Gulf diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the GCC foreign ministers’ meeting scheduled to be held in Riyadh tomorrow will discuss vital issues relating to the protection of Arab national security and the preparation of a comprehensive dossier about Iranian interference in Arab affairs
Oil prices plunged lower on Tuesday after Kuwait said it was not willing to agree to an output freeze unless all major producers join in and Goldman Sachs analysts cast their doubts over the prospects for a sustained rally. “If there is an agreement, Kuwait will commit to the freeze,” An
Hafr-el-Batin- Spokesman of Coalition Forces, Advisor at Defense Minister’s Office, Brigadier Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Asiri said that North Thunder military drill is currently held in Hafr-el-Batin in northern Saudi Arabia; where 20 Arab and Islamic countries are participating in order to ensure t
The Saudi Council of Ministers headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz entrusted the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who is also Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence, or whoever he delegates, with discussions with the Djibouti government
Nadine has short brown hair, soft skin and an expressive face. Nadine is not a woman; she is a new brand of human-like robot. Scientists are c that scientists are hoping that, one day, she will be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly. The 1.7-metre tall Nadine was created in
Riyadh-Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers on Monday reaffirmed the decision of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to consider Hezbollah militia’s leaders, affiliated factions and organizations as “terrorists” during a session that was chaired by HRH King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. The C
The Egyptian Interior Minister Major-General Magdy Abdul Ghaffar has accused the Muslim Brotherhood of planning and carrying out the assassination of the former Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat last year. The minister added that “the Brotherhood cell which included 48 members received training from
Riyadh- Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will hold their 138th session on Wednesday at the headquarters of the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh under the chairmanship of Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who is also the chairman to the council’s curr
The UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that the fate of Bashar Al-Assad will be determined by the Syrians and not foreigners. In an interview with TV channel France 24, he said “Can’t we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why should we be saying in advance what
Washington- Senator Ted Cruz scored decisive wins in the Kansas and Maine caucuses on Saturday, demonstrating his enduring appeal among conservatives as he tried to control Donald J. Trump’s significant lead in the Republican presidential race. Cruz secured 48.2 percent support with all ballots coun
Syria’s opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Monday that the group would decide by the end of the week whether to attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva and has protested to the United Nations that Russian air strikes have continued regardless of the truce agreed upon. Syrian government forces,
Riyadh-Saudi Minister of Labor, Dr Moufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a memorandum of understanding with his counterpart the Minister of Employment and Social Affairs of Morocco, Abdul Salam al-Siddiqi on labor field. The Saudi-Moroccan’s MoU aims at enhancing cooperation and exchange of experienc
Tunisian forces killed 28 jihadists who stormed through the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdan near the Libyan border on Monday attacking police and army posts in a burst of violence that killed at least 50 people, including civilians, the government and residents said. Local television showed images of s
Aden-Deputy Chief Commander of Yemeni armed forces, Lt. Gen Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar is intensifying his meetings with tribal elders in Sanaa, specifically with citizens in regions surrounding the Yemeni capital. The meetings came as the ousted Ali Abdullah Saleh in the past few days provided funds, cars
Influential Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday street protests by his supporters calling for the resignation of the Iraqi government were intended to encourage the resolve of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to deliver on promised reforms. Last Friday, in the largest protest ag
The Syrian opposition yesterday increased their conditions for participating in the new round of negotiations with the regime that are scheduled to take place on the 9th of March in Geneva. The deputy head of the Syrian opposition negotiating delegation George Sabra told Asharq Al-Awsat that there i
Baghdad- A meeting was successfully held in Karbala after escalated conflicts among parties of the National Alliance, the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament, mainly between Leader of Dawa Party, PM Haider al-Abadi and Leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, who threatened to break into th
A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) official revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat yesterday that GCC meetings will be held in the near future to implement the Gulf decision to classify the Lebanese Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. The official said that those who belong to the organisation, whether they a
Following a foreign currency crisis that has hit Egypt, the Egyptian firm Suez Cement said on Monday that it was struggling to transfer shareholder profits out of Egypt. The firm is 55 percent owned by Italian firm Italicementi. Italcementi Group in Egypt runs five cement plants in Suez, Tourah, Kat
A suicide bombing at a court compound killed at least 10 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in areas around the volatile Mohmand tribal area. Pakistani militants said the attack was a revenge for the hanging of a man convicted of the 2011 kil
