Al Arabiya English (Saudi Arabia)
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:51
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday praised Tunisia as the poster child of the Arab Spring, as Washington unveiled $500 million in new assistance to help revive the North Africa nation’s faltering economy as it continues its march toward democracy.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:38
‘This year the active phase of military action in Syria will be ended. After that we will have to shift to what we have been doing all the time - fighting terrorists’
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:36
“The only possible response is a strong collaboration between neighboring states to ensure border security because there is no state in Libya,” Le Drian said.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 10:04
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Thursday in Rabat, a regional ally of Washington which nevertheless ruffled Moroccan feathers last year by calling for greater scrutiny of human rights in Western Sahara.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:26
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to meet again on Monday in a fresh effort to salvage the teetering, U.S.-brokered peace process, Agence France-Presse reported U.S. and Palestinian officials as saying.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:23
The rebels “can opt for a war of attrition as long as there are countries funding it … But on the horizon, the opposition doesn’t seem to be able to wage a big war,” he added.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:22
The eight suspected members, who belonged to the militant group of Ansar al-Sharia, were arrested as part of a raid in Sfax.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:13
The U.S. official said the goal remains to seal a final pact before July 20, without the need for a six-month extension. The official said much of the work remaining was technical in nature, but noted that nothing had yet been agreed.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:12
On Friday, Obama announced the U.S. would allocate $500 million in aid to Tunisia.
The assistance will be in the form of a U.S. loan guarantee that will make it easier for Tunisia to borrow money.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:00
The bloody clashes began Friday when a group of students engaged in a fight after a man sexually accosted a woman from another family, the interior ministry said in a statement.