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A ‘criminal fire’ destroyed Sunday in capital Bagdad part of the site where May elections ballot boxes have been kept, in the wake of the parliament’s demand for manual recount of votes nation-wide. A wing of the ministry of trade Read more
US multinational company Nike has cut a deal with Iran’s national soccer team on the eve of the Russian World Cup as it declined to supply the team with shoes for the tournament citing US economic sanctions re-imposed on the Read more
The Israeli company behind the staging of football friendly between Israel and Argentine has accused Qatar of involvement after the match scheduled for Saturday has been axed following Argentina’s withdrawal. The controversial warm-up game between Israel and Lionel Messi-led Argentina Read more
Four Saudis were handed death sentences after being convicted for forming an Iran-backed cell planning to assassinate prominent figures. The convicted, according to state-owned TV Al Ekhbariya, were trained in camps in Iran and were tasked to eliminate prominent figures Read more
A Libyan coast guard commander and five other individuals have been targeted by UN sanctions for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and the smuggling of illegal migrants. The Security Council took the decision Thursday after Russia lifted its hold Read more
The NATO Wednesday crushed Qatar’s desire to join the alliance as its membership in the regional Gulf Cooperation Council has become shaky amid growing diplomatic tension with its neighbors. “According to Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, only European countries Read more
Head of the government Youssef Chahed sacked his interior minister Wednesday few days after the death of 48 illegal migrants near the island of Kerkennah, south-east of the country. Lotfi Brahem’s sacking was announced in a statement without further details. Read more
The Iraqi parliament Wednesday ordered a nation-wide manual re-count of votes of the May 12 parliamentary elections following comments by outgoing Prime Minister arguing that the election was marred by irregularities. The legislature passed a law demanding the manual re-count, Read more
Argentina’s last friendly with Israel to the build up to the FIFA World Cup kicking off this month has been cancelled after Palestinians protested with Argentinian authorities over the game to take place in Jerusalem whose status has been a Read more
Doha-based news network al Jazeera has shed several jobs and emerged a number of departments as part of a restructuring program at the time the network faces regional boycott, Bloomberg reports. The New York-based media notes that dozens of departments Read more