Tunisia’s political prisoners are being humiliated in filthy bug-infested cells About 30 Tunisian opposition figures have been arrested in the last month. Family members say the prisoners have no access to toilets or hot water, and are kept in illuminated cells Nesrine Zribi Fri, 03/31/2023 – 17:26 Tunisian demonstrators take part in a rally against […]
Author: AFP article author: AFP ID: 1680333076314146300 Sat, 2023-04-01 07:09 MELBOURNE: Double world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, but his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a torrid time and will start last. In overcast and cool conditions, Lewis Hamilton in the other […]
The Biden administration’s realism on Syria frustrates critics, as the country becomes the site of Israeli attacks and US-Iran clashes.For Feedback & Comments, please write to us on hello@newswire.ae
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian in al-Aqsa Mosque Eyewitnesses say 20 gunshots were heard being fired in less than a minute shortly after Tarawih prayer ended MEE staff Fri, 03/31/2023 – 22:57 Israeli forces pictured inside al-Aqsa Mosque after a Palestinian was reportedly shot in the courtyards (Social media) Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian man […]
Passover: Israeli settlers call for animal sacrifice at Al-Aqsa Mosque A letter signed by 15 rabbis renews demand to perform religious rituals on site where non-Muslim worship is forbidden, despite potential for Palestinian backlash MEE staff Fri, 03/31/2023 – 09:49 A member of the Temple Institute holds a goat in preparation for the renewal of […]
From oil to golf, Saudi Arabia strikes defiant tone at Miami conference Tech titans, deal-makers and Trump insiders gathered for a flashy Saudi investor conference in Miami Beach MEE staff Fri, 03/31/2023 – 19:40 Former US President Donald Trump and Yasir al-Rumayyan, head of sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, look on from the second […]
Jared Kushner’s firm received hundreds of millions from UAE, Qatar, says report Affinity Partners received $200m from UAE wealth fund, and similar amount from Qatari entity, according to The New York Times MEE staff Fri, 03/31/2023 – 19:09 Jared Kushner gestures as he attends the annual Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, […]
Why does the UK think Syria has a $57bn captagon industry? British source tells MEE that intelligence and the analyst Charles Lister lie behind the controversial figure Mustafa Abu Sneineh Fri, 03/31/2023 – 15:58 Authorities in Italy seize 84 million captagon pills in July 2020 (Reuters) When the United Kingdom announced sanctions on Tuesday against several […]
UAE cancels Russia’s MTS Bank licence, citing ‘sanctions risk’ Decision comes after US officials labelled UAE ‘country of focus’ amid Russian sanctions crackdown MEE staff Fri, 03/31/2023 – 16:40 Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai, on 7 February 2023 (AFP) The UAE has cancelled the licence of Russia’s MTS Bank, giving the lender […]
UN calls on Bahrain to release pro-democracy protester and investigate torture The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says Naji Fateel, imprisoned since 2013, should never have been arrested Dania Akkad Fri, 03/31/2023 – 14:21 Naji Fateel was a board member of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights and a blogger when he was […]
