Ten days after the Independent newspaper decided to end print production, the largest British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher Trinity Mirror announced the launch of the New Day newspaper. The New Day will be launched on the 29th of February and is the UK’s first new national newspape
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday that Italy has agreed to allow armed U.S. drones to fly out of an air base in Sicily on a case-by-case basis for defensive missions against ISIS militants in Libya and other countries in North Africa where the extremist group poses a threat. “If it i
While the US Secretary of State John Kerry announced yesterday that Washington and Moscow have agreed on a plan for a ceasefire in Syria starting at midnight on Friday with the exception of bombing ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front, an official at the US State Department told Asharq Al-Awsat that in the c
Vienna, Austria’s grand capital on the Danube River, offers the highest quality of life of all cities in the world; Baghdad is the worst, and London, Paris and New York do not even pull off into the top 35, according to international research into quality of life by consulting firm Mercer. The
I do not believe that Saudi Arabia decided to withdraw its support of the army, security forces and other Lebanese institutions just because it was angry as some parts of the Lebanese media have suggested. The involvement of some newspapers and television stations in promoting Iranian discourse that
Iran is interested in buying 50 airliners from Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA, a source in the Brazilian presidency with knowledge of the negotiation said on Monday, with a burst of the Iran’s trade deals following the lifting of international sanctions imposed over its nuclear program. Iran
Lawyers for Julian Assange have made a formal request to a Swedish court to overturn an arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founder in a rape case. The move follows a decision by a United Nations panel that his stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounted to “arbitrary detention”. Assa
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc unveiled their latest smartphones at the Mobile World Congress industry show in Barcelona on Sunday, in a step that aims at reversing the slowdown in industry growth. 2016 has been another tough year for phone makers, especially with low global growt
Afghan government forces have pulled out of a second district in Helmand, officials said on Monday. The Taliban now control most of the northern part of the province after troops withdrew from Musa Qala district last week. The withdrawals cast doubt on the capability of the Afghan security forces to
Riyadh- A competitive future is emerging ahead of Saudi Arabia and petrochemical factories, especially with the Saudi team in charge of following up a cases of dumping and support led by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The team is also f
Aden- Former Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassin, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, spoke of recent developments on the Yemeni arena. He confirmed that the U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is trying to reach a political settlement between conflicting parties, and is followin
Washington- The boy appears to be under 12 years old; he hugs his father, climbs into an armored vehicle packed with explosives, and kisses his father’s hand before departing on a mission that will end his life. According to new research that indicates the terrorist group is sending youths to their
“They cannot be waiting for me,” said Muhammad Hassanein Heikal with a twinkle in his eyes. He was referring to the horde of photographers and cameramen waiting outside the luxury hotel in Milan where we were attending a UNESCO sponsored conference on the “New World Communication and Information Ord
Abu Dhabi-The Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Prince Turki Al Faisal stressed the importance of dialogue between his country and Iran during the Beirut Institute Summit, held in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. “We support the notion of regular discussions between Saudi Arab
An official Kurdish source said yesterday that Tehran is putting pressure on the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to involve Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi militias in the operation to liberate Mosul and pointed out that Tehran aims to enforce its hegemony on Mosul through this pressure and establish its pr
Riyadh- Saudi authorities on Sunday revealed that Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran met with members of the Iranian spy ring, which Saudi security forces was chasing in 2013, with the aim of planning out acts of vandalism, instigating sectarian strife and recruiting new members within the gov
Washington- Donald J. Trump rolled to a commanding victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, solidifying his position as the Republican presidential front-runner after a brutal campaign that drove Jeb Bush to quit the race. Trump was in the lead at 32.5%, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio an
The head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday that more attacks on Libya’s oil facilities are likely unless a United Nations-backed unity government is approved. Militants have hit one oilfield just last week. The last attack on Libya’s oil infrastructure took place on la
Mohammed Alloush, senior member of the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC), on Feb.21, confirmed that ISIS has yielded around 25 villages, located in the rural areas of Aleppo, to the Assad regime. ISIS withdrawing from the villages came as a result to the Saudi-Turkish warnings on sendin
Berlin-Saudi Arabian romantic comedy “Barakah Yoqabil Barakah” has won the prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlinale International Film Festival in Germany. The prize, awarded on Saturday by an independent nine-member jury outside the festival’s main competition, was given to the debut fil
