by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an amendment to the military service law that allows foreigners to serve in the Russian army. The foreigners, serving on a contractual basis, would be allowed to take part in international security missions, said the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 22, 2017 | World
Two boats transporting a total of 57 migrants were rescued at sea on Saturday as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe from Morocco. Spain’s said that it reached a small boat carrying four Moroccan men in the Strait of Gibraltar after the craft was...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2017 | World
At least 34 migrants drowned on Wednesday after their overloaded vessel capsized in the Mediterranean, the Italian coast guard and a humanitarian worker said. The migrants were on a wooden boat carrying between 500 and 700 people and were just 20 nautical miles off...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 25, 2017 | Business
Brussels – Abdullatif Hamam, Tunisian state secretary of commerce, took part in the forum organized by the Arab Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, to promote investment opportunities of Tunisia. On the symposium’s sidelines, the minister told Asharq...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 18, 2017 | World
Thousands of migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the long weekend, UN aid agencies said on Tuesday. They said that some 9,000 mainly African migrants were rescued after being put by smugglers in Libya onto unseaworthy boats heading toward Italy. The...
