Red Sea knife attacker institutionalized: MENA
Egypt
August 8, 2017
Red Sea knife attacker institutionalized: MENA
Egypt’s top national security prosecutor has ordered the transfer of an Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death…
1MDB gets another extension from Abu Dhabi for missed $603 million payment: source
Middle East
August 8, 2017
1MDB gets another extension from Abu Dhabi for missed $603 million payment: source
Abu Dhabi has given scandal-plagued 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) until August 31 to make a $603 million debt settlement payment…
Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids
Middle East
August 8, 2017
Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids
Police in Australia, Dubai and the Netherlands have arrested 17 people and seized nearly two tonnes of narcotics in raids…
Dozens of migrants run across border in Spanish enclave
World
August 7, 2017
Dozens of migrants run across border in Spanish enclave
Dozens of sub-Saharan migrants crossed into Spain from Morocco in the early hours of Monday after running through a border…
Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote
World
August 7, 2017
Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote
Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared emergency aid kits as families headed to their ethnic…
Tesla seeks to raise $1.5 bn to fund Model 3 production
Business
August 7, 2017
Tesla seeks to raise $1.5 bn to fund Model 3 production
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Monday it intends to raise about $1.5 billion in a bond offering as the US…
Charity run by Pakistani Islamist with $10M bounty launches political party
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Charity run by Pakistani Islamist with $10M bounty launches political party
A Pakistani charity that the United States accuses of being a front for anti-India militant group that staged the 2008…
Turkish troops hold exercises in Qatar
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Turkish troops hold exercises in Qatar
Qatar held joint military exercises with Turkish troops on Monday, Qatari media reported, showcasing their strategic alliance two months into…
Jordan’s King Abdallah discusses holy site tensions in Ramallah
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Jordan’s King Abdallah discusses holy site tensions in Ramallah
Jordan’s King Abdallah will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday for the first time…
Third Dubai fire in days forces evacuation of hotel
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Third Dubai fire in days forces evacuation of hotel
A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such…