Jeddah– Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed regional issues at al-Salam Palace with visiting President of Somalia Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo. During the meeting, King Salman and Farmajo reviewed relations between the two countries and various fields of cooperation an
Beirut, London, Moscow- Syrian regime forces have made reinforcements on the Jobar and Ein Tarma fronts, east of Damascus, while the opposition forces thwarted the attack. The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces said targeting residential areas and medical centers serve
New York- Representatives of UN agencies will be permitted to visit Rakhine state in Myanmar on Thursday for the first time since the start of a massive exodus of minority Rohingya Muslims in August. “There will be a trip organized by the government, probably tomorrow, to Rakhine,” UN sp
Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met in Jeddah on Wednesday with Somali President Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, and opportunities f
Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced it will lead the redevelopment of Jeddah’s waterfront corniche, creating a unique tourist, residential and commercial destination, to become the “New Jeddah Downtown.” The project, which will contribute SAR 18 billion of investment ov
London- British sources revealed the face of British terrorist Mohamed Emwazi, whose other names also included “Jihadi John” and “Jailer John,” after receiving exclusive video footage of the terrorists inside Syria. One of them was linked to the Manchester bombings, Raymond Matimba
Abu Dhabi – UAE launched on Tuesday a $136 million space simulation city over 1.9 million square feet, which will provide a viable and realistic model to simulate living on the surface of Mars. The project was unveiled at the annual meetings of the UAE government in Abu Dhabi chaired by Vice Preside
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Tuesday the 53rd annual report of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), which reviews the economic and financial developments in the Kingdom during the year 2016. The report was presented to the King by Minister of Finance Moha
Rome– Muslim World League (MWL) aims to pursue positive integration of Muslim communities into their societies and the citizenship they have recognized and committed to, according to MWL Sec-Gen Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa. Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti received Secretary-General Issa and his
Beirut– The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned of attempts to trap Lebanon into the Iranian-Syrian alliance. The bloc criticized what it described as “unilateral steps” made by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil through his recent meeting with Syrian Foreign Mi
Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened, at the beginning of the weekly ministerial meeting, to demolish the house of the Palestinian Nimer Mahmoud Ahmad Jamal, 37, who killed three soldiers from the Israeli Border Police. Netanyahu also announced sanctions against his family
Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued on Tuesday a Supreme Order that allows Saudi women to drive cars in the Kingdom. The decree said that women would not be allowed to drive immediately as the new order is scheduled to take effect in June 23, 2018. The
Dubai, London- As part of an ambitious plan adopted by the Emirati city, Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world’s first drone taxi service. The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide
Jeddah- King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel following her re-election and to Singaporean President Halimah Yacub for winning the presidential elections. For his part, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense
London- An economic blockade on Qatar is having the effect of pushing Qatar closer to Iran economically, Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in Paris. “They said Qatar was now closer to Iran. By their measures they are pushing Qatar to Iran. They are givi
Rome- Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Mohammed Al-Issa said that while no religion promoted extremism, none was free from extremist elements. Issa met on Monday with the head of the Pontifical Council of the Vatican, Cardinal Jean-Laurent Tauran, following a meeting earlier this month wi
London-British police on Monday arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of involvement in the Sept. 15 terrorist attack on an underground train in south-west London. The man was detained in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, and taken to a police station in London, the Metropolitan Police said. He was the sev
Gaza – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said on Monday that the Cairo agreements represented the last chance for intra-Palestinian reconciliation. “This opportunity must be well used,” Mladenov said during a visit to the Gaza Strip. His remarks followe
Abu Dhabi- The United Arab Emirates and Egypt stressed on Monday the need to stand up against foreign intervention in Arab countries’ internal affairs and to intensify joint efforts to achieve the interests of the Arab nation. The two sides also agreed on maintaining coordination to overcome challen
London- The Yemeni government on Monday accused Iran-backed Houthis group and other coup allies backing ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh of dodging and wasting time during previous consultations aimed at resolving the escalating crisis ravaging the country. Accusations were reiterated at a Geneva
