Washington-For the second day in a row, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted about what he termed the “scandal” of a $400 million U.S. payment to Iran, drawing another denial from the White House. Trump said in a tweet on Thursday that his Democratic opponent, former Secretary of Sta
London- International rights groups have called on European countries to stop human rights violations in Iran, following clandestine reports concerning the execution of dozens of Sunni political prisoners last Monday in the Rajai Shahr prison. Despite Iran’s official announcement of executing 20 Sun
Cairo-The Egyptian army spokesman, Mohammed Samir, announced on Thursday that the leader of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis was killed in North Sinai in a security operation that also left more than 45 “terrorists” dead and dozens injured. Jihadists from Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, who pledged allegiance to ISIS and
Lawmakers in Greece on Thursday approved the construction of a state-funded mosque near central Athens — a proposal that was not well received within the coalition government amid a heated public debate on how to manage the Syrian refugee crisis. The proposal, approved by 206-24 votes in parliament,
Kurdish leaders have confirmed that Manbij Military Council forces now control 80 percent of the total area of the city Manbij which is located in northern Syria. They also spoke of the “break down” of ISIS after its soldiers were besieged in small areas in the old city. A spokesman for the Manbij M
The United Nations said on Thursday that intensive diplomacy and exertions are invested to try to broker a humanitarian ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo, and it hoped to see an agreement for a comprehensive humanitarian plan in the next few days. The battle for eastern Aleppo, pitting besieged
Six foreign tourists and their driver were wounded in Afghanistan on Thursday in an attack by gunslingers on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, Afghan government officials said. The group of at least a dozen travelers included eight British citizens, three Americans and one Ge
When it comes to the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages Samsung Electronics Co Ltd paid for encroaching on patented designs of the iPhone, on can clearly see that Apple Inc deserved the reimbursement. The product’s distinctive look, the iPhone, drives people to purchase it, a group of
The Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Malik Al-Mekhlafi who is also the Foreign Minister requested the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon to intervene and exercise his influence to implement a peace plan put forward by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh to end the violence and the Yemeni
A 19-year-old Norwegian teenager of Somali origin went on the London’s tourist hub of Russell Square, killing an American woman in her 60s and injuring five other people, police said Thursday. Police called to Russell Square at 10.30pm last night after witnesses say screaming victims tried to
New York, London– The Saudi Embassy in the UK has issued a response to the report of Channel 4 about the civilian death toll in Yemen since the beginning of the devastating war in 2015. “The Saudi Arabian embassy has not viewed the Channel 4 footage. While the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deeply regrets
Paris – French government and French Ministry of Interior began setting a plan to protect French Muslims from extremism. The government suggested several steps including fortifying the Islamic Council for French Faith, funding mosques and houses of worship, and methods to choose and train imams. Thi
Riyadh- Saudi Labor Minister Mufarrej al-Haqbani expressed Saudi readiness to cover all expenditures of Indian labor workers wishing to go back home, in addition to the provision of legal aid to those in pursuit of legal justice against companies responsible for holding back salaries or other damage
Dubai- Officials meeting in a human rights conference in Bahrain are seeking to come up with a collective pan-Arab national strategy to face Iranian threats and interventions in Arab affairs. The Arab Federation for Human Rights has organized the conference to discuss Iranian threats to pan-Arab hum
Taliban militants attacked a group of 12 American and European tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western Herat province Thursday, leaving six of them and their driver wounded. The tourists — eight British, three Americans and one German national — were ambushed by Taliban gun
The second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data released Friday had something for everyone. Optimists could draw comfort from the robust growth in household consumption. Pessimists would worry about lagging business investment and mounting inventories. And if you are concerned about what is ahea
Two men who had not been heard from since last month’s cafe attack in Bangladesh were arrested Thursday on suspicion of involvement in the deadly siege carried out by jihadists. British national Hasnat Karim and University of Toronto student Tahmid Hasib Khan were arrested in different areas o
Tel Aviv-In an official document released recently, the Israeli government admitted to adopting discriminatory policies against Arabs especially in education and economy. The document comes after the Israeli government decided to allocate a budget of four billion dollars to be paid over five years i
Ankara-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan implied the possibility of withdrawing from the March EU-Turkey Statement on refugee affairs should the EU fail to go through with its undertakings on exempting Turkish citizens from visa prerequisites to enter union countries. Speaking with Italian TV R
London-Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State John Kirby rejected recent statements made by Iranian officials regarding the nuclear deal and the “mutual trust between the two parties” stressing that the major issue in Vienna’s deal lies in Tehran’s compliance with the terms of the agreement.
