The law comes less than a month after speaker Aguila Saleh signed off a law for presidential elections to be held the same day.

Jordan has said the act of revealing the addresses of the properties, spread all across the world, owned by the king — something that some media outlets have done — “is a flagrant security breach and a threat to His Majesty’s and his family’s safety.”

Alcogal created offshore shell companies to hide money in tax havens for politicians and public figures. They included "some accused of looting their countries," according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which obtained the leaked documents as part of the Pandora Papers, published Sunday.

The 5th edition of the AVSEC Global Symposium, which started on Sunday in Dubai, brought together globally recognized security experts, local and international government officials.

Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, has worked for companies including Google and Pinterest. She said in an interview that Facebook was "substantially worse" than anything she had seen before.

Announced in the early 1980s, the project for a refinery in southern Libya had been put on hold for years before being revived in 2017. Libya, which has the most abundant oil reserves in Africa, has been trying to emerge from a decade of chaos since the fall of Moamer...

Jordan's king held a telephone call with Syria's president on Sunday, the palace said, in the first such conversation between the two leaders since Syria's war erupted a decade ago.

The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

A total of 329 seats are up for grabs in the election, which was moved forward from 2022 as a concession to youth-led pro-democracy protests that erupted in late 2019. But many voters are expected to stay away amid widespread anger over corruption and ineffectual governance. More than 25 million...

Qatar wrapped up its first legislative election Saturday with reports of a solid turnout even though the vote is not expected to shift power away from the emir. Results are expected before 2000 GMT.

The import of home appliances made by these two South Korean companies is now banned by Iran, following an apparent request from local manufacturers, who may now ramp up production of similar products indigenously.

Protesters marched waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No to Israeli embassy in Islamic Bahrain".

Turkey, a NATO member, defied US warnings in 2017 to buy the S-400 air defense system, a deal that the Western alliance fears will allow Russia to hone its skills at targeting the US and Western European aircraft. The US officials have reiterated that S-400 was "not compatible or operable...

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.

Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh met his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati to discuss cooperation and help Lebanon.

The 15-member Council had been on track to extend the mission in mid-September for a year

Qatari women are standing in the country's first legislative election Saturday, but in far lower numbers than men, prompting warnings that their influence on issues that affect women could be limited.

Heavily in debt, with spiraling inflation and widespread unemployment worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia is hoping for a bailout package from the IMF. But talks have been suspended since President Kais Saied on July 25 sacked the government.

Teheran: Iran's army is to hold maneuvers near the Azerbaijan border from Friday, state media announced, despite strong criticism from Baku. "The maneuvers scheduled to start on Friday will involve armored units as well as artillery, drones and military helicopters," the army's ground forces commander General Kioumars Heydari told the...

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid began a landmark visit Thursday to Bahrain where he will open the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered normalization of ties.

The race will take place at the Losail International Circuit north of Doha on November 21 and will form the first part of a Middle Eastern ending to the Formula One season.

The statement from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani's office came against the backdrop of potentially high rates of abstention in the October 10 ballot

The Russian leader hosted Erdogan at his Black Sea residence in the resort of Sochi

France on Tuesday said it would sharply reduce the number of visas granted to people from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, accusing the former French colonies of not doing enough to allow illegal immigrants to return.

Rising oil prices handed a major boost to producers but threaten the global recovery and stoke inflationary pressures because they lift manufacturing costs, which translates into higher consumer prices.

Los Angeles: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their crosshairs, leaving it free to 'fly', he told a conference in California on Tuesday. The colorful serial entrepreneur, an outspoken digital money fan, shared his view at a Code Conference in Beverly Hills, as...

The cartel's world oil outlook goes against the vision of the International Energy Agency, which warned in May that demand must fall over the next decades for the world to meet its climate goals.

He said the projects should benefit the two countries and cement a historical brotherhood bonding them.

The Consul General of Kuwait in Shanghai, Mishal Al-Shamali, during a meeting with Shanghai Deputy Mayor Zhong Ming, said that the development of ties between both sides in all fields was explored.

The customs departments of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi are planning to form a virtual corridor.

The crossing was closed nearly two months ago due to fighting in Syria’s southern province of Daraa.

The common belief in the international community is that the reason behind Lebanon’s economic crisis is corruption and misgovernance. Thus, most foreign powers have promised to provide aid only after Lebanon enacts reforms to curb corruption and make governance more transparent.

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Bennett claimed the Islamic republic had in recent years taken "a major leap forward" in its nuclear production capacity

International expos, or world fairs, draw millions of visitors to a chosen city every few years. Over two centuries these mega events have introduced the world to new products and landmarks.

Jerandi said Saied took the "exceptional measures" to put the country "back on track to respect the principles of democracy."

As Expo 2020 opens in Dubai on Friday, hoping to attract millions of visitors with its imaginative pavilions and technological advances, a look at what its predecessors unveiled.

The October 2 election is for 30 members of the 45-strong Shura Council, a body with limited powers that was previously appointed by the emir as an advisory chamber.

Biden, shortly after taking office in January, said the United States would slash US support for the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen that has contributed to what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis with more than half the population reliant on aid.

Lebanese Prime Minister has confirmed that his country has reached out to Arab and Gulf nations for help, but the much-needed financial and economic aid to crisis-hit Lebanon is still locked until the government accomplishes fundamental reforms.

Oman already has a roadmap ready for a green economy, one which it discussed with the UNEP earlier this month.

Turkey still intends to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, its president has said.

San Francisco: Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on the platform. "Signal is currently down, due to a hosting outage affecting parts of our service," the company said on Twitter. "We're working on bringing it back up." Internet outage monitor DownDetector...

Preliminary results showed that the center-left Social Democrats had won the largest share of the vote at 25.7 percent. Chancellor Merkel's center-right CDU-CSU bloc garnered 24.1 percent, its worst showing in its seven-decade history.

Auto exports to the region are likely to suffer for the next more than a year due to an estimated net production loss of 3.9 million vehicles globally. Besides the automobile sector, e-gadgets, the smartphone and video gaming industries were impacted by the shortage.

Khartoum earns revenue for its impoverished economy from the South's oil exports, and the deal came hours after senior government officials flew to Port Sudan, the Red Sea trade hub. Protesters had blocked the main container and oil export terminals in Port Sudan.

The two sides suggested the creation of a joint parliamentary friendship committee to realize the aspirations of the two countries in several areas, help exchange expertise and knowledge and best practices to serve parliamentary diplomacy.

Protesters waving the Tunisian flag gathered Sunday outside the municipal theatre in Tunis

Special security forces of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Greece and Egypt have completed joint drills in the Greek capital, Athens.

The 'right prices' must fully reflect both supply costs and environmental costs, especially carbon emissions and local air pollution, said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva.

Assuming she stays on to hand over power, Merkel will tie or exceed Helmut Kohl's longevity record for a post-war leader, depending on how long the upcoming coalition negotiations drag on.