Oman- Talal Abu Ghazaleh, head of the United Nations World Information Technology And Services Alliance (WITSA) said that with development in today’s world of knowledge and information revolution, we have entered the age of artificial intelligence. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that self-parking car
Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reiterated on Tuesday accusations against Qatar that it is financing terrorism and harboring terrorists. He demanded Doha to therefore stop “supporting” and “inciting” terror. He made his remarks during a joint press co
London – Arsène Wenger was asked about the Mesut Özil contract issue after Arsenal’s 3-2 home win over Swansea City last October. It was not the first time that the manager had been pressed on it and, goodness knows, it would not be the last. Type “Özil” and “contract” into an online newspaper
Amman – Jordanian Coast Guard foiled on Sunday an infiltration attempt by four persons into the Kingdom from Syria, Jordanian Armed Forces said Monday. A military source at the General Headquarters explained that the army personnel applied the rule of engagement taken in such cases, forcing the infi
London- Four former top Barclays executives appeared in court in London on Monday to face charges that they conspired to commit fraud during the bank’s 12 billion pound ($15.56 billion) emergency fundraising in 2008. Former Chief Executive Officer John Varley, former chairman of investment ban
Erbil – Iraqi Forces liberated new areas of the Old City in Mosul and are close to regaining control over Tigris bank, ISIS’ final stronghold. ISIS is now cornered within few streets west of the city, while Peshmerga forces thwarted a wide-ranged attack on al-Zarka area, southeast Kirkuk. Clashes co
Erbil- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps heavy artillery and rockets targeted on Monday wide regions of Iraqi Kurdistan, injuring four and displacing hundreds, as well as damaging agricultural lands. Farzang Ahmad, the local administrator of the Haji Omaran, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the “Irania
A Syrian girl was killed in a fire that broke out a refugee encampment in the eastern Lebanese region of the Bekaa Valley, announced a medical source on Tuesday. This is the second fire that erupts at a camp for the displaced since Sunday. Tuesday’s fire was caused by an electrical malfunction. It b
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated that Egypt is exerting all efforts to provide for refugees in the country, stressing the need to put an end to conflicts that are displacing millions in the region, especially in Libya and Syria. Sisi, who arrived in the Hungarian capital Budape
Tunisia – Two police officers were injured and 47 people were arrested during clashes between hundreds of street vendors and security forces in the center of the capital, Tunisian Interior Ministry said Monday. These incidents occurred during a gathering of about 300 people who came to demonst
Cairo – Egypt will once again send the Interpol a list of Muslim Brotherhood fugitive members currently residing in Qatar and Turkey calling for their arrest, according to a security source at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior. Speaking to Middle East News Agency (MENA), the security source said tha
London – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad accused the US and Israel of ordering terrorists to forge all evidence in Khan Sheikhun, Idlib countryside, and fill up the hole created after bombing the area. He accused Western governments of “create favorable conditions for their terrorist gr
France, Germany and the European Union have vowed to exert more efforts in helping Libyan and Italian authorities in dealing with the flow of migrants. The intensified European effort comes after the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Saturday decried an “unfolding tragedy&#
London – Around a hundred intellectuals and experts addressed an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron over his recent stance on Syrian regime chief Bashar Assad, describing it as a “grave analytical mistake.” In the letter published in France’s Liberation daily, the researchers analyzed t
Jeddah- Houthi leaders in Sana’a admitted to losing no less than YER41.4 billion monthly of the fixed revenues, indicating their involvement in looting YER497 billion (USD14.6 billion) during 2016. Annual revenues in the Houthi-ruled regions reach YER48.4 billion (USD1.6 billion) per month while the
Ramallah- The Palestinian Authority lashed out on Monday at Israel and blamed Tel Aviv for paying a monthly salary for Jewish prisoners, who are accused of killing Palestinians. Issa Qaraqe, head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said the Israeli occupation government was payi
In a ceremonial address to parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Monday that he would seek to implement “deep reform”, which would include reducing the number of lawmakers and ending the country’s state of emergency. He said that a parliament with a lower number of MPs and with str
Beirut – Lebanese security forces have been on alert for months in anticipation of a possible ISIS plan to find “alternate fields” for its operations in the region after the collapse of its forces in Iraq and Syria. To that end, Lebanese authorities have been cooperating with international intellige
Ask any Iranian who the persons they most admire are and you are likely to hear a list of poets- from Ferdowsi and Saadi centuries ago to Iraj Mirza and Sohrab Sepehri more recently. For an average Iranian, the poet is not only a creator of beauty but also the guardian of the nation’s conscience. [&
Beirut – Head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition Riad Seif held talks on Monday with representatives of Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s northeastern border region of Arsal to address what it described as “the Lebanese army’s assault against refugee camps in the area.” Seif said that the Coalit
