London, Washington-A US State Department spokesman, Mark Toner, said Washington will review the firing of several missiles by Iran and, if confirmed, will raise it in the UN Security Council and seek an “appropriate response”. “We also continue to aggressively apply our unilateral tools to counter t
Beirut- Syria, which has turned into an arena for Washington and Moscow power races, is witnessing recent efforts on military reinforcement especially in northern districts. The battle on power amplified after American experts allegedly arrived in Kobane, located north Syria, and have begun studies
Riyadh- Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said that the 24th meeting of the Information Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was held on Tuesday in Riyadh, was based on Riyadh declaration and the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Sal
Aden- On the International Women’s Day, a group of women activists in Taiz issued a statement in which they condemned violations of Houthi militias and pro-Saleh supporters (Former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh) against the women of Yemen since 2015. The statement acquired by Asharq Al
The Afghan Minister of Justice Dr Abdul Basir Anwar said that Iran is interfering in the internal affairs of his country and is seeking to prevent the development and growth of its infrastructure by taking advantage of the instability in Afghanistan. Anwar said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat d
Two Palestinians opened fire at cars near Jerusalem’s old city, wounding one man before police shot them dead on Wednesday, the force said, as violence surged during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. The incidence began when gunfire ran out near a commuter bus, though no one was hurt and the
The Ministers of Culture and Information of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states yesterday agreed to implement measures to guarantee that Hezbollah is not promoted in the media in GCC countries. The agreement was made during their 24th meeting in Riyadh yesterday and comes days after GCC countr
Beirut- The Turkish government silenced on Tuesday the last Islamist preacher Fethullah Gülen. Days after a step was taken by the public prosecution authority on assuming guardianship over the “Zaman” wide-spread Turkish daily, “Cihan” news agency was seized and put under the custody of public prose
Tunisia- Government in Tunisia, on Tuesday, announced that technical studies have commenced for a project on establishing a free trade zone at Ben Gardane, located near borders with Libya. It is noteworthy that the border adjacent area over the past few days has witnessed mass terrorist attacks perp
Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday President Dr Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia. King Salman welcomed the President and discussed bilateral relations, ways of developing them in addition to the latest developments in the region. The
WOLFSBURG, Germany – Volkswagen to be sued by German insurer Allianz over the severe drop in its shares as a result of the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal, a source familiar with the situation stated. If successful, the lawsuit would add to financial pressures on Volkswagen that its
Together, owning 7.1 percent of United, PAR Capital Management Inc. and Altimeter Capital Management LP said on Tuesday that they were disappointed with its “poor performance and bad decisions over the last several years.” On the matter, two investment funds with weighty stakes in United
The U.N. torture investigator urged the United States on Tuesday to permit his long-sought visit to all places of detention in the country and to improve the widespread use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement affecting tens of thousands. Juan Mendez, the United Nations’ special rap
Concerns rose on Tuesday, regarding the future of U.S. grains, worrying that unfavorable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as the markets shook off the weight of massive global inventories for the time being. Above-normal temperatures in the past weeks have brought the U.S. hard red w
With Russia and Turkey trying to seize the initiative on Syria, there are signs that Iran, also a key player in the crisis, may be distancing itself from Moscow and moving closer to Ankara. The first sign of this came on Sunday when the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told a press conference in Teh
In an attempt to justify the statements that he made after the Gulf states and the Council of Arab Interior Ministers classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation, the leader of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which was originally inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Rachid Ghannouchi said t
A senior Iranian military official signaled on Tuesday that Iran could send military advisers to Yemen to back the Shi’ite Houthi group in fighting a Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s legitimate government. In an interview with the Iranian Tasnim news agency, Brigadier General Masoud Jaza
Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today revealed in Parliament that there have been several plots by the ISIS militant group to abduct top political figures in the country, including Prime Minister Najib Razak, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, and Zahid himself. However, Malaysian police foiled
Washington- Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate. With 91% of the vote counted, Vermont Senator Sanders is polling 64%, while former Secretary of State Clinton has 36%. Hillary Clinton and Bernie
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fired several ballistic missiles from silos across the country during a military exercise on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, defying recent U.S. sanctions on its missile program. The test was executed only two months after the U
