Riyadh- Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir clarified that Riyadh has been keeping a close eye on field status in Syria, after the occurrence of violations against the humanitarian truce. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue the consultations with the Syria Support Group in
Evaluations of the delicate ceasefire which came into effect in Syria on Friday at midnight vary. There has been an exchange of accusations about ceasefire violations between the regime and Russia on the one hand, and the Syrian opposition on the other hand. The head of the negotiating delegation of
Riyadh- Security investigations with the allegedly Iranian spy cell in Saudi Arabia revealed the double agents’ contact with the religious Shi’ite Marja’ (religious reference) Ali al-Sistani. Interaction with al-Sistani was among the lines of establishing a Shi’ite center in Mecca. Spy numbers were
Riyadh- Abdul Raqeeb Saif Fateh, who is both the minister of local administration and chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief in Yemen, confirmed that the shouldering of Gulf support works, especially the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aids, have outdone the U.N. mission in aidin
Egypt’s largest private-sector bank in Egypt and largest listed company, Commercial International Bank (CIB), said on Sunday it had concluded a deal to sell its investment banking arm CI Capital to an Orascom Telecom unit for 924 million Egyptian pounds ($118 million). The CIB corporate headqu
Syrian group “First Coastal Division” denied on Sunday news media reports that armed groups had fired dozens of mortar rounds into rural areas of the country’s coastal Latakia province and caused a number of casualties. The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday said in a statement that The Nusra
An explosion at an outdoor market on Sunday in Sadr City, a southern suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, leaving at least 30 people dead and 60 injured, officials said. ISIS militants claim the attack in a statement circulated online. A police officer reported a bomb ripping through the packed Mred
Syria’s opposition will stick to the cessation of hostilities that was brokered by the United States and Russia despite what they said were 15 violations by Syrian government forces on Saturday and more breaches on Sunday, spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Salem al-Muslat sai
Stockholm- Marlin Stivani Nivarlain, Swedish 15-year-old teenager, left her country with an extremist young man not realizing the massive mistake she was making until she had arrived in Iraq. Nivarlain made a desperate call home begging to be rescued from northern Iraq at Mosul. The young teen was l
London- International and Arab human rights organizations requested that the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva hold a special session on Iran. The session is meant to delve into Iran’s violations against human rights and its terror-sponsoring approach in Arab countries. Organizations, in
Syria, on Saturday, witnessed the first official day of the “green zone”- defined as those parts of Syria held by groups that have accepted the cessation of hostilities- truce take effect. Fighting, however, still continues in ISIS domineered regions. Only yesterday, confrontation was witnessed in t
Baghdad- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi implicitly refused threats directed by Muqtada al-Sadr, who is a popular leader and a governmental official. Al-Sadr, during his Friday speech on Friday, before thousands of his supporters threatened that public enraged protest against corruption will br
RIYADH –The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sponsored the Grand Annual Horse Race and awarded the King Abdulaziz Cup to Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, after horse Kafilah won the race at King Abdulaziz Horse Race Course on Feb.27. Upon arrival to the venue, the Custodian of t
Top-notch French showbiz celebrities came together in Paris on Friday for the 41st Cesars, just two days ahead of its Hollywood equivalent, the Oscars. France’s top film awards ceremony, the Cesars, celebrated diversity of films about forced marriage and the struggles of life as an immigrant. Philip
The Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the ceasefire agreement in Syria is in preparation of the political process in Syria and pointed out that “there is no third way except for a political solution and dialogue”. On the other hand, his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press confere
Donald Trump, a Republican candidate for the US presidential elections, criticised his country’s forces for toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq and their participation in the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya during a televised debate hosted by CNN (an American news channel) i
An Iraqi security source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are striving to store weapons in the Iraqi town of Al-Nakhib which is adjacent to the border with Saudi Arabia. The source, who is a colonel in the Iraqi army confirmed that the Revolutionary Guards are training the
Taiz- Ali al-Moa’amari, Mayor of Taiz, said that many international relief organizations are being misguided by regional groups. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, al-Moa’amari said that the organizations are influenced by the pro-insurgency clusters. The reports show some employee accomplices he
Aden- United States Secretary of State John Kerry , on Feb.26, announced that Iran, in Yemen, continues to support Houthi militias and the ousted President Saleh supporters . Iranian support is helping the insurgency against the legitimate administration of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Kerry ad
Evidence and proof; deliberately presented to the public showing Hezbollah’s execution of terrorist operations on Saudi borders and those that breach Riyadh as well. Hezbollah’s exercised-targeting is not recent to those who actually have been in keep with its regional activity; the organization has
