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February 22, 2018

Lebanon receives promises from Iraq on key issues

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has received promises from the Iraqi government on four key issues, an anonymous official in Baghdad has confirmed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. The agreements were reached...

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February 22, 2018

‘Rampant’ corruption in Arab states

Corruption remains “endemic in the Arab states” while assaults on freedom of expression, press freedoms and civil society continue to escalate, Transparency International’s new report warned yesterday. Nineteen out...

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February 22, 2018

Tunisia’s public university professors in protest for higher wages

Hundreds of professors from public universities in Tunisia took part in a protest in front of the parliament building on Wednesday in their quest for higher wages, Anadolu news...

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February 22, 2018

Bahrain upholds death sentence against men who ‘planned to assassinate’ an Emir

The Bahraini High Military Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the death sentence against four people, including three civilians and a soldier, who were convicted of forming a terrorist cell...

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February 22, 2018

Deportation of Saudi Guantanamo inmate delayed indefinitely

The deportation of a Saudi man who pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack has been postponed indefinitely pending assurances from the Saudi authorities. On Tuesday, CNN quoted Ramzi...

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February 22, 2018

Turkey’s mega airport to hits passenger numbers at other Middle Eastern hubs

The opening of Istanbul’s third airport will result in a drop of passenger numbers for Middle East hub airports in Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, according to industry experts....

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February 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia cancels airport deal with Singapore group

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has cancelled a contract signed with the consortium of the Changi Airports International and the Saudi Naval Support Company to manage...

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February 22, 2018

Somalia: Child soldiers ‘abused’ by intelligence agencies

Al-Shabaab’s child soldiers are being abused while in the custody of Somali government forces, facing military court sentences which lack due process, Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) warned yesterday. The...

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February 22, 2018

Saudi to invest $64bn in the entertainment sector

Saudi Arabia plans to invest $64 billion in its entertainment sector over the coming decade, an official said today. The astronomical sum earmarked will go towards building new venues...

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February 22, 2018

Explosion kills 3 of Haftar’s forces in central Libya

Three soldiers, loyal to the East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar, were killed yesterday in a car bomb in the central city of Al-Jufra. Fouad Al-Mahdi Rashid, a member of...

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