Riyadh- Saudi Cabinet stressed on Monday what Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had said during his meetings with Russian officials regarding calling the international community to intensify efforts to combat extremism and terrorism and dry up their sources of fundi
Moscow – Russia is working on setting up a direct marine shipping line to Syria, reported Russia’s TASS news agency on Tuesday. It also wants its companies to help build an economic recovery in the war-torn country, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced. The report did not spe
Tel Aviv – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Tuesday that the next war his country wages will most likely take place on three fronts at the same time. He explained that the northern front will no longer be limited to a war against the “Hezbollah” group in Lebanon, but it will a
Baghdad- Baghdad announced on Tuesday its first practical steps to besiege the oil of the Kurdistan Region, as part of a move taken in collaboration with Turkey to retaliate against the Sept. 25 referendum which came in favor of independence. Iraq’s Oil Ministry said on Tuesday that it decided
Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesday outgoing United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Dhaheri. The UAE Ambassador bade farewell to King Salman on the occasion of the end of his term as ambassador of his country t
Jerusalem, London – Israeli police are on the lookout for teenagers in clown masks after a group of them struck fear among Israelis. Police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld told AFP: “Police operations are continuing in different areas to protect public places and prevent further incidents.” He no
Dammam – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) announced on Monday that it finished the manufacturing of 18 platforms for Hawk jets, alongside its ground equipment. The manufacturing was carried out by the Riyadh-based Sipchem subsidiary, the Saudi Specialized Products Company (W
London- Thousands of shops are likely to ignore the Royal Mint’s deadline of Sunday to stop accepting old £1 coins. A trade organization representing 170,000 businesses has advised its members to continue taking the coins, because the changeover period with the new coins has been so short. From midn
Abu Dhabi, London- The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has organized a workshop called the “Intelligent Robotics Initiative” for a group of students from the Department of Education and Knowledge schools. This initiative, organized by the IT and National Library departments at th
Yemen’s Houthi armed militias fired a ground-to-ground missile targeting a school in the Saudi Governorate of Samta in Jizan region, an official source at the Command of Coalition Forces to restore legitimacy in Yemen told the state-owned Saudi Press Agency. The missile caused damage to the school l
Riyadh- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies, has announced restructuring its board of directors and the end of the term of the chairmanship of Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al Saud. This came during the Extraordinary General As
Riyadh- One of al-Qaeda’s militants, who moved from one mosque to another in Saudi Arabia to hide in and manufacture explosives inside the room of the Muezzin in Khalil Moaque in Riyadh, was captured in a Mosque in Sharurah Governorate, south of the Kingdom. The criminal waited till it was the time
London —Besides to Iran’s Guards’ commander Mohammad Ali Jafari earlier warning the United States against designating its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group, saying US regional military bases would be at risk if further sanctions were passed, State Department spokesman Bahram Qasimi said
As Spain and Catalonia head towards a constitutional collision over the region’s claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country. Among the verdant mountains of Basque Country, which borders France, a once-violent campaign for independ
Riyadh – The Saudi-Japanese Business Council discussed on Monday in Riyadh means to overcome obstacles, bolster investments and support the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector. The council said that recent talks between the two countries paved the way for increasing the volume of
Baghdad — The Iraqi government escalated on Monday against the Kurdistan Region and placed more sanctions in retaliation to the Sept. 25 referendum on independence by officially asking Turkey and Iran to stop all their commercial dealings with Irbil, especially those related to the Region’s oil. The
Ankara – Ankara did not rule out on Monday the possibility of giving up a deal signed in September with Moscow to arm its forces with the Russian S-400 missiles system, after the issue created controversy with Washington and other NATO allies. In an interview with local Turkish newspaper Aksam
London, Asharq Al-Awsat — To help people with hearing disabilities watch theatrical shows, London’s National theater began using the “augmented reality” technology. Epson has developed smart glasses to help people with deafness or hearing impairment to watch theatrical performances. The
Abu Dhabi, London – Dar Al Kutub at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi will travel to Frankfurt, Germany to showcase Abu Dhabi’s dynamic and diverse publishing industry at the world’s largest publishing trade fair. Celebrating 10 years of the Kalima Project, Dar Al Kutub’s (The
London, Asharq Al-Awsat — In light of having different accents and vocabularies in the same language, the Guardian newspaper concluded that the new Google in-ear translation headsets may not be a useful gadget. A few months ago, Google has invented new set of earphones that can simultaneously transl
