Algeria’s opposition protests new tax bill, turns parliament into battleground
Representatives of Algeria’s opposition parties yesterday protested inside parliament against a new finance bill which will increase the prices of domestic gasoline, diesel, gas...
Qatar reforms residency rules for large foreign population
Qatar has issued new legislation aimed at reforming residency policies for its large population of migrant workers, whose treatment in the energy-rich nation has...
Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid
Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed...
Belgian police raid home, make arrests in Paris attacks probe
Belgian police searched a home in the centre of Brussels on Sunday and made two arrests in connection with a probe into last month’s...
Syrian opposition choose ex-PM to represent them at peace talks
Members of a Syrian opposition body set up in Saudi Arabia last week chose former prime minister Riad Hijab on Thursday to represent them...
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial
RIYADH/BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder...
Nigeria to split up state-run oil firm
Nigeria is to break up its state-run oil and gas firm into 30 separate companies, the country's junior oil minister announced, as part of...
Protests resume after Palestinian paramedic’s Gaza funeral
Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of medical workers in white uniforms, took part Saturday in the funeral procession of a colleague who was shot...
Syria opposition cancels Tuesday meeting with UN envoy
Syria's main opposition group said Tuesday that it will not attend a planned afternoon meeting with the UN special envoy, adding further doubts about...
Former investment chief is new Saudi ambassador to Washington
Saudi Arabia's new ambassador to the United States is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, a British-educated former head of the kingdom's...
