by Mounir Al-Mawri | Jan 30, 2017 | World
Washington- Intelligence analysts considered that the personal and political motives of former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri led him to take controversial decisions, unaware of their possible consequences. They also doubted his ability to maintain his presidential...
by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 17, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Washington-US President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia and Britain ahead of his previously scheduled trip to Germany next month. The White House says Obama will head to Saudi Arabia on April 21 for a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which will be...
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 18, 2015 | Opinion
On Friday the New York Federal Court sentenced Khalid Al-Fawwaz, a suspect in the deadly 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, to life in prison. It took 16 years after the crime was committed to issue the sentence against Fawwaz, who for a while...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 14, 2015 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing Yemen crisis and the Iran nuclear deal will top the agenda at the US–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit being held at Camp David on Thursday, with President Barack Obama seeking to convince Gulf allies of Washington’s commitment...
by Salman Al-dossary | May 11, 2015 | Opinion
The upcoming summit at Camp David may be the most significant US–Gulf meeting in the last 50 years. This is not because it would be the first time a US president has met with Gulf leaders. But rather because Washington—and this is no secret—is aware of the strain and...
