BERLIN – German police have arrested a Syrian national in the southern city of Stuttgart suspected of taking part in the kidnapping by Islamic rebels of a United Nations peacekeeper near Damascus three years ago, prosecutors said on Friday. They believe the suspect, a 24-year-old named as Suli
KASSERINE – On Dec. 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over unemployment and police abuse that spread revolt across the Arab world. Five years on, Ridha Yahyaoui, another young Tunisian, has killed himself in frustration
BEIRUT- The Saudi-backed Syrian opposition ruled out even indirect negotiations with Damascus before steps including a halt to Russian air strikes, contradicting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s insistence that talks will begin next week. With the five-year-old Syrian war showing no signs
DIYARBAKIR – Five children were hurt on Friday when an explosive ripped through a schoolyard in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, a region gripped by violence between militants and state security forces for months, security sources said. The sources blamed the attack on the armed Kurdis
Tunisian authorities fear new social outbreak to take place, especially after the demonstrations and strikes that continued for the fifth day in a row and extended to reach half of the country’s states, by the time they actually began in the northern Kasserine region. Sidi Bouzid and 10 other Tunisi
Yemen’s National Army Forces and the Popular Resistance in Ma’rib are fighting fierce battles against Houthi militias and the forces of the former Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to free Sirwah District and Jebel Hilan, the last stronghold of the rebels in Ma’rib, from the mi
The US presidential candidate Donald Trump has built part of his current success on playing on people’s fears of Hispanic and “Muslim terrorist” immigrants. As for the rest of his campaign promises, they are the same as those of rival candidates; the customary issues such as jobs, health and educati
Averting to take position on the move of the Lebanese Forces’ President nominating his historic opponent, the leader of “Change and Reform”, could be labeled as the political feature theme in the Lebanese scene, yesterday; where every team took some “wiggle room” to take position on the presidential
At the end of a week dominated by news of the “historic deal” over Iran’s nuclear program, a few points are clear. The first is that world public opinion was keen to kick that can down the road. The mood is that the world has enough on its plates to not want another crisis that […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged that the deal does not eliminate all concerns about Iran, stating that the US “will remain vigilant in verifying Iran’s compliance.” John Kerry said during the World Economic Forum in Davos-Switzerland, that even if USA is witnessing a change in th
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held an emergency meeting in Jeddah condemning the attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad. OIC said that it “rejects and condemns Iran’s inflammatory statements over the executions, considering those statements a
Britain’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that it will probe asylum-seeker housing in northeast England over complaints about the properties’ red doors identifying them as abuse targets. The announcement followed an investigation by the “Times” newspaper into properties run by Jomast
US oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel in Jan.20 for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets while traders stand worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil prices lost more than 75% of their value just a year ago, as figures amounted
By the time the Republican candidates vowed to rewind Obama’s rapprochements on their first day in office, the Iranian influence extended to reach Bolivia after Spain, raising Latin American countries’ concern. Only two weeks prior to the beginning of the first poll in the primary elections in
The world observes Iran in search of any signs of change; to change from being a rogue and revolutionary state to being a respectable member of the international community. Instead of addressing the isolation it experienced, Iran resorted to obscuring its sectarian policies and dangerous expansionis
Several Iraqi journalists revealed that Iranians have been making several calls, in aim to promote Iranian policy in Iraq and across the region, while working on enhancing Iran’s image and its actions in Iraq. Journalists also reported that Iranians are secretly offering financial support to media i
BEIRUT – The influential speaker of Lebanon’s parliament has cast doubt on whether the reconciliation of the country’s rival Christian leaders will help the country install a new president after nearly two years with the post empty. In a surprise move, Christian politician Samir Ge
PARIS – ISIS published pictures of nine militants it says carried out Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris including two, identified as Iraqis, who were previously unknown, according to the SITE monitoring organisation. The two assailants so far unknown were identified in the group&
FRANKFURT – Turkey will offer jet fuel subsidies for flights to five of its tourist hot spots as part of its efforts to safeguard tourism revenue after a suicide bombing in Istanbul last week killed 10 German tourists. Airlines will receive $6,000 per flight to Antalya, Alanya, Dalaman, Bodrum
TUNIS – Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters demanding jobs in the impoverished Tunisian city of Kasserine on Wednesday, as smaller demonstrations broke out in the capital and at least eight other towns, residents said. Crowds burned tyres and chanted “Work, freedom,
