Month: August 2018

US aid cuts already hitting Palestinians hard

Sweeping new US cuts in humanitarian aid to Palestinians are already hitting hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable people, amid accusations that the Trump administration is using the issue to “blackmail” Palestinians into accepting a peace deal that critics say will favour Israel. Fears of a wholesale withdrawal of US development assistance from Palestinians […]

UN votes to keep peacekeeping force in Lebanon

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to renew for another year the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. The measure backing the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) calls on the Lebanese government to boost its naval capabilities, with the ultimate aim of drawing down the mission’s maritime taskforce. That […]

Trump rejects EU plan to scrap auto tariffs

President Donald Trump on Thursday reportedly rejected as “not good enough” a European Union proposal scrapping tariffs on automobiles, a move which threatens to amplify a simmering trans-Atlantic trade dispute. Just hours earlier, the EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem had said the bloc was “willing to bring down... our car tariffs to zero” provided that […]

Iraq cannot afford a slow approach to cap gas flaring

Ever since crude production started in earnest in the 19th century, gas flaring was born with it. Companies and even some governments found associated gas a nuisance that had to be flared if continued and increasing crude production was to be achieved. But the value of gas as a source of energy and its environmental […]

Imran Khan’s official portrait causes social media stir in Pakistan

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan had his official portrait taken two days ago and since then, it has been causing a stir on social media. Irfan Ahson, one of the most prominent photographers in Pakistan, was hired to take the shot. After the photo shoot was done, Ahson posted one of the pictures on his […]

Iraq to ready to boost oil exports once it get OPEC nod

Iraq sees a need to increase crude exports and says it’s ready to ship more as soon as Opec agrees how members will share a collective supply boost, according to the acting director-general of the state-run Oil Marketing Co. Exports will be close to 3.595 million barrels a day this month, Alaa Al Yasiri said […]

Tayseer Khaled: We are not a Banana Republic Mr. Greenblatt

Tayseer Khaled, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said that the American administration's threat to find alternatives to the Palestinian leadership is an intrusive interference in Palestinian internal affairs and reflects a humiliating and discriminatory attitude that assumes that nations of the world can be formed and manipulated in accordance […]

Biodiversity in Peril: Syrian Wildlife, Victim a Senseless Civil War

By Areej Zaher* Despite the diversity of wild life in Syria, that relates to the diversity of climate and soil, the civil war in Syria has had dramatic effects on the environment, threatening all living things by land and sea. This led to imbalance in the ecological system. Wild life These seven years of […]

US peace plan: Palestinian state with east J'lem as capital, limited sovereignty

Asharq Al-Awsat reports on a developing US Mideast peace plan that recognizes east Jerusalem as Palestinian capital, no right of return, limited demilitarized sovereignty, billions in aid, Jordan Valley remaining in Israeli hands; Europeans offer arbitration assistance but unwilling to replace US. The US peace plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict includes recognizing east Jerusalem […]

5 things for August 30: Don McGahn, Syria, duck boat wreck, China, Uber

Looking for romance? Don't count out that guy or gal shoving a carry-on in the overhead bin. Turns out 1 in 50 people find the love of their life on a plane. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to […]

In blow to Israel, Interpol admits Palestine as full member

In a stinging diplomatic defeat for Israel, the world’s largest international police organization on Wednesday accepted the “State of Palestine” as a full member. At Interpol’s annual General Assembly in Beijing, the Palestinians’ membership bid was accepted with 75 counties voting yes, 24 voting no, and 34 abstaining. Israel fiercely objected to the Palestinians joining […]

Thank you, Sinéad O’Connor, for boycotting Israel

I vividly recall the first time I saw Sinéad O’Connor live. She looked shy and fragile as she walked onstage. And then she began her song “Troy,” whispering to us one second, screaming at us the next. It was enchanting and haunting. That was 26 years ago. Ever since then, I’ve admired O’Connor as a […]

Convicted whistleblower Chelsea Manning to be barred from entering Australia

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning will be barred from entering Australia for a scheduled speaking tour set to start Sunday, her event organizer said Thursday. The Australian government sent Manning's team a notice of intention to deny the U.S. whistleblower's entry, said Think Inc. who is organizing the event. The organizers said they gave the government […]

Filipina housemaid in UAE becomes millionaire

For Gina Soriano, the selfless act of sending money home regulary can yield bountiful rewards. A housemaid who has been in the UAE for ten years now, Gina had recently made a money transfer to the Philippines worth Dh1,695. The funds were for her family she has left behind in her hometown. Gina is just […]

KhalifaSat to be launched on October 29

KhalifaSat, the first Emirati satellite, will be launched on October 29 from Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan; Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Executive Council announced Wednesday on his twitter account. KhalifaSat has been developed by a team of young Emiratis engineers at the Mohammad Bin […]

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