Since being ousted in 2022, Khan has been buried by court cases he claims have been triggered to prevent his return to office after a campaign of defiance against Pakistan's military kingmakers. The 71-year-old had accused the powerful military -- with whom he ruled in partnership for much of his...
Amnesty voices concern over Iran’s ‘intensified hijab crackdown’
Amnesty International expressed concern over the crackdown launched by Iran against women deemed to have violated the Islamic republic's dress rules. Iran was roiled by months of unprecedented protests triggered by custody death of Mahsa Amini in September last year, who had been arrested by the morality police for breaking...
President Assad and Jordan’s foreign minister discuss refugees, drug smuggling
The focus of the discussion between the two was war refugees and a crackdown on cross-border smuggling, according to Jordan's foreign ministry. The diplomat's visit comes amid an increasing regional engagement with the Assad regime, peaking with Syria's return to the Arab League after years of isolation since Syria's war...
EU sanctions Iran Revolutionary Guards’ wing over brutal crackdown
The European Union imposed an asset freeze on the investment arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, over Tehran's brutal crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. The sanctions - the eighth imposed by the EU over the repression - came after Iran hanged three more men convicted in relation...Syrian foreign minister on a visit to Egypt
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo, a first since Syria's civil war broke out over a decade ago, Shoukry's office said. The meeting comes amid amplified Arab engagement with the Damascus government which has been politically isolated in the region since the...
Evergrande of China pledges to repay its debt in 2023
Beijing, China--China Evergrande has pledged to repay its debt this year, as the property giant faces a restructuring following Beijing's crackdown on excessive borrowing and rampant speculation in the real estate sector. In an email seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan told staff that "2023 is a key year for...
Protest-hit Kurdish town fears a major Iranian crackdown
Activists on Sunday expressed alarm that Iran was implementing a major crackdown in a Kurdish-populated town that has seen intense anti-regime protests in the last few days.
Mourners hit streets as Iran protests take bloody turn
Hundreds of mourners poured onto the streets of a flashpoint Iranian city, defying a lethal crackdown on protests over Mahsa Amini's death that shows signs of turning even bloodier. This week's protests coincide with the third anniversary of "Bloody Aban"- or Bloody November - when hundreds were killed in a...Alibaba posts Q3 loss of $2.9bn
Firm's result is seen as a gauge of Chinese consumer sentiment.At least 326 killed in Iran crackdown, say NGOs
Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people in a crackdown on nationwide protests since Mahsa Amini's death in custody, Iran Human Rights said. Iran has been gripped by protests over the death of Amini on September 16, three days after her arrest for an alleged breach of the...
Germany says EU will adopt new sanctions against Iran
Designed as a punishment for the government of Iran, the EU will likely adopt new sanctions against the Islamic republic next week over its deadly crackdown on protests in the country. The German foreign minister said that the bloc will not let up and that "it stands with the men...US to impose ‘further costs’ on Iran over protests crackdown
Widespread street demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died following her detention by morality police for allegedly breaching the country's strict Islamic dress code, are in their third week.Belarus says West ‘provoking’ migrant crisis
Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the Belarus-Poland border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation.
Sudan braces for protests against military coup
Sudanese anti-coup protesters plan to flood the streets Saturday to demonstrate against a military takeover that has derailed the country's transition to civilian rule and triggered a deadly crackdown.Hundreds of Iraqis rally to mark protests anniversary
On October 1, 2019, widespread rallies erupted across Baghdad and the south of the country against a government seen as corrupt, inept and beholden to Iran. Nearly 600 people were killed during the protests.
China central bank says all crypto transactions are illegal
The bank has effectively sounded the death knell for digital currencies in China.
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 Watch .
Saudi Arabia intensifies crackdown on residency, labor violators
274,849 rulings issued, nearly 5.7 million violators arrested Passport authorities call on citizens and migrants to stop employing or sheltering infiltrators and violators Saudi Arabia has issued 274,849 rulings against violators of the residency, labor and border security regulations and nearly 5.7 million such violators have been arrested in...
UAE tells firms to disclose identity of owners or face action
The companies must come clean by next month The ultimatum was delivered by Safia Al-Safi, the director of the Anti-Money Laundering Department Looking to target companies involved in money laundering activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Anti-Money Laundering Department at the UAE Ministry of Economy has told the...
