Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a US lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court on Monday the crown prince’s appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prose…
Yemen: Tenuous truce expires as UN pushes for extension
Yemen’s warring parties failed to renewa UN-brokered truce deal that expired on Sunday, dashing the hopes of some Yemenis for a broader pact that would ease economic woes and prolong relative calm after more than seven years of fighting. United Nations…
Iran: White House ‘appalled’ by crackdown on protesters
The White House on Monday denounced the crackdown by Iranian security forces against peaceful protests in Iran, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “We’re alarmed and appalled by reports of security authorities’ responding to universit…
Syria’s HTS authority criticised for ‘Baath school uniforms’
An Islamist authority governing large parts northwest Syria has been slammed after photos allegedly of a new school uniform design were posted online – almost identical to the 1990s outfits of the ‘Baath Vanguard’ – but have since been debunked by The …
Chechen warlord Kadyrov to send his sons to fight in Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, announced that he was sending three of his teenage sons to the frontline in Ukraine. “It’s time to prove themselves in a real fight, I can only welcome this desire,” Kadyrov wrote on T…
Israeli settlers dance at Al-Aqsa mosque causing outrage
Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque on Sunday, causing outrage among Palestinians through a series of provocative acts at the holy sites. In one video, a woman is reportedly seen …
Turkey’s annual inflation hits new 24-year high at 83.45%
Turkey’s annual inflation reached a new 24-year high of 83.45% in September, according to official data on Monday, pushing the cost of essential goods higher and further hitting households already facing high energy, food and housing costs. The Turkish…
India scrambles fighter jets after report of bomb scare
India’s air force (IAF) said on Monday it had scrambled fighter jets after receiving information of a bomb scare on an airline bearing Iranian registration transiting through Indian airspace. The air force said it later received information from Iran’s…
UK’s Truss forced into humiliating tax U-turn
British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn, reversing plans to cut the highest rate of income tax that helped to spark a rebellion in her party and turmoil in financial markets. Truss, and her finance minister Kwasi…
Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder
Somalia’s government said late on Sunday that it had killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of Islamist militant group al Shabaab, in an operation with international partners. Somali security forces have touted gains made in recent weeks agains…