Baghdad, Irbil- Baghdad accused Irbil on Sunday of bringing members from the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, to Kirkuk, while it sent reinforcement from the army and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to the southern part of the disputed city, in an attempt to remove the oil-rich
Oslo- The Norwegian capital is suffering from a problem, which may be raising discontent and dissatisfaction in other environmentally-aware cities. The problem is that Oslo’s residents are buying a lot of electric cars, so that the local government can hardly cope with them. In fact, the Association
Taiz, Shabwa – King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works provided Shabwa and Hadramout Valley, in Yemen, with 12 tons of medical aid to combat Dengue Fever, in the framework of Dengue fever combat project, funded by the center. The shipment consisted of as many as 1328 cans of medic
Washington – Washington – Local US news outlets reported, Friday, the release of a man who was imprisoned for 23 years after being wrongly convicted of a double murder in Kansas city. Lamonte McIntyre was 17 when he was first arrested. He later stood for trial when he was 18 where he was
Cairo – The global economic recovery that has started mid-2016 is gaining mounting power with the accelerating growth in Europe, Japan, China and the US, a by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed. IMF warned of possible discontinuity of the global recovery given that some states
Dammam – Qatar has reportedly frozen all assets belonging to Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani, one of the most Qatari prominent figures to speak out against the government in the ongoing crisis involving Doha. Sheikh Al Thani revealed on Saturday on his Twitter account that all his accounts were fro
London — Advocates for Americans imprisoned by Iranian authorities said on Friday they were concerned the Trump administration’s hard line on Iran would close off the chance for talks to secure the prisoners’ release. In a major shift in US policy, President Donald Trump announced he would not certi
Leading member of the Hamas movement, Saleh al-Arouri, announced on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority will be handed control of the Gaza Strip crossings in early November. Arouri was part of the delegation that signed the reconciliation with the Fatah group in Cairo on Thursday. The Gaza cross
Tel Aviv, Washington – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received firm messages from the United States and Egypt leaderships, demanding him against “sabotaging” the Palestinian reconciliation deal, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed. Chances should be given to allow the deal to be a succ
Berlin- German and French banks have together amassed almost 230 billion euros ($272 billion) of bad loans, according to regulators’ data, underscoring the scale of a problem often linked solely to Italy that is now causing worry across the region. The tally puts the combined total of problem loans
London – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini stressed on Friday that US President Donald Trump does not have the authority to terminate the nuclear deal world powers signed with Iran in wake of his recent announcement of a new strategy against Tehran. She said: “The presiden
Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has congratulated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the reconciliation agreement struck between Fatah and Hamas movements in Cairo this week. King Salman received on Friday a telephone call from Abbas who briefed him on the
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday US President Donald Trump’s new strategy against Iran and its hostile policy, hailing his vision in this regard and commitment to work with US allies in the region to counter common challenges. The Kingdom said in a statement: “Riyadh had previously supported
Beirut- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks on Friday with Pope Francis and Vatican’s Secretary of State Monsignor Pietro Parolin. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and the regional crises, mainly the war in Syria. “It was a very good meeting,” Hariri said fol
Riyadh – Sudanese Minister of Information Dr. Ahmed Bilal Osman said that Saudi Arabia’s role in lifting sanctions imposed on his country sets the ground for a firm relation between the two countries. Following the meeting with Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad al-Awwad, Osma
Geneva, Paris- The Paris offices of BeIN Sports were searched on Thursday as part of a criminal probe against former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Qatar’s BeIN Media Chief Executive Nasser al-Khelaifi, French authorities said. Meanwhile, another inspection campaigns were launched in Greec
Riyadh- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) has implemented 161 projects in Yemeni governorates since its establishment by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The center said in a statement on Thursday that the $710.5-million-worth projects prov
London — ِAs part of plans to invest 2.5 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) by 2021 to help meet its climate change targets, Britain will spend one billion pounds to promote electric and other low-emission vehicles, and step up spending on research and innovation, Reuters reported. The government’s Clean
Gaza- Kholoud Nassar and Fatma Abu Mosabah may not be able to leave Gaza without Israeli or Egyptian permission, but their photos can. Both have more than 100,000 followers on the social platform and say they get recognized multiple times a day in the tiny territory that is home to two million peopl
Abu Dhabi- The United Arab Emirates has terminated the diplomatic presence of the UAE non-resident ambassador to the Republic of North Korea, and Pyongyang’s ambassador to the country, in addition to taking other measures that consolidate the international community’s work in that regard. The
