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US-based rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Saudi Arabia to correct its image as it recorded the largest execution rate, with 48 executions so far this year. Most executions did not concern “serious crimes”. Large chunk of Read more
President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday laid into the US and President Donald Trump’s pressing demand for a new nuclear deal with Iran noting that the Islamic Republic has remained loyal to the three-year old pact. President Trump has warned to walk Read more
Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-imposed Libyan National Army (LNA) is planned to return home this Thursday, the LNA spokesperson told Reuters. The army commander who has been out of the country for medical treatment in Paris would land Read more
Kuwaiti authorities have enforced the threats to expel the ambassador of Philippines, Renato Villa, giving him a week deadline to leave the country over the controversial rescue operations of Filipino house workers without the consent of the Kuwaiti authorities. Villa Read more
Riyadh Tuesday opened the lid over its covert plan to invade its neighbor Qatar with Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir suggesting that the tiny Gulf country would collapse unless it funds the replacement of US forces in Northern Syria. Al-Jubeir, in Read more
Hisham Geneina, Egypt’s former anti-corruption authority boss and campaign aide of presidential hopeful General Sami Anan has been sentenced to five years in prison for spearing fake news purporting that the former army Chief of Staff has sensitive documents that Read more
A younger brother of Khalifar Haftar has told an Egyptian media that the Libyan military commander, who is undergoing medical treatment in Paris, is in good shape and would return to the country soon. Omran Haftar told Egyptian magazine Rose Read more
Kuwait has expressed regrets and threatens to expel Philippines’ envoy after the diplomat confirmed to media that the embassy has been helping Filipina house workers flee their employers in the Gulf country. Already strained ties between Kuwait and Philippines worsened Read more
Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has been named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the year for the 2017-2018 season. Salah Sunday beat Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne although Belgium won the Premier League title with his club. The Egyptian Read more
Houthi rebels fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have pledged to bring down the coalition after the rebel group’s political leader and second in command was killed last week. “This crime will not pass without punishment; neither this nor other Read more