Rights groups condemn Saudi women activists’ arrests
International rights groups have condemned the arrests this week of at least seven prominent Saudi Arabian women's rights activists who previously campaigned for the...
Anti-racism figures on Rosemonday carnival – Germany
The Carnival parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz took aim at racism among many other highlighted issues; Brexit, U.S. President Donald Trump and even an...
“Saudi women need not wear abaya robes” – senior cleric
Saudi women should not have to wear the loose-fitting abaya robe to shroud their bodies in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest...
Israel announces partial national lockdown after coronavirus surge
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task...
Egyptian actor’s trans son sued for Instagram post about LGBT+ activist’s suicide
CAIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The transgender son of one of Egypt's most famous actors is being sued for promoting homosexuality among young people...
Tunisia protest figure released after new clashes in deprived south
Tunis, (AFP) - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his arrest amid angry protests over...
Maripan frustrates Serbia, Morocco ease past Slovaks
Guillermo Maripan scored the winner three minutes from time to see Chile past World Cup-bound Serbia in a friendly on Monday.
Maripan knocked in a...
Schools free of MERS, but exercise caution: Minister
RIYADH: Schools are free from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV), but students should follow basics of personal hygiene to avoid any form...
Iranian judge in Romania committed suicide, prosecutors say
BUCHAREST, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A fugitive Iranian judge whose corpse was found in a Bucharest hotel in June had committed suicide by jumping...
Former UN official charged with lying about rape in Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) — A former United Nations official accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women has been charged with lying to the...
