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A group of UN human rights experts on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to release Loujain Al-Hathloul whose arrest 500 days ago, marked the beginning of a crackdown against women human rights defenders across the country. In a statement, the group Read more
Dubai-based Emirates carrier will fly this week for the first time its largest passenger jet, Airbus A380, to Egypt. The flight bound to Cairo is scheduled on Wednesday, October 2. The airline plans to include the superjumbo in the regular Read more
Fetullah Gulen, the staunch rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has praised Egypt’s regime of Fattah al-Sisi as “a model” in Africa amid crackdown on protestors wanting the Egyptian leader to be removed on misappropriation and corruption charges. Read more
Saudi Arabia will inject about $100 million investments in India’s petrochemical, energy, mining and several other sectors, the Saudi ambassador to the country has revealed. Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati told Indian largest news agency PTI that the kingdom Read more
Blida military court near Algiers Tuesday pressed 15 years in prison against brother of former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, two generals and a leader of a political party for conspiring against the state and undermining the army. The verdict, TSA reports Read more
An improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a police bus injured Wednesday five people including one police officer, in the city of Adana, Mediterranean coast. The blast damaged the police bus and other vehicles, under a pedestrian overpass in the Yuregir Read more
US President Donald Trump Monday backed Egypt’s leader Fattah al-Sisi in face of the weekend anti-corruption demonstrations staged in several cities including Cairo. Hundreds of people took to the streets on Friday and Saturday to express their outrage after revelation Read more
As global leaders gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday to present their plans to combat climate change, United States President Donald Trump and UN chief António Guterres put the spotlight on the need to safeguard religious freedom worldwide. Mr. Trump Read more
World football governing body, FIFA, has announced it received assurance from Iran to allow women to enter stadiums following the death of a woman last month after she set ablaze herself when she was arrested for sneaking into a stadium Read more
Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Thursday vowed to make Sheffield United fans happy and bring the club to the middle Premier League table, after a court ruling this week made him full owner of the club after Read more