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After eight years of exercising moratorium, Jordan has returned to the implementation of the death penalty in a bid to end the alarming rate at which crime is rising in kingdom. Civil rights group denounce the decision saying that it Read more
The Palestinians will submit to the UN Security Council a new resolution seeking international recognition of statehood. The Palestinians intend to go ahead with their bid despite a warning that the US would block the move. The draft resolution would Read more
Ahead of the submission of a Palestinian-drafted resolution to the 15-member Security Council calling for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land to end by November 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S Secretary of State John Kerry in Read more
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that the ongoing war in Syria which has forced around half of the country’s population to flee has claimed more than 180,000 lives. The three year old war started as an anti-government Read more
Gulf States are still wary of the threats that the Iranian nuclear program poses to the region. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior member of the ruling family in Saudi Arabia who once also served as an intelligence chief, warned the Read more
Iran and Britain have announced that they will be working towards reopening their respective embassies after an incident in 2011 led to their closure. Both countries will be appointing non-resident charges d’affaires in their respective capitals as an initial step Read more
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS is the single biggest public health threat according to WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan. MERS is a mysterious new respiratory virus and is very contagious between people. Considered to be in the same Read more
Doha has been hosting climate talks for the past few days. The thousands of negotiators present at the event noticed that this gas-rich emirate which is known for its giant projects is the place where excess and waste have made Read more
A week ago, the UN General Assembly voted that Palestine is recognized as a state. However, the European Union did not present a united front when the vote was made. Countries such as Britain, Italy, France and Germany which are Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron two-day visit in the United Arab Emirates which concentrated on ways of boosting economic ties, with special emphasis on the defense industry as it could be remarked in their released joint statement has come to Read more