Gulf Crisis : ‘Trump warned Saudi-led league not to militarily overrun Qatar’, Bloomberg

President Donald Trump asked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to give up military action against Qatar, which has been embroiled in a diplomatic row with its Gulf neighbors, Bloomberg has learned. Two sources familiar with the US Read more

Syria: Del Ponte cites total impunity for her resignation from COI

Seasoned war crimes investigator Carla Del Ponte Monday told the UN human rights council that she decided to resign from the Commission of Inquiry because of an unacceptable impunity enjoyed by warring factions in the Syrian conflict. The former ex-Yugoslavia Read more

KSA: Two human rights activist arrested over weekend, AI

London-based rights group Amnesty International (AI) has announced the arrest by Saudi authorities of two local human rights activists who already have other members of their organization behind bars. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily and Issa al-Hamid, both founding members of the Saudi Read more

2018 Academy Awards: Moroccan movie “Razzia” Among Contenders in Foreign Language Category

Morocco’s movie “Razzia” of Nabil Ayouch has been selected as candidate in the foreign-language category of the 2018 Academy Awards. The film was picked up by an independent commission set up by Moroccan Cinema Center (CCM). This commission is made Read more