The family of late Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani agreed that there is a lost political testament left by the president who died last January 8 in Iran.

Rafsanjani’s daughter, Faezeh Hashemi, said that uncovering the reasons behind her father’s death could reveal the whereabouts of the lost testament.

The former president’s other daughter, Fatima, said that his family would not “accept the report of the National Security Council” concerning his death.

On January 8, Rafsanjani died at the age of 83 after a heart attack while swimming in his private pool, as announced by the http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

The Israeli government has decided to suspend a joint project with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority – the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance – in an attempt to exert pressure on Amman to reopen the Israeli embassy, according to sources quoted by the Israeli media.

Known as the “Two Seas Canal”, the project aims at digging a channel connecting the southern side of the Red Sea with the western side of the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, so that the waters of the two seas are pumped, through channels, tunnels and pipes, into the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan said on Monday that the attack launched by Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” on the Kingdom’s security is considered a “declaration of war” by Beirut, adding that the Lebanese government should be aware of the dangers imposed by such acts.

The minister told Al-Arabiya television on Monday: “We will treat the government of Lebanon as a government declaring war on Saudi Arabia due to the aggression of Hezbollah.”

Al-Sabhan added that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz had informed outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri of t http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

Saudi authorities announced on Sunday a decision to freeze the bank accounts of figures previously arrested for their involvement in corruption cases.

The Saudi Information Ministry said through the Saudi Center of International Communication that the sums linked to the corruption cases and which are currently present in the bank accounts of the arrested suspects, would be returned to the Kingdom’s treasury.

Meanwhile, Asharq Al-Awsat learned on Sunday that the security apparatus operating in Saudi airports have enforced strict measures on the private planes of several figures, before th http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com

The resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri from the government on Saturday created a shock on all levels that was expressed by various Lebanese political forces, who were cautious in expressing a frank reaction to the resignation until the circumstances that prompted it become clear.

Following the announcement, the Presidential Palace issued a statement saying that President Michel Aoun had received a telephone call from Hariri, who is currently outside Lebanon, informing him of his resignation.

The statement said Aoun is awaiting the return of Hariri to Beirut to know more http://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 https://aawsat.com