Tag: Al Arabiya

RUSSIA/USA/MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA – Russia condemns US recognition of Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara (Al Arabiya)

Mikhail Bogdanov speaks to journalists on September 6, 2016. (Abbas Momani/AFP) Russia on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over...

TURKEY/USA – Turkey’s Erdogan says US sanctions over S-400 missile ‘disrespect ally’ (Al Arabiya)

President Tayyip Erdogan talks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on November 30, 2020. (Reuters) President Tayyip Erdogan said that...

LEBANON – Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects charges against caretaker PM in Beirut explosion (Al Arabiya)

A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. (Reuters) Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Friday said recently filed charges were politically...

TURKEY/EUROPE – Turkey dismisses EU move for sanctions as ‘biased, unlawful’ (Al Arabiya)

Turkey’s research vessel, Oruc Reis anchored off the coast of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey, on September 13, 2020. (AP) Turkey on Friday dismissed as...

EGYPT – Egypt opens trial of acting Muslim brotherhood leader Mahmud Ezzat (Al Arabiya)

Mahmud Ezzat, the Muslim brotherhood group acting leader, during his first session in his trial . (AFP) An Egyptian court on Thursday opened the trial...

ISRAEL/MOROCCO – Israelis welcome Morocco deal recognizing ties (Al Arabiya)

Israelis welcomed the normalization of diplomatic ties with Morocco, announced by US President Donald Trump on Twitter on Thursday. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/12/11/Israel-relations-Israelis-welcome-Morocco-deal-recognizing-ties

TURKEY – Turkish lira weakens after sources say US set to impose sanctions (Al Arabiya)

A merchant counts Turkish lira banknotes at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters) The Turkish lira extended losses against the dollar late on Thursday...

QATAR – Qatar expects $9.5 bln deficit next year on lower revenues, low energy prices (Al Arabiya)

In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the...

USA/TURKEY – US poised to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system: Sources (Al Arabiya)

Ankara's Russian S-400 missile defense system. (File photo: AFP) The US is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian...

USA/IRAN – US B-52H bombers fly over Middle East in mission to deter Iran (Al Arabiya)

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is parked on the ramp at Al-Udaid Air Base, Qatar. (AP) In a new show...

BREXIT – Brexit trade deal: UK demands EU concessions ahead of weekend deadline (Al Arabiya)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) in the Berlaymont building at the EU...

PAKISTAN/INDIA/KASHMIR – Pakistan says two troops killed by Indian fire in Kashmir (Al Arabiya)

Security personnel run patrolling near the site of a gunbattle in Kangan area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on June 3, 2020. (AFP) Pakistan’s military...

USA – Trump administration plans to execute five inmates before Biden takes office (Al Arabiya)

Brandon Bernard, a former Texas street-gang member on death row for a crime he committed when he was 18. (Twitter) The Trump administration is planning...

LEBANON – Lebanon’s Hezbollah sues PM Saad Hariri’s brother Bahaa over Beirut blast accusation (Al Arabiya)

Bahaa Hariri at World Economic Forum (Supplied). Lebanon’s Hezbollah is suing the estranged brother of the country’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri after he accused the...

SAUDI ARABIA/PALESTINE – Saudi Arabia stands with the Palestinian cause (Bakir Oweida, Al Arabiya)

A Palestinian man reads the front page of Al-Quds newspaper at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the old city of...

SYRIA – Total dead in Syria War reaches 387,000 in slowest annual increase: Monitor (Al Arabiya)

The overall death toll for Syria's civil war has crept up to 387,000 following the least deadly of 10 years of conflict, a monitor...