Khartoum – Former Sudanese Prime Minister and head of the opposition Umma Party al-Sadeq al-Mahdi made light of the effects of the lift of US sanctions on Sudan, saying its outcomes will remain minimal unless his country’s name was removed from the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism. Al-Mahdi
London – “That’s not something I am contemplating.” The phrase was repeated often but that did not make it any more true. On Monday night Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, insisted he was not even thinking about a series of scenarios that he certainly is thinking about. He has to. As
Cairo- Egypt’s army said on Wednesday that it had effectively destroyed 12 vehicles loaded with arms crossing the borders from Libya. More so, the army added that it had thwarted an attempt staged by a number of militias on infiltrating western borders. He added that “striking terrorism and pr
In face of the recent angry boycott of Qatar, Doha is like a trapped cat searching for a way out. Rather than dealing with its crisis and admitting it had become a serious and dangerous threat to everyone in the region, Doha resorted to its old tricks. To the Qatari cat we say: quit jumping [&hellip
Tripoli- When the Libyan coast guard received the first batch of long-awaited patrol boats from Italy in May, two of the four vessels had mechanical problems and the third vessel broke down on its way to Tripoli. As Italy’s interior minister later flew in to present the boats officially at a n
Washington – The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will study on Thursday a draft-law that urges the European Union to designate Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” as a terrorist organization. During five sessions on the Middle East, three of which will be dedicated to Iran, the Senate will als
Geneva- Brussels-The World Health Organization announced on Tuesday that Cholera-stricken Yemen that had lost 1,400 patients over the span of two short months have shown relatively receding figures with death rates being cut to half. A major cholera outbreak in Yemen may have reached the halfway mar
Beirut – Lebanon’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil said that the new era, led by President Michel Aoun, was focused on works and achievements. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Bassil noted that his party has put behind all the “bickering” and decided to open a new chapter of po
Brussels – Approximately a third of European Union parliamentarians issued a statement condemning Tehran’s human rights violations, demanding that new sanctions be imposed on Iran for its interference in regional turmoil. “Today we are announcing the support of 265 members of the European Parl
London – Colombia officially celebrated on Tuesday the end of the country’s decades-long armed conflict after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) laid down the last of their weapons. In a short, symbol-filled ceremony, United Nations observers shut and padlocked the last containers sto
Ramallah – Tensions escalated in Gaza after Israeli army launched series of strikes in response to rockets fired from the strip. Israeli warplanes launched retaliatory intensified airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza early Tuesday. Security forces in Gaza reported F16 warplanes targeting Badr site of
A helicopter fired 15 shots at Venezuela’s Interior Ministry and dropped four grenades on the Supreme Court on Tuesday in what embattled President Nicolas Maduro has deemed as an attack by “terrorists” seeking a coup. The attack took place while the president was speaking live on state television. &
London – Dozens of European companies and institutions witnessed consecutive electronic attacks by a new ransomware virus called Petya, which is said to be locking computers that are infected and encrypting files on them. The new cyber attack is similar to the ransomware that infected more than 300,
Sanlıurfa (Turkey) – When the ISIS terrorist group captured the Syrian city of Raqqa and announced it as its de facto capital in June 2014, Mona Freij was an opposition activist who was organizing anti-regime rallies with her fellow colleagues. Months later, she was forced to leave the city for fear
London- Iranian Revolutionary commander Mohammed Jaafari criticized President Hassan Rouhani’s for accusing Tehran’s elite guard of intervening in national economic decision-making processes. Jaafari said that the Rouhani administration has inexcusably failed to deliver on its financial commitments
Waiting for Washington’s position towards old nationalist Kurdish aspirations, at least in Northern Syria, more interest is silently being accorded to what may be the most serious flashpoint in the Near East today. It is Southern Syria. Recently, Asharq Al-Awsat published Israeli viewpoints on the r
Washington – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir ruled out any possibility to hold negotiations with Qatar over the list of 13 demands submitted by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. During a news conference held in Washington on Tuesday, Jubeir said: “We have made our point, we too
Ankara – The debate over prolonging the state of emergency in Turkey that was announced in wake of the failed July 2016 coup has revived political divides in the country. The state of emergency is expected to end on July 19 and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that it may be extended indefi
The International Football Federation (FIFA) published an investigation report Tuesday that demonstrated how voters exploited the murky system yet allowed Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. With the country’s vast wealth at its disposal, Qatar spent heavily to convince FIF
Carefully scoping the view through a lookout hole at the Mosul frontline on Tuesday, Iraqi soldiers surveyed the last remaining patch of land controlled by ISIS in the Old City area. Getting this deep into Mosul’s Old City means soldiers from the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) must dismount f
