As Iranian officials begin probe into the seized tanker, London tells UK ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz. US to launch plan for ‘free passage’ of ships in Iran’s waterway. The United Kingdom has told all British [ More … ]
Two airlines cite unspecified security concerns but give no details about what may have prompted the move. British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended flights to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, over unspecified security concerns, giving no details [ More … ]
Pentagon says deployment of US military personnel to Saudi to face ’emergent, credible threats’. The United States has authorized the deployment of military personnel and resources to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon has said, as tensions [ More … ]
Algeria claims second Afcon title after Bounedjah’s lucky strike sinks Senegal The record books may not show exactly how Algeria won their first Africa Cup of Nations since 1990 and, in any case, it is probably best [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned authorities in Kuwait for “unlawfully” returning eight Egyptians to Cairo over claims they were part of a “terrorist cell” linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The New York-based rights group [ More … ]
More than 1,000 human rights violations have taken place in Egypt since the start of 2019, according to the Cairo-based NGO El-Nadeem. In total El-Nadeem recorded 283 cases of individual torture, 30 deaths in custody [ More … ]
The US House voted on Wednesday to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump. The US House voted on Wednesday to block $8.1 billion in [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia’s controverisal Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, has once again found himself in the limelight because of all the wrong reason. His half-sister Hassa bint Salman, the daughter of King Salman, is [ More … ]
The two sides initialled a document called the ‘Political Declaration’ after intense talks through the night Sudan’s opposition coalition and ruling generals signed an agreement on Wednesday intended to pave the pay to a power-sharing [ More … ]
The Egyptian 2019 movie “The Passage” value 100 million Egyptian kilos ($6 million) to provide – the most expensive manufacturing within the historical past of Egyptian cinema, and apparently additionally probably the most worthwhile. In solely [ More … ]
Egyptian social media activists on Sunday launched a campaign calling for saving the life of Gehad Haddad who suffered from food contamination in an Egyptian jail. Since the military overthrow in July 2013 of Egypt’s [ More … ]
French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media on Monday, April 15 which contradicts the claims of France’s government. [ More … ]
The 15 July failed coup attempt in Turkey has its place within the Turkish people’s minds as one of the most catastrophic days for the country, with some even defining it as an ‘apocalypse’ There [ More … ]
For many Muslims, Hajj is the opportunity of a lifetime Saudi controls access to the Muslim holy places. Access to #Hajj should be open to all Muslims and non-politicized. #Saudi started blockade against neighbouring #Qatar [ More … ]
Egyptian parliament recently approved “citizenship for $$$ “law. Under the new law, the applicants pay an unspecified amount to the central bank of Egypt and applicant name can be kept anonymous. At the same time, [ More … ]
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