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May 10, 2017

Minister urges EU to work on Turkey accession bid

Turkey’s EU affairs minister yesterday urged the EU to open new chapters to speed up Turkey’s accession process. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Omer Celik said: “Turkey...

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May 10, 2017

Several injured in Saudi raid

Several people were injured in eastern Saudi Arabia today, residents and activists said, when security forces entered the old quarter of Awamia, where authorities say Shia militants are hiding....

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May 10, 2017

Italy allowed hundreds of refugees to drown

Italian authorities allowed hundreds of Syrian refugees to drown despite being told their boat was in danger, new audio tapes suggest. Some 268 refugees, including 60 children, drowned in...

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May 10, 2017

Saudi begins issuing visas to Yemenis

Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Saeed Al-Jaber announced yesterday that the kingdom’s embassy and consulate in Yemen would accept visa applications once again. In a series of tweets, Al-Jaber...

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May 10, 2017

7 hostages released in Iraq

Seven men have been released after been held by an unknown group for three days in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim Al-Araji said today that the detainees had...

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May 10, 2017

Yemen’s Saleh turns against Houthis

Ousted Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is reported to have turned against his main allies, Shia Houthi rebels giving a green light to media outlets affiliated with him to...

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May 10, 2017

Saudi: 17 Arab and Islamic countries to attend summit with Trump

Saudi Arabia plans to send invitations to the leaders of 17 Arab and Islamic countries to attend a summit with US President Donald Trump on 21 May in Riyadh,...

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May 10, 2017

Students in Sudan gather in solidarity with Palestinian hunger striker

Dozens of Sudanese and Palestinian students and national union members held a sit-in outside the United Nations Headquarters in Khartoum yesterday in support of Palestinian hunger strikes which who...

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May 10, 2017

Switzerland: ‘Kill Erdogan’ sign not against the law

Switzerland said a sign raised by protesters in the capital, Bern, in late March calling to “Kill Erdogan” did not violate laws against inciting violence. People demonstrating in Bern...

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May 10, 2017

Fidget spinners were created to distract Palestinians from the occupation

Fidget spinners, small gadgets which you can twirl between your fingers, were invented to distract Palestinian children and stop them throwing rocks at Israeli occupation forces in the occupied...

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