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November 23, 2017

Human rights groups urge Giro d’Italia to move race from Israel

More than 120 human rights organisations, unions, ethical tourism associations, sports and faith-based groups from over 20 countries have urged premier cycling event Giro d’Italia to move its 2018...

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November 23, 2017

Cairo meeting ‘did not fulfil the hopes of the Palestinians’

The Palestinian factions and the independent politicians ended two days of talks yesterday without achieving any positive conclusions for the more than two million people who are living under...

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November 23, 2017

Algeria: Politician calls on Bouteflika to follow Mugabe and resign

Algeria’s Justice and Development Front leader, Sheikh Abdallah Djaballah, has called on Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign from his position as president as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe did...

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November 23, 2017

‘We have not borrowed water from anyone,’ Egypt tells Sudan

“We have not borrowed Nile water from anyone; the High Dam was threatened because of Sudan,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour, who...

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November 23, 2017

Iran denies asking for Tunisia mediation with Saudi Arabia

The Iranian foreign ministry denied media reports claiming that Tehran has asked Tunisia to mediate between it and Saudi Arabia, Iranian Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman,...

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November 23, 2017

Report: Detained Saudi princes face prison if they do not give up their wealth

Saudi princes and officials who were arrested in the Kingdom’s mass purge could face trial and jail terms at the Kingdom’s maximum security prison, Al-Ha’ir, if they do not...

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November 23, 2017

Israel law targeting those who back boycott advances in the Knesset

New Israeli legislation that “would allow anyone harmed by calls to boycott Israel to sue without proof of damages” passed its preliminary reading in the Knesset yesterday. The proposal,...

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November 23, 2017

Iran: Disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah non-negotiable

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards will play an active role in establishing a lasting “ceasefire” in crisis-hit Syria, its chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari said, adding that disarming Lebanon’s Hezbollah...

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November 23, 2017

Bahrain upholds jail sentence for rights activist Nabil Rajab

A Bahraini appeals court yesterday upheld a two-year prison term handed down earlier against a prominent rights activist, according to local media and the activist’s own Twitter account. In...

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November 23, 2017

India reduces investment in Iran to strengthen Israel ties

India has reduced its investments in the Republic of Iran in favour of Israel, Israel’s Maariv reported today. The Hebrew agency added that the officials from India, Greece and Israel have...

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