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Iran’s supreme leader Monday brushed off the demand by the US and its European allies that the Islamic republic calls time on its ballistic missile program as he argued that the demand is a dream that will not come true. Read more
A first group of Saudi women received Monday their driving licenses ahead of June 24, the date set for women to start driving. State-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) removed the lid on the information. “The first group of women today Read more
As protests continue in different parts of Jordan demanding the withdrawal of the draft text on income tax and the change of the economic system, the Jordanian government, led by Prime Minister Hani Mulqi, presented Monday his resignation to King Read more
Prominent anti-corruption journalist Said Boudour was arrested late last week after publishing some alleged factual evidences about the seizure of cocaine in the port of Oran, the second city of the country. Boudour, according Algerie Part, a media that he Read more
Qatar has distanced itself from a potential war against Iran as its defense minister questions Israel’s and the White House’s hardline on the Islamic Republic. “Is it wise to call the United States and to call Israel to go and Read more
The US has vetoed a draft text providing for extending protection to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The text proposed by Kuwait garnered 10 votes in favor, but the US vetoed the text, which it said failed to even mention Hamas, Read more
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention center in Libya last month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, describing it as the “latest horror story” to Read more
An Emirati court has pressed a 10-year sentence against country’s prominent activist and government critic Ahmed Mansoor for insulting authorities and tarnishing the image of the Gulf country through social media. The Abu Dhabi court also instructed that Mansoor be Read more
World football governing body FIFA had decided to drop Saudi referee selected for next world cup in Russia after the Saudi football Federation (SAFF) banned him for life over match fixing attempt early May. FIFA decided that the Saudi referee, Read more