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September 8, 2016

Egyptian court releases satirical band

An Egyptian court yesterday accepted an appeal made by members of the satirical band Street Children after they were charged with “incitement to overthrow the regime and spreading false news”, a judicial...

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September 8, 2016

Syria: Children attempt suicide in Madaya as siege tightens

Medical staff in Syria’s Madaya have reported that at least six teenagers, one a girl as young as 12, and seven young adults have attempted suicide in the last...

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September 8, 2016

Iranian commander inspects Iraqi militias in Aleppo

An Iraqi Shia militia fighting in Syria announced yesterday that its forces were being inspected on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo by Iranian Brigadier General Qassem...

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September 8, 2016

Kremlin: Abbas and Netanyahu talks not on the agenda

A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia is currently not being considered, the Kremlin said yesterday. “This meeting is not on the...

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September 8, 2016

Iraqi finance minister survives vote of no confidence

Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari, an ethnic Kurd from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), survived a vote of no confidence today after lawmakers failed to turn up in sufficient...

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September 8, 2016

Yemen foreign minister urges international community for support

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdelmalik Al-Mekhlafi pressed the international community to step up its support for the legitimate government of Yemen, in a speech to the German Council on Foreign...

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September 8, 2016

Russia and Bahrain agree on military cooperation

Russia and Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Russian gas giant Gasprom and Bahrain’s Noga oil and gas company yesterday. The agreement is intended to expand the cooperation...

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September 8, 2016

PA Supreme Court suspends Palestinian local elections

In response to a complaint filed by the Palestinian Bar Association, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Supreme Court has announced a temporary suspension of the local elections in the occupied...

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September 8, 2016

Algerian minister criticises double standards regarding terrorism

Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel said yesterday that the war on terror must not be exposed to the logic of double standards, the Anadolu Agency reported. Messahel’s...

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September 8, 2016

Clinton vows never to use American troops in Iraq, Syria

US Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has vowed never to use American ground troops in Syria or Iraq “ever again”. Addressing US military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan...

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