Beirut – A Lebanese engineer who has been detained in Iran since 2015 went on hunger strike to pressure authorities to release him, appealing to the International Committee of the Red Cross intervene to help him. Secretary General of the Arab ICT Organization (Ijma’a), Engineer Nizar Zakka was arres
Beirut – The United Nations announced on Wednesday that at least 173 civilians were killed in Syria’s Raqqa in June in air and ground operations against the ISIS terrorist group. UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein urged all parties taking part in the battle for the city to take the ap
London, Washington, Dammam – Qatar could face more sanctions, including its ouster from the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Gulf diplomatic sources. Gulf states are currently looking to impose a list of trade sanctions that would target states and companies dealing with Qatar, in order to esc
Beirut – “Hezbollah” MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi created an uproar in Lebanon when he threatened that the party would resort to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards should a new war erupt with Israel. The reactions to the remarks have been limited to certain factions of the Lebanese politicians, while it was
Tunis, London- The Tunisian presidency announced on Wednesday the approval of a draft presidential decree proclaiming production sites and strategic and vital facilities closed military zones. The move aims at isolating the areas from the protests that took place in the past weeks. The presidential
Raqqa- ISIS leaders used spies to root out suspected enemies in their ranks in the countdown to this month’s US-led attack on their de-facto capital Raqqa, the wives of three Tunisian fighters who fled the Syrian town said. They described how the leaders had fled Raqqa as pressure mounted from
London- Libya’s oil production has approached one million barrels per day after it reached an interim agreement with Germany’s Wintershall to resume production amid a contract dispute. Reuters reported on Tuesday that according to Libyan sources, Libya’s oil production stands at about 93
London – While investors were waiting the speech of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen late on Tuesday, to know whether the Federal Reserve is still supporting its optimistic expectations on the future of the US economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced thatit has cut its foreca
London- Christian Soemmer, managing director Cadillac Middle East, expressed confidence in the “Saudi Vision 2030” to diversify the local and regional economy. During an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he said the visit paid by the company’s president recently to Saudi Arabia to lay the foundation o
North Korea released a statement on Wednesday saying it would be “imposing the death penalty” on the South’s former president Park Geun-Hye over an alleged plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un. Park had “pushed forward” a supposed plan by Seoul’s intelligenc
The wave of cyberattacks hitting Europe and North America is similar to last month’s WannaCry ransomware havoc, but appears potentially “more sophisticated,” the European police agency said Wednesday. Describing it as “another serious ransomware attack,” Europol said &#
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, has strongly condemned the series of suicide attacks that were carried out by suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday and Monday, 25 and 26 June 2017 respectively, in Maiduguri town, includin
SEDCO Development concluded an agreement with SEDCO Holding Group and Methak Holding Company to commence the real estate development of Al-Rawdah Complex project, host of commercial, residential and recreational units in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reported Reuters on Tuesday. The agreement was undersigne
Brazilian President Michel Temer faced new corruption accusations, but has since dismissed them as “fiction”, asserting his innocence against the allegations. Brazil’s Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot on Monday night charged Temer with with arranging to receive millions of dollars in bribes. T
$4.74 MILLION (£3.75 MILLION) This 34-acre estate is on the eastern shore of Lake Windermere, which is part of the Lake District, a popular tourist destination in northwest England. Known as the Town Head, the property has been owned by the same family since 1790, said Mark Holden, director of the W
Najran- Two Saudi nationals were injured on Tuesday when a projectile launched from Yemen by Houthi militants landed in the city of Najran. Captain Abdullah Saeed Al Fare’a, deputy official spokesman of the Civil Defense in Najran, confirmed that the projectile, launched by Houthi forces, fell in th
London- On the sidelines of his visit to Hmeimim military air base, where Russian air forces are based, head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad stressed that he will never forget Russia’s support for him in the Syrian war. “Russia has provided weapons and ammunition to support Syria in its war against
Six people, including four former senior policemen, were charged on Wednesday with criminal offenses over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster in England that killed 96 Liverpool football fans in the country’s worst sporting disaster. “I have decided that there is sufficient evidence t
London-The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) took a decision to consider the changes to the regulations that would allow dismissing the President of Assembly Pedro Agramunt because of a visit to head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad in March. The move came after th
Riyadh- In accordance with the economic principle “capital is a coward” which is usually adopted by investors in countries with high-risk rates, especially with risks having unknown results or duration, and with the formation of an international opinion against the positions of Qatar, the results wo
