Global oil prices surged as much as 12 percent on Friday after rumors of a possible production-cut deal that would include Saudi Arabia, other OPEC nations and Russia. The average oil price had plunged well below $30 a barrel recently, but is now around $31. Despite the strong daily gain, oil prices
Amman- Saudi National Campaign to Support Syrian Brothers has distributed 20,720 school bags and tens of thousands of stationery to Syrian students in Al-Zaatari camp in Jordan, in the largest educational project for Syrian displaced students. For his part, the Director of the Campaign Regional Offi
Munich, Beirut- After talks in Munich, Germany, the major world powers in the Syrian war have agreed on Friday to bring about “cessation of hostilities”, which will allow humanitarian aid to be sent to besieged Syrian towns and cities, and the establishment of humanitarian task force . The 17-member
In a step to intensify its fight against the mosquito transmitting the Zika virus, Brazil’s government launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday, with President Dilma Rousseff and cabinet ministers personally visiting homes in addition to the graduation of soldiers from weeks of special train
Baghdad, Munich- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi vowed on Friday that in the coming year Iraqi security forces will defeat ISIS in his country. Addressing audience at the Munich Security Conference, Al-Abadi said, “the area we have liberated so far is more than half of what was occupied b
Israeli security forces shot dead on Saturday a knife-wielding Palestinian woman who tried to stab an Israeli soldier on guard near a sensitive West Bank holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s military said. “An assailant drew a knife and attempted to st
Even those who organize the exercise admit that what they offer is not elections in the normal sense of the term, a view echoed by almost all who participate as candidates. The reason is that Iranian elections, held every four years for the Islamic Consultative Assembly and, every eight years for th
By: Martina Bellisario and Donato Paolo Mancini In an effort to heal their neighborhood, residents of the ‘10th Arrondissement’ invited street and graffiti artists to paint on a block-long wall near two cafes that were attacked. A self-described “pop graffiti” artist from the Parisian suburb of Vill
Jeddah- Informed military sources revealed that Houthi rebels were in a state of tension with pro-government forces approaching the outskirts of Sanaa. The sources added that in the past two days, Houthi rebels have killed tens of pro-government officers who were captured earlier, and others from Ye
The campaign for the Assembly of Experts election scheduled to take place on the 26th of February began yesterday with state television broadcasting footage of former president Rafsanjani’s campaign trail. The former president is standing as a candidate in the upcoming elections. While state televis
Saudi Arabia is sending troops and aircraft to NATO-member Turkey’s Incirlik air base ahead of the intervention against ISIS in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated to the Yeni Şafak newspaper on Saturday. “Saudi Arabia declared its determination against Daesh (the Arabic te
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called on Russia on Saturday to stop bombing civilians in Syria, asserting that this was crucial for restoring peace in the country. “France respects Russia and its interests … But we know that to find the path to peace again, the Russian bombing of civ
The US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter yesterday said that more than 90% of countries in the international coalition against ISIS pledged to increase their military and non-military contribution to defeat the terrorist organisation at the meeting of the international coalition’s defence ministers
Malian militant group Ansar Dine claimed responsibility for a suicide and rocket attack on a U.N. base in Kidal, north Mali on Friday that killed six peacekeepers and wounded others, the SITE Intelligence Group said. Militants used a van packed with explosives to ram the Kidal base, before attacking
Brussels- Brigadier General Ahmad Al-Assiri, the Military Advisor to the Minister of Defense, asserted the Kingdom’s readiness to send ground troops to fight ISIS, as soon as the international coalition gives the green light, and that the Kingdom’s decision is “irreversible.” This
Tens of Egyptians were injured in a train crash in Beni Suef, south of Cairo. An increasing number of train accidents have occurred in recent years and have claimed hundreds of victims. The Prime Minister Sharif Ismail ordered an urgent investigation into the incident. The Ministry of Transport said
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he would keep “fighting terrorism” while peace talks took place, in an interview with news agency AFP in Damascus on Thursday , just hours before an agreement was reached in Munich on arranging cessation of hostilities and the urgent delivery of huma
Suspected militants attacked a U.N. peacekeepers base in the northern Mali town of Kidal with mortars and a truck bomb on Friday, leaving several people dead and others wounded, authorities said. Spokesman for the separatist Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), Radouane Aly, said that there was g
At this time every year I am bombarded by demands from the media across the globe to take part in programs on the anniversary of the 1979 Khomeinist Revolution in Iran. Since I cannot hide my feelings, everyone knows that I always spoke about the event in anger. I was angry at the fact that, [&helli
Beirut- The refugee crisis, the war in Syria and the ability of the EU to ensure security were the key topics for discussion at the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC). On Thursday, decision-makers from around the world started gathering for the MSC, which will be held from February 12 to 14 in Mu
