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Australian woman ‘arrested in UAE over Facebook photo’

Australian woman ‘arrested in UAE over Facebook photo’

An Australian woman has reportedly been arrested in Abu Dhabi for posting an image on Facebook of a vehicle blocking two disabled car spots at her apartment block. Jodi Magi was arrested and jailed for writing “bad words” on social media, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Tuesday. The report said that the 39-year-old […]

Iran and world powers clinch historic nuclear deal

Iran and world powers clinch historic nuclear deal

World powers and Iran have reached a landmark deal to curb Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief after an 18-day marathon negotiations in Vienna. The accord was announced on Tuesday by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union’s policy chief Federica Mogherini in a joint statement in the Austrian […]

Turkey’s ruling AK party seeks coalition partners

Turkey’s ruling AK party seeks coalition partners

One month after the June 7 elections in Turkey, a government is yet to be formed. The Justice and Development party (AK), which lost its single majority in parliament for the first time since it took power in 2002, has been engaged in lengthy talks on coalition options. On Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave […]

Angered Palestinian families – ‘My son was executed by the police’

Angered Palestinian families – ‘My son was executed by the police’

Fifteen years after Israeli police shot her 19-year-old son Ahmed in the eye, killing him instantly, Hadiya Jabareen has yet to lay his ghost to rest. Instead, the mother of six has watched Bentzi Sau, the commander who oversaw the police operation in which Ahmed and 12 other demonstrators died, rise rapidly through the ranks. […]

US-led warplanes are pummeling the de facto ISIS capital like never before

US-led warplanes are pummeling the de facto ISIS capital like never before

The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has dramatically intensified its air war against the militant group with strikes pummeling the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. Since Wednesday, the coalition has conducted aerial strikes against more than 70 ISIS targets. One airstrike was responsible for bombing 20 ISIS […]

Yemen-UN ceasefire broken soon after being imposed

Yemen-UN ceasefire broken soon after being imposed

A new UN-brokered humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen has been broken shortly after coming into force. Residents say the Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in the capital Sanaa. Clashes have also been reported in the south-western city of Taiz. The UN had earlier urged all sides to observe the six-day truce which started at midnight […]

Syrian children paint life in Saddam’s Kurdistan prison

Syrian children paint life in Saddam’s Kurdistan prison

In a dimly lit room with high ceilings and no furniture, the brightly coloured paints, spattered onto Soleen Smael’s T-shirt and jeans, look out of place. She is describing the murals that she and other children have painted onto the walls of the refugee camp they live in since they fled Syria with their families […]

World’s least peaceful nations – top 6 all in Middle East region

World’s least peaceful nations – top 6 all in Middle East region

If the world seems a more violent place to you than it was five years ago, you may be right. In a new report, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) wrote that global peace has declined 5 percent since 2008, mostly because of the growing number and intensity of internal conflicts around the world […]

Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies

Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies

Former Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has died, Saudi sources said, two months after he was replaced following 40 years in the job. Prince Saud, who was appointed in 1975, was the world’s longest serving foreign minister when he was replaced on April 29 by Adel al-Jubeir, the then ambassador to Washington. Prince Saud […]

Iran nuclear talks face US deadline

Iran nuclear talks face US deadline

Pressure is mounting on world powers and Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and avoid the issue becoming bogged down in the US Congress. If a final agreement is not reached by Friday, Congress will double the time it takes to review an accord. That will delay the lifting of US sanctions. […]

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