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Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
PARIS (Reuters) – The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has canceled plans to return home after…
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
World
April 18, 2019
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
For the first time in three years, North Korea evaded the wooden spoon: The country is no longer ranked last…
The case of a Saudi prince illustrates a pattern of arbitrary detention
Middle East
April 17, 2019
The case of a Saudi prince illustrates a pattern of arbitrary detention
(CNN)–Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Salman had all the privileges of a Saudi prince. Wealthy and urbane, he traveled the world,…
Bahrain strips 138 people of citizenship for links to elite Iran force
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Bahrain strips 138 people of citizenship for links to elite Iran force
A court in Bahrain sentenced 138 people to jail and stripped them of their citizenship for conspiring to create a “terror”…
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Eleven Saudi women’s rights activists were due back in court Wednesday in a trial that has drawn international criticism, just…
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
BAGHDAD (AP) — After decades of conflict, Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role and status in the Arab…
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an…
Egypt’s PM meets Saudi Communications minister, discusses technology fields
Egypt
April 9, 2019
Egypt’s PM meets Saudi Communications minister, discusses technology fields
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday received Saudi Minister of Communications Abdulla bin Amer al-Sawahah to discuss cooperation in information…
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will disburse $200 million in aid to Yemen, to…
Saudi Arabia denies granting Egyptian actress a replica of the ‘Seal of Mohamed’
Cinema/TV
April 8, 2019
Saudi Arabia denies granting Egyptian actress a replica of the ‘Seal of Mohamed’
Saudi Arabia has responded to outrage over the honoring of Egyptian actress Somaya al-Khashab by the Saudi Arabia Producers and…