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  • June 14, 2018

    Dutch company gave Syria chemicals used to make deadly weapons

    A Dutch company exported 38 tonnes of chemical materials to the Syrian regime which were used to manufacture chemical weapons without obtaining the necessary licenses, Netherlands’ Nederlandse Omroep Stichting...

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  • June 14, 2018

    Saudi arrests actor for sympathising with prisoners

    Saudi authorities arrested prominent comedian, Abdulaziz Alhajmi, for showing “solidarity with prisoners of conscience in Saudi prisons,” human rights groups reported yesterday. ALQST rights group said that Alhajmi is...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Qatar grants $500m aid package to Jordan

    Qatar has extended a $500 mln aid package to Jordan that includes investments, project finance and job opportunities for Jordanians, an official source in Amman said on Wednesday. Two...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Iran, other dissenters complicate OPEC oil output boost

    At least three OPEC members disagree with Saudi Arabia and Russia on the need to pump more oil, OPEC sources said, complicating any official decision to boost supply just...

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  • June 13, 2018

    France wants ‘negotiated political solution’ in Yemen

    France called on Wednesday for “a negotiated political solution” in Yemen, including in the strategic port of Al-Hudaydah, held by Houthi rebels, French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Saudi-led...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Over 1,000 Syrians killed in Idlib since May 2017: NGO

    The Syrian regime and allied Russian forces have killed at least 1,109 civilians in northern Syria’s Idlib province since May 2017, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Israel refers Turkish citizen to military court

    Israeli authorities on Wednesday referred detained Turkish citizen Ebru Ozkan to a military court. “My client was referred today to a military court in the city of Petah Tikva...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Morocco field hospital opens in Gaza

    Morocco’s military field hospital opened in the besieged Gaza Strip yesterday. Medical teams and aid were sent from Morocco and travelled through the Rafah crossing in to the Gaza...

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  • June 13, 2018

    UN renews arms embargo on Libya

    The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the arms embargo imposed on Libya for one year. “Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes...

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  • June 13, 2018

    Makkah’s promises are not enough for Jordan

    The promises obtained by Jordan from the Makkah summit are not enough to save it from the economic crisis. In addition to this, they are still in the context...

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