Tag: Al Arabiya

TURKEY/USA – Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss US tensions when Biden takes office (Al Arabiya)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained US relations with President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office, playing down the possibility of sanctions over...

USA/IRAN – Is negotiating with Iran on its nuclear program worth it? (Reza Behrouz and Amin Sophiamehr, Al Arabiya)

US President-elect Joe Biden has stated his intention to return to the Iran nuclear deal, if Tehran fully complies with the agreement, saying that...

ABU DHABI – UAE’s ADNOC signs onshore exploration concession agreement with Occidental (Al Arabiya)

ADNOC signs an exploration concession agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (File photo: Reuters) Abu Dhabi National Company (ADNOC) said on Wednesday it had signed an...

ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi toll gate system to go live during peak traffic times from January 2 (Reem Krimly, Al Arabiya)

General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018....

USA – US Supreme Court rejects Trump election appeal on Pennsylvania (Al Arabiya)

The US Supreme Court dealt the latest blow Tuesday to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the presidential election when it denied his appeal to...

LIBYA – Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced ‘Dehlavieh’ weapon: UN (Al Arabiya)

An archive photo shows Iranian-produced Dehlavieh missile. (Photo courtesy via DefaPress.ir) A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found...

FRANCE/TURKEY – France tells Turkey to clarify positions if it wants constructive ties (Al Arabiya)

France’s foreign minister told his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday that a renewed constructive relationship with the European Union could only happen if Ankara clarified...

USA/IRAN – US to sanction Iran’s ambassador to Houthis, Iranian university: Report (Al Arabiya)

Houthis raise weapons as they chant slogans during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP) The US plans...

LEBANON – Lebanon’s central bank audit is a mere smoke screen (Makram Rabah, Al Arabiya)

A man walks past the Central Bank building, in Beirut, Lebanon November 12, 2020. Picture taken November 12, 2020. (Reuters) With nearly $94 billion in...

TURKEY – Turkey orders detention of 304 military personnel over suspected Gulen links (Al Arabiya)

US.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2017. (Reuters) Turkey has ordered the detention of 304 military personnel in...

INDIA – Indian farmers launch nationwide strike over new reform laws (Al Arabiya)

Farmers shout slogans next to a police barricade amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at...

LEBANON – Aoun’s call to empower the Lebanese caretaker cabinet is unconstitutional and wrong (Al Arabiya)

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (left) and Prime Minister Saad Hariri during the October press conference in Beirut on October 20 2016. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir...

DARFUR – Darfur residents protest end of peacekeeping mission in war-ravaged region (Al Arabiya)

A displaced Sudanese woman walks past a UN-African Union mission to Darfur (UNAMID) vehicle at the Kalma camp for internally displaced people in Darfur’s...

NATO/RUSSIA – In response to NATO ‘threat’, Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclave (Al Arabiya)

Russian S-400 missile air defense systems are seen during a training exercise at a military base in Kaliningrad region, Russia August 11, 2020. (Reuters/Vitaly...

ISRAEL/UAE – Israel-based channel and UAE broadcaster sign new partnership (Al Arabiya)

The flags of UAE and Israel fly upon the arrival of Israeli and US delegates at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United...

EUROPE/TURKEY – EU foreign ministers to evaluate sanctions against Turkey (Al Arabiya)

A picture taken on May 28 in Brussels shows the European Union flags fluttering in the air outside the European Commission building in Brussels....