Riyadh- The Yemeni government in cooperation with regional and international partners has allocated half a billion dollars as a guarantee of credit and trade facilities so that the Yemeni private sector imports food and medicine and overcomes logistic difficulties caused by Saleh and Houthi militias
Beirut- Living in whatever war left behind in terms of economic devastation, Samer’s residence in Old Damascus, Syria, plunged into darkness. His family was told that the later-controlled fire was caused by a short circuit. And thereon a relentless Syrian real-estate broker kept on trying to convinc
Beirut – Lebanon bagged a new entry in the Guinness book of world records by organizing the longest Ramadan iftar table in the world at 2,184 meters, beating the former record held by Ghana at 1,928 meters. Under the theme, “Ramadan in the heart”, the “Ajialouna” charity organization prepared
Khartoum- In October, Sudan will inaugurate on the Red Sea coast the “Shaikh Ibrahim” port, which is specialized in cattle export, which reached around 2.5 million livestock including cows and camels during 2017 Q1. China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) was awarded the contract to operate the
Beirut – A meeting between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Sunday helped overcome some of the remaining obstacles that are hindering the approval of a new parliamentary electoral law. The meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda raised the level of optimism in th
Riyadh, Ankara, London- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah said on Sunday that Qatar was ready to listen to the concerns of other countries in the Gulf. “(Kuwait) affirms the readiness of the brothers in Qatar to understand the reality of the qualms and concerns of their
Beirut- ISIS has limited the role of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and sent a 12-member leadership council to the Syrian territories under the name of “negotiating committee” to practically lead the terrorist organization, informed Syrian sources said on Sunday. “Lately, Baghdadi has only been ISI
London- A report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that the number of electric cars worldwide reached over two million by the end of 2016, and that automakers sold 750,000 cars last year with 40 percent growth rate compared to 2015 sales. In 2015, sales had grown by 50 percent
Cairo- Two days after his release from the town of Zintan under an amnesty law passed by a parliament based in eastern Libya, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is now free to practice any aspect of his life, the Libyan National Army led by military commander Khali
Spain’s Rafael entered the history books on Sunday by winning his tenth Roland Garros title, defeating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Nadal also became the first player in history to win ten titles of one Grand Slam tournament. “A perfect Roland Garros for me,” Nadal said. Ca
Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron’s La Republique En Marche (LREM) swept the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday in what observers described as a “political tsunami.” Near-final results from France’s first-round parliamentary elections showed Macron’s movement winning by a
A Saudi police major was killed and two members of the security forces wounded when an explosive device went off during a patrol in Qatif province, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The ministry spokesman said in a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the blast had oc
Fresh after surviving attempts to impeach him, Brazilian President Michel Temer found himself in a new scandal after he was forced to deny claims that he had his administration spy on a Supreme Court justice investigating him for corruption. In a story posted late Friday on its website, Veja magazin
Dragged down by a struggling economy, Kosovars headed to polls on Sunday in snap elections to vote for a new government than can help improve the situation in the country. The voters are also seeking a government that would make progress in joining the European Union. The new government will have to
London – Juventus have won Serie A for the past six years and Bayern have picked up five straight Bundesliga titles but average attendances are stable and TV income up. The Guardian Sport assess the picture across Europe’s five biggest leagues. There was something familiar about Gianluigi Buff
Still reeling from her shocking loss of her parliamentary majority, British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled on Sunday to garner support in her efforts to form a new government. A former Conservative rival condemned May on Sunday as a “dead woman walking” as she raced to secure the s
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, discussed counter-terrorism on Sunday with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The two officials tackled joint efforts to combat terror, including drying up the financing of terrorist groups in orde
Some 9 million Italians headed to polls on Sunday for municipal mayor elections that are seen as a test for party support ahead of parliamentary elections. The parliamentary polls will be held by spring 2018 at the latest. The voters are electing mayors in more than 1,000 towns and cities, with runo
Three British men were detained after their conversations prompted an easyJet flight to divert to Cologne Germany. The Airbus A319 flying from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana was diverted after passengers reported that the men were talking about “terrorist matters”, police and state pros
The Jordanian army announced on Sunday that its forces shot dead five people who were approaching their position from the Syrian side of the border. The border guards killed the individuals who were coming from Tanf, a Syrian desert town where US special forces training rebels are based. The Jordani
