Wed, 2022-12-14 01:48 JEDDAH: Courts in Tehran have sentenced 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over their involvement in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday. Iran has been gripped by nearly three … read more
Wed, 2022-12-14 00:43 AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni human rights group and relatives have accused the Iran-backed Houthis of torturing and killing a prisoner of war and then for years concealing his death from family. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said … read more
Tue, 2022-12-13 23:41 KUWAIT: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and the Arab Competition Network have congratulated Kuwaiti authorities on their efforts to protect consumers against commercial fraud. The organizations said the measures they introduced have helped … read more
Tue, 2022-12-13 22:56 BAGHDAD: Iraq, a top oil exporter battered by climate change impacts, must diversify its economy and pursue a “greener growth model,” the World Bank said on Tuesday. In a report presented to authorities in Baghdad, the Washington-based … read more
Tue, 2022-12-13 22:48 KHARTOUM: Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Tuesday to protest a recent deal aimed at ending the crisis caused by last year’s military coup. “No to the settlement,” protesters chanted, heading toward the presidential … read more