Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests
An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained Wednesday, security officials said in the latest in a new wave of...
Protesters tents torched and one protester killed in Iraq
One protester was killed early Monday in Iraq's flash-point city of Nasiriyah, as gunmen stormed the square where anti-government demonstrators had been camped out...
Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology.
Amnesty said it...
Sudan and major rebel group agree to resume peace talks
JUBA/KHARTOUM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sudan's power-sharing government and a major rebel group active in southern borderlands have agreed to hold new peace talks...
Truckloads of fireworks explode killing five in Jordan
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Five people were killed and eight others wounded Monday when an explosion ripped through two trucks carrying fireworks in the Jordanian capital, a civil...
Iran should release all prisoners amid Coronavirus
The new reports on Coronavirus in Iran has stated 54 more people killed over the virus, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042...
Saudi to unveil 2016 budget with huge shortfall
Saudi Arabia unveils its 2016 budget on Monday with the oil powerhouse expected to project a huge deficit following the collapse of crude prices.
The...
Faith defeats desert heat as Hajis flock to Hera
Their faces bathed in sweat, cheeks stained with tears, dozens of Muslim pilgrims scale Makkah’s Jabal Al-Noor mountain, undertaking the arduous ascent to follow...
Putin meets Saudi Defence Minister on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday about the possibility of a political solution in...
Israel-Palestine peace process 'kidnapped by religious zealots'
The current violent conflict between Palestinians and Israelis makes one reminisce about better days — when Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres...
