Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55374071
Caption:

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard near the village of Bir Fawaz, 20km north of Raqqa on February 8, 2017. Photo: AFP / Delil Souleiman

ISIS Shelling in Deir al-Zor as Suspected US-led Strikes Leave Casualties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Heavy shelling by ISIS jihadists killed at least seven people in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday night as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of people were killed in suspected US-led coalition strikes in the northern Raqqa province...

Media ID: 55374058
Caption:

Foreign Affairs Ministers Sameh Shoukry and Mohammed al-Safadi with PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat during a joint news conference on Sunday (Reuters)

Tripartite Meeting in Jordan to Resume Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Amman– Jordan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed al-Safadi reiterated his country’s firm stance toward the Arab Peace Initiative and the need to end the conflict in the Occupied Palestinian territories. The Jordanian minister also stressed Amman’s rejection to move...

Media ID: 55374062
Caption:

Starz Play Arabia.

Starz Play Arabia CEO: Pay Television Occupying 10% Percent of Regional Broadcast Market

by Musaid Al-Zayani | May 15, 2017 | Interviews

Dubai – CEO of Starz Play Arabia, Maaz Sheikh, hailed the infrastructure in the Arab Gulf region that allows pay television providers to offer different content at a time when large segments of the youth help draw high-quality programs. He revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat:...

Media ID: 55374065
Caption:

Turki al-Sudairi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

On the Departure of Dean of Saudi Journalists

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 15, 2017 | Opinion, Uncategorized

In certain cases, an individual’s history is the same as that of a group, a phase and a place. The history of a prominent media figure like Turki al-Sudairi is our history as journalism and journalists as well as the history of a long period of journalism. With...

Media ID: 55374063
Caption:

Confiscated arms in Kuwait were found in Al Abdali area near the Iraqi border [Interior Ministry photo]

Kuwait’s Court of Cassation Sets Next Abdali Cell Hearing for Mid June

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait- Kuwait’s Court of Cassation on Sunday postponed the verdict on the case of unauthorized collaboration with Iran and its proxy Hezbollah, known as “Al-Abdali cell,” until June 18. The case dates back to 2015 when the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry announced...