddah- Disputes have aggravated among leaderships in the Republic Guard, which is affiliated with the ousted Ali Saleh and Houthi Militia. The militia refused to pay salaries for a great number of Saleh’s militants, claiming lack of financial resources, thus resorting to using arms between the two
Whilst the international coalition fighting ISIS yesterday announced the arrival of troops belonging to the American 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Iraq, Iraqi leadership has denied any joint operations. An international coalition statement announced that the “26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s tro
Bank Muscat is negotiating the possibility of raising a loan a small group of lenders, Reuters cited sources with knowledge of the matter saying, as Oman’s largest lender becomes the latest Gulf bank to hunt for fresh funds to combat a liquidity squeeze in markets. In recent months, financial
Australian police said on Tuesday they had arrested a 16-year-old school girl and a 20-year-old man in Sydney on suspicion of raising funds to support operations of the ISIS militant group. The arrests on Monday were reportedly part of counterterrorism operations aimed at thwarting attacks by domest
The Saudi Council of Ministers led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz yesterday said that the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria is a “positive step”. The Council also expressed hope that this withdrawal will accelerate the pace of the political process t
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing at least 13 people and severely injuring 35 others and a second blast struck a metro station in the capital shortly afterwards, the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said. Francoise Ledune, a spokeswoman for the
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey would use its entire military and intelligence might to battle “one of the biggest and bloodiest terrorist waves in its history”, after a suicide bomber targeted the famous Istiklal street killing three Israelis and an Iranian in Istanbul. &
Organizers of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup are considering a proposal to house thousands of football fans in Bedouin-style tents in desert camps close to stadiums amid growing concerns about a potential shortage of accommodation during the tournament. The recent crisis of tumbling oil prices have fo
