Saudi investors welcomed Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter on Friday, saying they were “together all the way” with the new ownership. The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and the private office of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released a statement o…
Two blasts rock Somalia’s education ministry
Two huge car bombings rocked Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday causing casualties and shattering windows of nearby buildings, police and witnesses said. The “simultaneous explosions occurred along the Zobe road and there…
Man dies of heart attack as he is questioned on Lebanese TV
A Lebanese man accused of smuggling subsidised goods out of the country had a heart attack and died live on-air Friday night as he was being questioned on a TV show. Shukrallah Maalouf, a businessman who deals with animal fodder was a guest on a show o…
Iran: Govt accuses two journalists of ‘working with CIA’
Iranian authorities have accused two female journalists who covered the story of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody of colluding with the CIA, MI6, Mossad and Saudi intelligence agencies. Niloofar Hamedi, who took pictures of Amini’s family in the hospital…
Egypt arrests dozens amid calls for protests over economy
Egyptian authorities have begun detaining people in response to calls for mass protests next month as the country’s economic and monetary situation continue to deteriorate, according to human rights lawyers. Dozens have reportedly been rounded up in a …
Russia says UK involved in Nord Stream gas pipes explosions
TheRussian army on Saturday accused the UK of being “involved” in explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipes, alleging the same British military specialists had helped Ukraine plan a drone attack on Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet. Russia did not provide any evi…
Australia repatriates women and children from Syrian camp
The Australian government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 children from a Syrian refugee camp, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said on Saturday in a resumption of a controversial programme. The repatriation to New South Wales stat…
UN: 2022 could be deadliest year for Palestinians
The UN Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the UN started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israel…
United States to put United Nations focus on Iran protests
The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights abuses. The United…
UN chief urges extension of Ukraine-Russia grain deal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on “all parties” to “make every effort” to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, including facilitating shipments of Russian grain, his spokesman said. The so-called Black Sea deal, sign…