Arab and International

UN Extends Mandate for UNRWA Despite US opposition

Sunday, 15 December 2019

  The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years despite US opposition. The mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestin...

Russia to Expel Two German Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move

Thursday, 12 December 2019

  Russia said Thursday it was expelling two German diplomats, in a tit-for-tat move after Berlin ejected two Russians over the killing of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park. “As a retaliatory measure, the Russian side has decided to ...

The suffering of millions of people with disabilities in Yemen

Thursday, 12 December 2019

  Millions of people with disabilities in Yemen have not only endured years of war on Yemen but are also among those most excluded amid what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International said today. ...

Bin Salman is not Satisfied with Progress of 2030 Vision

Thursday, 12 December 2019

  Saudi Arabia is reviewing its plan for life after oil with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It is said that he is unsatisfied with the progress of the 2030 Vision. He has instructed the government to control spending. "Officials are looking ...

Palestinian activist Bushra al-Taweel arrested by Israeli forces

Wednesday, 11 December 2019

The Israeli occupation army arrested Palestinian activist Bushra al-Taweel from her home in the central West Bank city of Al-Bireh on Wednesday morning, one week after the release of her father, Jamal, Palestinian media reported. Bushra is an activi...

Trump Calls Impeachment Accusation ‘Ridiculous’

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

  US President Donald Trump responded to the announcement of impeachment charges Tuesday by calling the accusations “ridiculous.” Trump — who will be only the third US president to be impeached if the full House of Representatives backs the c...

Obstruction, Abuse of Power Charges Unveiled in Trump Impeachment

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

  Democrats unveiled two impeachment charges against US President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction in pressuring Ukraine to help him attack his 2020 election rivals. The charges, if approved by the House of...

Biden Campaign Attacks Trump Policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

  Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump, advocating a re-evaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea’s apparent weapons test a “rebuke” to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters.   ...

Impact of UK Polls to Be ‘Felt for Decades’: PM Johnson

Monday, 09 December 2019

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the impact of Thursday’s general election would be “felt for decades” as campaigning entered the final stages. The prime minister is hoping to regain the majority that his Conservativ...