Three British lawmakers on Monday endorsed reports that women activists detained in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, and said responsibility for what is likely a violation of international law could lie with “Saudi authorities at [ More … ]
As Israeli officials moved to “gradually reopen” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for afternoon prayers Sunday after three days of closure, officials from the Islamic Endowment (Waqf) that runs the holy site [ More … ]
U.S. officials are supportive for the permanent revocation of the economic sanctions on Sudan, says Bloomberg, a business and market news agency, in a report released on Thursday. In line with a five-track engagement over [ More … ]
Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed the prime minister off stage following weeks of demonstrations. Tunisia has faced a wave of protests and [ More … ]
Scores of Palestinian citizens and national figures participated in a rally at the Aqsa Mosque to express their solidarity with Turkey and to condemn the failed coup attempt against its leadership. The Turkish consul said [ More … ]
By: Dr. Said al-Haj* Turkey will perpetuate the memory of the fifteenth of July, 2016 as a milestone station in its modern history. The foiling of the coup attempt in its first wave, at least, [ More … ]
Protesters have clashed with the police and paramilitary units at a demonstration in a town south of Amman, demanding jobs and better economic conditions for their region, Al Jazeera reported. Residents of Dhiban have clashed [ More … ]
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