Modi’s struggling rivals to vote as India election resumes
New Delhi, India - India's six-week election resumes Saturday, with top rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to vote in...
Leader of US Senate calls for election in Israel
The leader of the US Senate called for Israel to hold new elections in the most strident criticism yet by...
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Shah’s son urges West to drive ‘nail in coffin’ of Iran clerical state
Pahlavi, like many others, has spoken before of the regime crumbling
Tunisia: Two MPs opposed to president held
Maher Zid and Mohamed Affes of Al-Karama have been placed in provisional detention in connection with a military investigation.
Three Hezbollah among five dead in Lebanon funeral ambush
Several people were wounded in the exchange of fire in the Khalde area between members of the Lebanese Shiite group...
Iran says it has freed ‘considerable’ number of arrested water protesters
The move comes barely days after Human Rights Watch urged Iran to unconditionally release all water protesters it had detained.
Tension mounts in Tunisia as Ennahda vows to overturn coup d’état
Tensions in Tunisia are set to boil over as the leader of Ennahda has warned that “if there is no...
Rights organisations demand Bahrain release opposition figure on hunger strike
Sixteen organisations -- including Amnesty and BIRD -- called on Bahraini authorities to release Abduljalil al-Singace, who is serving a...
Egypt court gives death penalty to 24 Muslim Brotherhood members
The verdicts, in two different cases involving the killing of policemen, came on Thursday, with eight of the 24 tried...
Nine dead, hundreds arrested in Iran water protest crackdown
The authorities should immediately release peaceful protesters, provide information about deaths, and allow an independent international investigation, says Human Rights...
Reschedule Palestinian polls soon, include East Jerusalem, say UN experts
Polls to be held in May and July were postponed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on April 29 amid concerns...
Lebanon’s new PM begins bid to form cabinet
The billionaire politician, already twice a prime minister, was designated on Monday, days after Saad Hariri threw in the towel
Modi’s struggling rivals to vote as India election resumes
New Delhi, India - India's six-week election resumes Saturday, with top rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to vote in...
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Dutch museum exhibit on Egypt causes anger in North African country
LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS - In a Dutch museum the sound of hip-hop blares out next to sarcophagi and statues, in what curators...
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Both sides in Sudan must be made accountable, says UN official
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Syria cancels BBC’s accreditation over ‘misleading reports’
In a rare move against an international media organization, the Syrian government has cancelled the BBC's accreditation over what it...
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French president announces measures to quell riots
French President Emmanuel Macron announced measures including more police and urged parents to keep minors off the streets as he...
- French President Macron attempted to strike a balance between political pressure for a harsh response and fears of triggering a still stronger backlash.
- "Additional means" would be mobilized by government to tackle the rioting, Macron said, without specifying how many more officers might be involved.
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Key judicial reform clause thrown out, says Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had "thrown out" a key provision of his controversial judicial reform plan that...
- The proposed changes to the justice system have also drawn intense criticism from the international community.
- The proposals had sparked one the country's biggest protest movements with thousands taking to the streets since they were announced in January.
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Kuwait, UN sign MoU to enhance cooperation in counter terrorism
NEW YORK, US - Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed...
- A training program for Kuwaitis and the establishment of special workshops in the field of combating terrorism was discussed.
- The country has tried to strengthen global partnerships in combating terrorism, Kuwait's assistant minister said.