Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah travelled on Saturday to Italy for “usual” medical checks, state news agency KUNA reported, without giving further details. He was seen at the airport by the Deputy Emir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahm…
Iran blocks ‘Clash of Clans’ mobile game over voice chats
Iranian authorities have blocked the popular “Clash of Clans” mobile game in order to prevent users from talking to each other and coordinating protests which have rocked the country for weeks. This is not the first time the game has been blocked in Ir…
Iran protests: Two killed as demonstrations enter 4th week
Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. At least two people were killed. Marchers chanted anti-government …
Syrian regime sign deal to purchase wheat from Russia
TheSyrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has signed new agreements to purchase wheat from Russia. The Syrian minister of internal trade Amr Salem agreed during a meeting with Russian public sector company representatives to follow up on previous c…
Kuwait postpones first parliament session after election
Kuwait has postponed convening the first parliament session after elections to October 18, the state news agency reported on Saturday. The Gulf state’s crown prince re-appointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah, the ruling emir’s son, as prime minister on W…
Saudi Arabia sentences three men to death for opposing NEOM
A Saudi rights group has condemned their country’s judiciary for giving death sentences to three men who opposed evictions from land where the NEOM megacity is being built. The three men sentenced to death last Sunday, all from the al-Howeiti tribe, we…
Israel asks Russia not to meddle in November polls: report
Israel has asked Russia not to interfere in its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 1, Israeli media reported, amid tensions between Tel Aviv and Moscow. Israeli internal security service, or Shin Bet, has reportedly asked Russia to…
German minister says NATO must ‘be prepared’ against Russia
NATO must do more for common security to protect itself against the potential acts of Russia and president Vladimir Putin, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday. “The fact is that we, NATO, must do more for our common security be…
Spain arrests Albanian gang linked to UK people smuggling
Police have arrested members of a gang linked to a people-trafficking network which smuggled Albanian migrants from Spain to Britain by concealing them on boats and ferries, Spanish police said on Saturday. The migrants, some of them children, paid the…