Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55369733
Caption:

President Donald Trump poses with the crew before boarding Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump Accuses Democrats of Making up Russia Collusion Story

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of fabricating allegations of presidential election interference against Russia and creating more “fake news.” His tweet came just as Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency chiefs...

Media ID: 55369734
Caption:

Palestinians walk through an alley of the West Bank refugee camp of Balata, near Nablus. (AP)

Policeman Killed in West Bank Refugee Camp Clash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

A Palestinian policeman was killed on Monday in a shootout at a refugee camp in the West Bank, the official Wafa news agency reported. A murder suspect killed Hassan Ali al-Hajj in a shootout that broke out in the densely populated Palestinian refugee camp of Balata,...

Media ID: 55369729
Caption:

Crown Prince Mohammad launching the ‘Nation Free of Violators’ Campaign at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Launches “A Nation without Violators”

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Mar 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has launched “A Nation Without Violations” campaign to give residency and labor law violators the chance to leave the country without having to pay penalties. The campaign was approved by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin...

Media ID: 55369726
Caption:

Khalifa Ghwell, a self-declared prime minister, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli, Libya, February 1, 2017. Picture taken February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Libya: Ghwell Militias Prep for New Battle in Tripoli

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Former Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government Khalifa al-Ghwell stated that he tried to reach an agreement with Akilah Saleh, speaker of the parliament in Tobruk, and Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani to form a new government to substitute...

Media ID: 55369724
Caption:

Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Trump Eyes Fund for Guantanamo Upgrade

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Mar 20, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the Guantanamo Bay prison will not be shut down and reiterated over the weekend a campaign pledge for putting ISIS “bad dudes” in the detention center in Cuba. Reuters news agency said that Trump is asking...