London – Years of war and instability in several Middle Eastern countries have provided fertile ground for human-traffickers, whose clients long to leave their homes after despairing from their destroyed infrastructure, lack of job opportunities and weak political institutions. Despite the stricter
Paris- French President Emmanuel Macron seems interested in playing an active political and diplomatic role in the international scene, including the Middle East and the Arab world, a month after reaching the Elysee palace. According to high-ranking diplomats, Macron wants France to have its say in
Abu Dhabi – The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the country’s International Cooperation minister, approved on Wednesday the proposition on stabilizing the country put forth with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The proposition also add
Beirut – Head of Lebanon’s Kataeb Party MP Nadim Gemayel slammed on Thursday the new parliamentary electoral law that was approved by the government, saying that it was flawed and lacked “unified standards.” He declared during a press conference that proportional representation in an electoral law w
Geneva- The United Nations urged Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to open up areas of Syria to the delivery of humanitarian aid in “de-escalation” zones whose parameters the three are meant to finalize. Jan Egeland, UN humanitarian adviser, said that UN technical experts were joining
Beirut – A recent report issued by a Syrian rights center said that forced displacement and demographic changes in Syria were threatening the social fabric and the national identity, in light of attempts by international powers to implement their own agendas in the Middle Eastern country. The report
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that his country is planning to improve the abilities of the Syrian regime forces, which will allow Russian troops in the country to move to return to their bases there. He said during a live call-in show with citizens: “We aim to
Khartoum – As the reasons behind the sacking of Sudanese state presidential minister and director of the president’s offices Taha Osman al-Hussein were still unknown, Hatim Hassan Bakhit was sworn in as Hussein’s successor during a ceremony on Thursday in the presence of President Omar al-Bashir. On
Mecca – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, has conveyed condolences of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the father of Major Tareq bin Abdul Latif al-Alaqi who was martyred after a security patrol was
Like in most Indo-European languages, sentence arrangement in the Persian language is based on subject, object, verb or SOV in linguistic code. (In Arabic it is the other way round!) This means that the first thing that a Persian sentence does is to identify the subject (in Arabic: Fa’el), the
Mecca – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a telephone call on Thursday from British Prime Minister Theresa May and he offered condolences for victims of the fire that burst in one of the buildings in the capital, wishing quick recovery for the wounded
Beirut, Moscow- Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) once again entered Syrian territories, a few hours after a regime military delegation visited Baghdad and following the US deployment of two rocket launchers in al-Tanf military camp at the Syrian-Iraqi-Jordanian border. El-Dorar al-Shamiya ne
Brussels – Brussels hosted its first “Olympics for Seniors” on Tuesday, giving the chance for locals aged between 75 and 96 the chance to compete in a range of adapted sports at the national stadium. “Happiness has every age” was one of the key messages of the event. Mo
Beirut – The “Alwan Beirut” movie which is set to be displayed on July 3-5 as part of the second edition of “Beirut cultural festivals and the Municipality of Beirut” at the horse racing track will be the biggest animated Lebanese movie till this date. Children will enjoy watching this s
Amman – The United Nations urged on Thursday the international community to provide the necessary funding to combat the outbreak of cholera in Yemen and the threat of famine. It warned that the spread of cholera increases the risk of famine. UN humanitarian chief in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, warned d
Beirut – The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) recently released a new book “Israeli Vision for conflicts in the Middle East and their repercussions on Israel’s security: studies by Israeli generals and researchers”. Edited by Ahmed Khalifa and adapted by Randa Haidar, the book shows that
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned an attack on the Special Envoy’s convoy during his recent visit to Sana’a and urged Houthi insurgents in Yemen to cease all attacks on Saudi Arabia. In its presidential statement on Thursday, the Council also urged them to sit at the negotia
The United States Senate voted almost unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran and Russia, and force President Donald Trump to get Congress’ approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia. The 100-member Senate backed the measure by a margin of 98-2, sai
Ultra-hardline ISIS fighters have captured Tora Bora, a mountain cave complex in eastern Afghanistan that was once the hideout of Osama bin Laden, officials said Thursday, despite pressure on the extremists from US-led forces. The militants seized the territory from the Taliban this week after days
Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack which targeted a restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing 19 and wounding at least 30 people. An official source at the Saudi foreign ministry expressed Saudi Arabia’s strong condemnation. In a statement to Sau
