Cairo- An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday put 56 Muslim Brotherhood defendants on the terror list for three years. The verdict, which was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday, said some of the defendants were found guilty of leading the outlawed Brotherhood, being its members, and others
London – On the 30th anniversary of the murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali, British police relaunched an investigation, appealing to the public to help identify and find his killers. On July 22, 1987, Ali, 51, was fatally shot in the back of his neck in West London as he walked to his offi
Riyadh – Saudi authorities have imposed sanctions on citizens and residents involved in transporting pilgrims without a permit. The head of the Hajj Passport Authority, Major General Dhaifallah Al-Huwaifi said in a statement on Tuesday that administrative committees were formed under the Direc
Makkah- In this Hajj season, security, health and relevant services sectors were deployed to prepare the pilgrims move to Mina to start their rituals. Pilgrims will spend the night at Mina before they head to Arafat on Thursday – a basic Hajj element. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bi
Tel Aviv, London- An old coin promoted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as proof of the Jewish people’s connection to the Israeli-controlled West Bank has been found to be a souvenir reproduction. Netanyahu commented on the coin issue on his page via Facebook using the biblical Heb
London – Police issued a warning after chemical “haze” left up to 150 people on Britain’s south coast suffering irritation to their eyes and throats. Sussex police urged people to keep doors and windows shut in the affected area, between the resort town of Eastbourne and Birling Gap, a few mil
London- In just two years, you may be tucking into a ‘lab burger’ and ‘test-tube chicken’ if one company has its way after Memphis Meats has come a step closer to commercializing synthetic meat. According to the Daily Mail, the ‘clean meat’ company has already pro
London- Qatar’s government may reduce its capital spending on economic projects and infrastructure if damage to its economy from sanctions intensifies, Fitch Ratings said on Monday as it cut the country’s credit rating. Fitch lowered Qatar by one notch to AA-minus with a negative outlook. That broug
London- A German nurse jailed for murdering two patients is suspected of killing at least 84 other people, investigators said on Monday. Niels Hoegel, 40, was jailed in February 2015 for two murders and four counts of attempted murder or causing bodily harm on intensive-care patients at the Delmenho
Leidschendam (The Netherlands)- The daughter of a bystander who lost his life in the massive car bomb that killed former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri spoke Monday of her family’s harrowing search to find her father’s body. Lama Ghalayini, 39, is the first victim to testify before the Sp
London, Gaza– Hamas has managed to increase its military capabilities recently and Tehran is again its biggest backer after years of tension, according to Hamas’ leader in Gaza Strip Yehya al-Sinwar. Sinwar told reporters that Iran is now “the largest backer financially and militarily” of Hamas’s ar
Aden- Yemeni President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday received US Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller and Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dedushkin separately and discussed with them a number of issues related to bilateral relations and latest developments, including the peace process in the country.
Irbil- After being removed from Tal Afar, hundreds of Arab and foreign ISIS militants escaped to the town of al-Ayadiya in the north of Iraq, their last refuge in the Nineveh province, where Iraqi forces besieged them on Monday. “Hundreds of Arab and foreign ISIS militants were now taking shelter in
London- A study of thousands of children has shown that excluding children from school may lead to long- term psychiatric problems and psychological distress. Research by the University of Exeter, published in the journal Psychological Medicine in July, found that a new onset mental disorder may be
London – In the Notting Hill neighborhood, volunteers prepared all-green decoration for the well-known carnival held in west London, to commemorate the victims of the Grenfell tower fire. Around 20 people cut out paper hearts, painted banners and inflated balloons a few hours ahead of the laun
Dubai- President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued on Sunday a federal decree-law for value-added tax in preparation for the introduction of VAT as of January 1, 2018. The new law is the “bedrock of the UAE’s planned tax system, which was designed to meet the most stringent of standards and
Gaza- Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated on Sunday that Israel will not repeat the “mistake” of freeing Palestinian prisoners in exchange for any Israeli citizen, such as the 2011 Gilad Schalit swap. After 5 years of being held captive, Israeli soldier Shalit was exchanged for over 1,
Baghdad- Indicators show a fierce and early electoral struggle in Iraq’s Dawa Party, the ruling party since 2005. This struggle is mainly between Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Vice President Nouri al-Maliki. Suspending party membership of Baghdad’s former governor Salah Abdulrazeq a
Taiz- Yemen’s internationally-backed government headed by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi accused coup militias on Sunday of the ongoing use of civilian lives in Taiz as human shields. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi said that four civilians were killed and seven ot
Makkah– Saudi Ministry of Health announced that the health status of pilgrims is safe and reassuring and that neither epidemic nor quarantine diseases have been reported among them to date. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry stated that it is focusing on the preventive aspects of pilgrims
