Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55364967
Caption:

A Saudi security officer monitors live feed screens showing Muslim pilgrims in the holy city of Mecca. AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty

Saudi Foreign Ministry: We Are Ready to Counter Cyber Attacks

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jan 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi Foreign Affairs Ministry said that information security was one of its highest priorities, adding that its information systems were ready to counter any electronic attacks perpetrated by external forces or states. Advisor to the Minister of Foreign...

Media ID: 55364966
Caption:

Opinion: Do the Astana Talks Aim For a Truce or Syria’s Surrender?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 4, 2017 | Opinion

There has been quick and intense diplomatic activity concerning a solution for Syria since the fall of Aleppo. Several agreements have been signed and the political process has been divided into three stages. The location and dates for the negotiations have also been...

Media ID: 55364963
Caption:

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C) sits with his parents and his girlfriend Orel (L) as he awaits for the verdict in his case at the military court in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2017. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Heidi Levine

Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter after Shooting Wounded Palestinian

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday, capping a nine-month saga that has deeply divided the country. Hundreds of far-right protesters rallied in support...

Media ID: 55364962
Caption:

Image from a video footage shows an oil platform on fire in the Caspian Sea. Reuters

Two Bombings Target Iran’s Second Major Oil Pipeline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2017 | World

London- An Arab separatist group claimed two pipeline bombings in Iran’s oil-rich south and threatened to launch more attacks in the coming year. Iranian state media and officials did not immediately comment on the claim by the Arab Struggle Movement for the...

Media ID: 55364958
Caption:

Ryan Giggs with José Mourinho, then Chelsea’s manager, in 2013. Three years later the Portuguese got the Manchester United job instead of the Welshman. Photograph: Matt West/Matt West/BPI/Rex/

Ryan Giggs Cannot Afford to Wait for a Big Managing Job to Come Along

by Daniel Taylor | Jan 4, 2017 | Sports

It might feel slightly implausible now, at a time when Ryan Giggs seems to be drifting to the edges of the game, but if it had gone to a poll last season among Manchester United players about who they wanted to replace Louis van Gaal, a manager they found both...