Manama- Bahrain’s Coast Guard patrols said on Saturday they foiled the trafficking of a large quantity of narcotics coming from Iran into Bahrain and worth more than $662.6 thousands after arresting the drug trafficker, who is an Iranian. The Bahraini Interior Ministry said that the Maritime Operati
Damascus – Damascenes are living in great fear as the Syrian regime comes closer to restoring its complete control over the capital. They fear that the return of the regime will see the occurrence of the crimes that were committed in Aleppo when it recaptured it from the opposition. The city had wit
Beirut, London- Syrian regime forces escalated their assaults on Saturday by launching missiles on the majority of “de-escalation zones” including the border crossing with Jordan, only three days ahead of the “Astana meeting” expected next Tuesday and Wednesday in the Kazakh capital. The Jordanian A
Washington – Former US Republican Congressman Mike Rogers stressed that Washington must persuade Qatar to change its behavior and start negotiations to resolve the crisis with its Gulf neighbors. Rogers, who is the former chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, revealed to Asharq
Dammam, Roma, Ankara- Qatar chose to escalate by rejecting to comply with demands presented by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on the eve of an ultimatum that expires Sunday night. The four Arab states imposed sanctions on Doha, which is accused of supporting terrorism, and has been given 1
Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. The SBU, Ukraine’s state security service, said the attack, which started in Ukraine and spread around the world on Tues
The Board of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held an irregular session in which the Secretariat General of the ICAO presented updated information about the safety of the skies over the Arabian Gulf. In a statement to Saudi state-owned press agency (SPA), the Director of the Midd
Let’s imagine a Chinese “applied history” project, similar to the one at Harvard’s Belfer Center that helped spawn Professor Graham Allison’s widely discussed book “Destined for War.” Allison’s historical analysis led him to posit a “Thucydides Trap” and the danger (if not inevitability) of war betw
In Saitama, during the summer of 2002, a busload of Japanese commuters facing the tiring last leg of their journey home found themselves suddenly overwhelmed by a gang of exuberant Brazilians who jumped aboard armed with ukeleles, percussion and an outpouring of joyous song. The centerpiece of this
Geneva- Trade restrictions imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates are justified by national security, Bahrain’s representative told a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, a trade official who attended the meeting said. Speaking on behalf of all three cou
London- Terror group ISIS has deployed consumer drones carrying grenades in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, creating the most daunting problem US Special Operations Command troops faced in Iraq during 2016, according to their commander Raymond Thomas. Groups around the world are taking advan
Ankara- the Turkish government has decided not to impose new taxes on cigarettes in 2017 in a bid to contain inflation. Finance Minister Naci Agbal made the announcement on Friday as the government continues to struggle with double-digit growth in annual consumer prices. The Turkish government has r
Tunisia- The United Nations Security Council released a resolution expanding sanctions on illegitimate Libyan oil byproduct exports, in hopes of curbing the spreading of sea oil trafficking. The Council renewed the measures against illicit oil exports from Libya as well as the mandate of the expert
A Taliban shadow district chief was killed in fighting with security forces in eastern Wardak province, Afghanistan’s interior ministry announced on Saturday. According to a ministry statement, Mullah Bashir, the Taliban-appointed governor of the Nirkh district, was killed and two militants we
Indonesian police shot dead a militant after he stabbed two police officers following prayers at a mosque near the national police headquarters in Jakarta. The attacker had just finished praying with several policemen and other worshipers Friday night when he stabbed the two officers and screamed &#
London- Iran Judiciary spokesman Mohsen Ejei said on Saturday that recent disputes registered across the national political and administrative figures point out to a looming threat of sedition. He also evoked the memory of ousted president Abolhassan Banisadr overlying on his popularity to attack ‘r
A Palestinian militant wanted for planning bomb attacks in Lebanon was detained by the army on Saturday at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported. Palestinian factions in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp handed over Khaled Masaad, known as al-Sayyid, to
Dubai- UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash is very active on social media and has become a leading figure after the eruption of the political crisis with Qatar. Gargash, who doesn’t like to give remarks to journalists and only resorts to press conferences, has found Twitter as an
Jeddah – Houthi insurgents and supporters of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh transferred the funds they have seized in several governorates in Tahama province, in anticipation of the advancement of the national armed forces and the popular resistance in the coming days. The funds were seized thr
Aden- Yemeni presidential adviser Yasin Makkawi confirmed that orders issued by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi were in line with public political and national will to fight off Iranian meddling in Yemen. Makkawi said that local proxies will no longer be allowed to do Tehran’s bidding and that auth
