London- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the Lebanese economy has shown resilience despite the burden of Syrian refugees escaping the war in their country. Yet, IMF warned Lebanon that it should control the sovereign debts. Chris Jarvis, an IMF official who led the Washington-bas
Manama- Bahrain’s Manama Center for Human Rights denounced Qatar revoking the citizenship of Sheikh Talib bin Mohammed bin Lahoum bin Shraim Al Morah along with 54 members of his family and relatives. The center issued a statement saying that the collective punishment of the family is part and parce
Geneva– Actions taken by the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arab Republic of Egypt, are legitimate sovereign decisions that are not in any way a ‘blockade’, but rather a ‘boycott’, affirmed Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, UAE Permanent
London- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps is being forced to shrink its sprawling business empire and some of its senior members have been arrested as part of President Hassan Rouhani’s attempts to curb the elite force’s role in the economy, the Financial Times reported. In the past year, the guards
London – The Qatari opposition held a conference in the British capital on Thursday to discuss the future of the country in the wake of the ongoing political crisis and the continuous support to terrorist organizations by the Qatari regime. International experts, politicians and journalists, who par
Erbil – US special envoy to the coalition against ISIS Brett McGurk said on Thursday he was optimistic about the possibility that the Iraqi Kurdish leadership would accept a plan to delay the independence referendum. Speaking during a news conference held in Erbil on Thursday, McGurk warned th
Baghdad- ISIS militants have killed scores in southern Iraq’s Dhi Qar Governorate that was visited by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi earlier this week. Thursday’s attack has upset the relative calm in southern Iraq and left more than 75 people dead and around 90 injured. Interior Ministry sour
Beirut- The Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, Ambassador Christina Lassen, has visited the Lebanese army’s 9th brigade deployed around the northeastern border town of Arsal. Lassen also held meetings with the head of Arsal Municipality, Bassel al-Hujairi, and with UN agencies
Aden- The United Nations is in the process of expanding its role in southern Yemen, UN humanitarian coordinator Jamie McGoldrick said in Aden on Thursday. “We are bringing in more internationals to be based here and also to go to the provinces to support the humanitarian needs in those places,
Riyadh– Flyadeal airlines will begin operating on September 23, Saudi National Day, according to The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). On Wednesday, GACA issued Flyadeal an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) as the Kingdom’s new low fare airline to begin operating inside and outside the kingdo
Geneva- The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations has called on the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC to oblige the Saleh-Houthi coup militias to implement its resolutions. The coalition specified resolutions 17/18 of 2011 and 27/29 of 2014. The Coalition’s executive manager Muta
London and Tel Aviv – Qatar is reportedly seeking to arrange meetings between Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and leading members of US Jewish organizations as part of an effort to improve its standing with the US and ending its isolation, according to US Jewish sources in Tel Aviv. Doha is und
Amman- Jordan’s King Abdullah II said he is “deeply concerned” with the situation in southern Syria and that his country’s border with Syria would only reopen “when the right security conditions materialize on the ground.” The King told the state news agency Petra
Al-Sulaimaniya – Few days before the holding of the independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, a Kurdish businessman is leading a “No for Now” campaign, fearing that the announcement of an independent Kurdish state would fuel tensions in the Middle East. With five million Kurds in Iraq enti
Dammam- Saudi Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Eastern Province, said that the doors for forgiveness and amnesty are still open to those who have deviated from the right and have reformed with the will to stand by their country. Speaking to a delegation of representatives and resid
Baghdad, Erbil- While the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, Major General Qassem Suleimani failed to convince the Kurdish leadership to postpone the Kurdistan Region’s referendum on independence scheduled for Sept. 25, Kurdish sources uncovered on Thursday that the US
Dubai- A huge penthouse apartment in the Palm Jumeirah has been sold for AED102 million ($27.7 million), the most expensive in the Emirate. The previous title price tag hit AED60 million set ($16.3 million). The announcement was made during The Cityscape Global exhibition and conference on property
New York, London- One year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest wearing her hijab. “I saw her photo, and I remember I said, ‘Wow, she is beautiful,” Wallace sa
London- At the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, BMW Group unveiled a new design for the “Mini electric vehicle”, whose production will begin in 2019. This new design will be followed by the introduction of the first “Mini Hybrid” with external charging this year. BMW CEO Harald Krüger believes that t
Dammam– Saudi Aramco signed a licensing agreement with NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions granting the company the right to develop and manufacture solar array cleaning technology that was developed in-house by Aramco’s research and development team based at King Abdullah University of Science and Techno
