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Istanbul public prosecutor has requested a Turkish court to hand a four-year jail term to New York Knicks center Enes Kanter for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erodgan. The prosecutor, according to the state-run agency Anadolu, referred to a series of Read more
The Kuwaiti government Wednesday announced it charged an Audit Bureau to investigate allegations of kickbacks denounced by a local media regarding an agreement with France to buy 30 Airbus Caracal helicopters for $1.1 billion. “It was decided to refer the Read more
In an unprecedented move, Belgium appointed a female Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which has long been criticized for violating women’s rights. The Belgian media reported that Dominique Mineur, who is performing her duties in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Read more
The UN Security Council has welcomed the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Lebanon and his decision to continue his term, and highlighted the need to protect the country from the crisis destabilizing the Middle East. In a statement Read more
Saudi ambassador to Algeria has vowed to take action against the North African country after football fans on Saturday displayed a huge banner showing a face, half of which made of Saudi King Salman’s image and the other half of Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has sent delegations to Moscow and Beijing to seek the intervention of the two UN Security Council members in the peace process with Israel after the Palestinian leader ruled out the US mediation following President Read more
A shell attack against a military airport in the city of el-Arish, in the Sinai, killed one military officer and wounded two others during a visit by two cabinet members. The attack according to army spokesperson, Col Tamer El-Rifai, also Read more
The US was left alone waving its veto in the face of the 14 members of the Security Council who voted in favor of a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Read more
Saudi Arabia said it succeeded in destroying a missile fired by Houthi rebels targeting the Yamamah palace, the official residence of King Salman. The Houthis’ Al Masirah TV said the missile was targeting the palace to project power and to Read more
Saif al-Islam, son of Libya’s former strongman Muammar Gaddafi, is mulling participation in next year elections as requested by his supporters, his spokesman has said. “Saif al-Islam will run for the upcoming presidential elections, which may take place in mid-2018,” Read more