‘Intense’ strikes pound east Damascus after opposition assault
Author: Agence France PresseMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1490000572613202700 BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes hammered opposition-held neighborhoods of Damascus on Monday after regime forces pushed back a surprise assault that saw opposition try to fight their way into the city center. The opposition, led by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh Al-Sham Front, launched an attack early Sunday on regime positions in east Damascus, […]
Assad ally Russia summons Israeli diplomat over Syria strike
Author: Associated PressMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489997868933092300MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry says the Israeli ambassador to Moscow was summoned to explain an exchange of fire last week between Israeli jets and Syrian government forces.Russia is a top ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad and has provided key military and political backing to his forces, allowing him to turn the tide […]
‘Eagle Resolve 2017’ military exercise starts in Kuwait
Author: ARAB NEWSMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489956178298456200 KUWAIT: Saudi armed forces, as well as those of other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and some US military on Sunday started the Eagle Resolve 2017 military exercises in Kuwait. Lt. Gen. Mohammed Khaled Al-Khader, chief of general staff of Kuwait’s Army, attended the activities along with the leaders of the army […]
Libya’s NOC expects to regain Es Sider, Ras Lanuf oil ports
Author: ReutersMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489955502428357900TUNIS: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has been coordinating with military forces from eastern Libya and has “no reason to believe” it will not regain control of the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil ports, NOC’s chairman said.The loss and recapture of the ports this month by the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) had […]
Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump in Washington in early April
Author: APMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489955502418357600CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and US President Donald Trump will meet in Washington next month, Egypt’s leading state-owned newspaper said on Sunday.Al-Ahram said in a front-page report the two leaders will meet during the first week of April, in what will be El-Sisi’s first visit to Washington since taking office in 2014.El-Sisi and […]
Israel’s Arab minority angry over police shooting
Author: The Associated PressMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489953080098079300UMM AL-HIRAN: On a wind-swept hilltop in this Bedouin village, a cracked solar panel lying atop a mattress and slabs of broken concrete provide an eerie reminder of a clash that has come to symbolize the strained relations between Israel’s government and its Arab minority.On a frigid January morning, Yaakub Abu Al-Qiyan […]
Arab Israeli MK resigns after jail phones plea bargain
Author: AFPMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489953080078079000JERUSALEM: An Arab Israeli lawmaker who admitted to smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners resigned on Sunday, a Parliament statement said.Basel Ghattas had said he would step down after striking a deal with prosecutors that saw him plead guilty to handing phones and SIM cards to Palestinian detainees in return for a reduced sentence.“I […]
Israel-Syria conflict reaches a flashpoint
Author: AFP, APMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489952475907983900JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS: Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defense systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. Meanwhile, fierce clashes have broken out on the eastern side of the Syrian capital following an ambush by opposition-aligned forces, according to residents in Damascus.Speaking on on […]
Thousands protest proposed tax hikes in Beirut
Author: Najia HoussariMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489952475927984200 BEIRUT: Thousands of people jammed a downtown square chanting “enough is enough” and “no ability to take on more taxes” to protest against proposed tax hikes to cover salary increases for public servants and teachers. Their message to pressure the government was supported by civil society groups and a range of political […]
Saudi Arabia eyes becoming global leader in renewables
Author: LULWA SHALHOUBMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1489956178208455200 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is moving toward achieving its ultimate goal of becoming not only a world leader, but also an exporter of renewable energy with government investments of $30-$50 billion by 2023. As the Kingdom moves to reduce its reliance on oil as the main source of energy, turning the National Renewable […]
