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March 17, 2021

UNESCO chief set for new term, eyes US return despite ‘Palestine law’

The head of UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, is expected to win a second term later this year after nobody else submitted their candidacy for the position by...

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March 17, 2021

Egypt prepares to start move to new, yet unnamed, capital

Egypt is racing to prepare a grandiose new capital city in the desert east of Cairo before the first civil servants move in this summer and ahead of the...

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March 17, 2021

Syria says Assad and wife are recovering from COVID-19

Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his wife Asma are recovering from COVID-19 and will soon resume their full duties after ending a period of isolation at home, the...

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March 17, 2021

Yemen: Protestors storm Presidential Palace in Aden

Hundreds of Yemenis stormed the Presidential Palace in the southern port city of Aden yesterday in a protest against poor living conditions and corruption within the internationally-recognised government of...

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March 17, 2021

Kuwait: prime minister orders charges against MPs to be dropped

Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid has ordered that charges against a number of Kuwait’s MPs should be dropped. The MPs in question were caught celebrating their wins in the...

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March 17, 2021

Iraq needs open, transparent, responsible dialogue, says prime minister

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Tuesday that the country needs an open, transparent and responsible dialogue to stop the cycle of harsh days. A government statement noted...

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March 17, 2021

Iraq: Poverty rate fell to 24.8 per cent during second half of 2020

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said on Tuesday that the poverty rate in the country fell to 24.8 per cent during the second half of 2020 after reaching high...

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March 17, 2021

Shin Bet accuses B’Tselem researcher of threatening Israeli army

A field researcher for Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has been interrogated and warned by the Shin Bet internal security service that he is “making trouble and threatening the...

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March 17, 2021

Iraqi Shia militias protest against removal of officers from intelligence service

Iraqi Shia militias have protested against the government’s expulsion of about 300 officers, most of whom are Shia, from the country’s intelligence service, Anadolu has reported. The militias accused...

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March 17, 2021

Saudi Arabia wants Turkey’s armed drones, says Erdogan

Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press briefing yesterday. Erdogan made the remarks after voicing his...

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