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October 21, 2020

Parliamentary candidate in Jordan promises free electricity to voters

The Independent Election Commission in Jordan questioned on Tuesday a candidate for parliamentary elections over his claims to offer free electricity to voters, Anadolu reported. Spokesman for the Commission,...

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October 21, 2020

Qatar to cooperate with Amnesty over violations against domestic workers

Qatar announced on Tuesday that it is willing to cooperate fully with Amnesty International to investigate violations against domestic workers revealed in a report issued by the rights watchdog....

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October 21, 2020

Israel’s High Court to consider petition on Israeli arms used for ethnic cleansing in Rwanda

Israel’s High Court will look into the petition related to exporting Israeli arms used to carry out ethnic cleansing in Rwanda in the 1990s, Arab 48 reported on Tuesday....

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October 21, 2020

Sudan: army foils coup attempt by retired officers

A senior Sudanese army officer announced on Tuesday that a coup attempt by retired officers and members of the Popular Defence Forces (PDF) was thwarted last week, Anadolu has...

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October 21, 2020

Turkey will stand by Azerbaijan in ‘righteous cause’

Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has said that Turkey will continue to stand by the people of Azerbaijan in their “righteous cause” and struggle to free their “occupied land” of...

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October 21, 2020

Sudan: ‘Removal from terrorism list nothing to do with normalisation’

Sudan’s Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said that the country’s removal from the US list of “countries supporting terrorism” is because it paid compensation to the...

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October 21, 2020

Turkey to distribute 100,000 tons of flour to needy

Turkey will send around 110,000 tons of flour and legumes as aid to needy countries, the country’s Official Gazette announced early Wednesday, reports Anadolu Agency. According to a presidential...

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October 21, 2020

Syria’s President Assad cuts tax for low-income workers

Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad moved on Wednesday to exempt more low-wage earners from income tax, his office said, as the economy buckles under the weight of US sanctions and...

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October 20, 2020

Turkey: Illegal migrants caught in fake wedding convoy

Turkish police caught 16 illegal migrants in three vehicles decorated as part of a wedding convoy in the southeastern province of Batman on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. Batman province’s...

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October 20, 2020

Battle over Israel’s budget risks election, more economic gloom

A festering government crisis over the passage of a national budget could push Israel into its fourth election since mid-2019, further straining an economy hard hit by the coronavirus...

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