Jordan withdraws tax bill after angry protests
Jordan's new prime minister on Thursday announced a controversial IMF-backed income tax bill will be withdrawn, after it sparked a week of angry protests...
Qatar refuses to lift travel ban of former Justice Minister
Amnesty International has voiced concerns towards the Government of Qatar on the ban, calling for immediate withdrawal of the ban. Dr Najeeb Al-Nuami has...
Sectarian hate takes root as Yemen anti-Houthi forces push on Sanaa
Mohsen Saleh al-Muradi does not just want to drive the Shi'ite Houthi fighters out of Yemen's capital 130 km (80 miles) from his home...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
Algeria jails former counter-terror chief for 5 years
Algeria’s former counterterrorism chief has been sentenced to five years in prison for destroying documents and disobeying military orders, his lawyer said.
Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, better...
Iran's Rouhani to visit Italy, France next week, first Europe trip after sanctions lifted
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Italy and France next week on his first trip to Europe since the lifting of sanctions against his...
Riyadh's $22.5 billion Metro project "on track", says governor
A $22.5 billion urban rail and bus system for the congested Saudi Arabian capital is on track, Riyadh's governor said Wednesday, as other projects...
'Unprecedented' air strikes hit ISIS targets
Russian and Syrian warplanes launched dozens of air strikes on Islamic State-held areas of eastern Syria on Friday, after the group's fighters staged an...
37 sentenced to death including top militant leader, Egypt
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their conviction of terrorism-related...
10 dead in central Istanbul explosion
An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on Tuesday and some local...
