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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Tuesday pledged to protect Iran’s sovereignty as he made his first foreign visit to the Islamic Republic. The US ally met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in capital Teheran. The Iranian leader according to the Read more
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped in the Iraqi capital a German activist affiliated to the Goethe Institute, reports say. Hella Mewis according to the Iraqi police was abducted near her office on the Abu Nuwas Street at the evening hours. She Read more
California-based media and tech service provider Netflix has denied rumors it is exiting Turkey after it came under attack over a controversial Turkish TV series to feature a gay character. The company in statement issued Monday re-assured its members that Read more
Sudan’s army has announced legal actions against journalists and activists for insults and accusations that have crossed the “bounds of patience”. The announcement made Saturday came following massive demonstrations in capital Khartoum last month against the ruling coalition over slow-paced Read more
An Istanbul-based court Thursday sentenced German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel to two years and nine months in prison in absentia for spreading propaganda for PKK that Ankara considers terror group, reports say. Yucel who lives in Germany and works for several Read more
Algeria Thursday re-imposed a partial lockdown in 29 governorates in a move to curtail a spike in covid-19 cases. The North African country has witnessed in recent days a steady increase in number of cases. An average of 500 cases Read more
Egypt has requested Spain to hand over former contractor turned whistleblower Mohamed Ali wanted for tax evasion and money laundry, reports say. Ali who has accused the regime of Abdelfattah al-Sisi of corruption and lavish lifestyles and who sparked widespread Read more
An Egyptian journalist who was to stand a trial after appearing on Qatar’s Al Jazeera news network, has died of novel covid-19, the Doha-based media reports. Mohamed Monir’s death was announced Monday by his daughter Sarah Monir. The 65-year old Read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has validated Algeria’s membership request, a first stage in the full acceptance of the North African country as member of the financial institution founded in 1991. The shareholders of the London-based institution Read more
A Lebanese soldier was killed Monday after some gunmen opened fire on an army patrol and army positions in several areas across the Baalbek region, reports say. The military command neither revealed the identity of the attackers nor apprehended them Read more