US President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a tweet on Sunday, raising concerns about a potential US-Iran conflict at a time when tensions between Washington and Tehran have risen. “If Iran... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s air forces on Monday intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles over Taif, one heading for Mecca and the other for Jeddah, according to eyewitnesses. The Kingdom’s air de... Read more

Islam Mohamed An invitation by US President Donald Trump for Iran to negotiate with him over ending US sanctions on it has drawn mixed reactions from the Iranian regime. Chairman of National... Read more

Ahmed Adel   The National Bureau for Combating Terrorism and Security in the Netherlands warned on Saturday that the threats posed by the terrorist organization Daesh against the Wester... Read more

Iran is not pursuing war, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Fars news agency. “The difference between us and them is that they are afraid of war and... Read more

Saudi King Salman has called for Gulf and Arab summits in Mecca on May 30 to discuss recent attacks in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The attack o... Read more

The Council of the European Union has extended until June 1, 2020 sanctions imposed on the Syrian regime. The Council said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, th... Read more

Libyan officials said Saturday that militants have killed at least three troops from the Libyan National Army (LNA) in an attack on a checkpoint in a desert town. An LNA statement said the m... Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned US airlines flying over the Gulf to exercise caution “due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the regio... Read more

Protesters flooded the streets of Algeria for the 13th straight Friday, climbing atop police vans that were blocking the main demonstration site in the capital in a bold show of defiance. Se... Read more

An ex-CIA officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for spying for China in a case called part of an “alarming trend” in the US intelligence community. Kevin Mallory, 62, was con... Read more

Mohamed Abdel Ghaffar The terrorist Houthi militia does its best to make the largest number of gains on the ground, using the Stockholm deal which was signed in December last year. In doing... Read more

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that OPEC will be responsive to the oil market’s needs, but that he was not sure there is an oil shortage with data, particula... Read more

Exxon Mobil has evacuated all its foreign staff members out of Iraq’s West Qurna 1 oilfield and is flying them out to Dubai, three sources told Reuters on Saturday. Production at the oilfiel... Read more