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October 3, 2021

Qatar’s first legislative elections see 63.5% voter turnout

Qataris voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, a process that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion...

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October 3, 2021

Dubai Expo revises worker fatalities to six after including COVID-related deaths

Expo 2020 Dubai, a major world fair that opened last week, on Sunday said three workers on the project had died after contracting COVID-19, revising up the number of...

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October 3, 2021

Cyclone Shaheen approaches Oman, flights delayed

Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas, reports...

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October 3, 2021

It’s a date: The harvest season begins in Gaza

According to the Ministry of Agriculture some 12,440 dunums (12.44 square kilometres) of land are ready for harvest and will produce 14,000 tonnes of dates. On average, individuals...

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October 2, 2021

Ghannouchi announces resumption of Tunisia Parliament work

Speaker of Tunisian Parliament Rached Ghannouchi has declared the resumption of parliamentary sessions, urging lawmakers to resume work, news agencies reported on Friday. Ghannouchi defied President Kais Saied’s suspension...

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October 2, 2021

Ghannouchi advisor: ‘Assigning Bouden to head government will not beautify President Saied’s coup’

Riyadh Chouaibi, political advisor to Speaker of Tunisian Parliament Rached Ghannouchi, announced on Thursday that assigning Najla Bouden to head the Tunisian government will not contribute to “beautifying” the...

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October 2, 2021

Tunisia president: ‘No room for consultation in forming next government’

Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced that there is no room for consultation with Tunisia’s political parties and civil organisations regarding forming the next government. Saied stressed his rejection...

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October 2, 2021

Yemen women demonstrate against deteriorating economic conditions

Tens of Yemeni women took part on Friday in a demonstration organised in Aden against the deteriorating economic conditions and the decline in the value of local currency, Anadolu...

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October 2, 2021

77 MPs, Trade Unions, NGOs, academics call on British government to save Bahraini hunger striker

Scores of British lawmakers, trade unions, NGOs and prominent academics have written to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to convey their gravest concern over the fate of imprisoned Bahraini academic...

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October 2, 2021

IPI: Justice for Khashoggi has not been achieved 3 years after his murder

The International Press Institute (IPI) said on Friday that justice has not been achieved for late Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three years after his murder. On its website, the...

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