Russian police moved quickly Saturday to disperse peaceful protests against President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilisation order, arresting hundreds, including some children, in several cities across the vast country. Police detained more than 700 pe…
Saudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace
Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once again being enthusiastically welcomed back into polite and powerful society, and it is no longer as f…
CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout
The CIA has revealed a model of Ayman al-Zawahri’s safe house, used to brief President Joe Biden about the al-Qaida leader’s whereabouts before the agency killed him in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Shortly afteral-Zawahri’s death, White House officia…
Egypt’s leader meets with Sudan’s military ruler in Cairo
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt on Saturday met with Sudan’s leader in Cairo for talks that focused on ties between the two neighbours, officials said. El-Sissi welcomed Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council, at th…
Armed bandits kill 15 at mosque in northwest Nigeria
A gang of armed men killed at least 15 people at a mosque in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents said on Saturday. The attack in the Bukkuyum local government area took place during Friday prayers at the Jumu’at central mosque in Ruwan Jema to…
US thanks Turkey for role in Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap
The United States thanked Turkey for playing a role in brokering an agreement between Russia and Ukraine which saw hundreds of prisoners released, reported the Turkish Anadolu agency. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre thanked Ankara, as we…
Meta had ‘adverse human rights impact’ during Gaza conflict
An independent study commissioned by Meta has shown that the social media giant has repeatedly deprived Palestinians of freedom of expression, treated Arabic language content more harshly than Hebrew content, and blocked Palestinian journalists from th…
Iran attacks militant opposition bases in Kurdistan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched an artillery attack on Iranian militant opposition bases in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Saturday, Iranian state television reported. “Headquarters of anti-Iranian terrorists” based in northern Iraq were t…
NASA scrap Artemis moon launch amid Florida storm concerns
NASA said on Saturday that it was scrapping Tuesday’s plans to launch Artemis, the US return to the moon after five decades, noting concerns about a tropical storm headed to Florida. Tropical Storm Ian is expected to hit Florida, home to the Kennedy Sp…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian after alleged car-ramming
Israeli troops on Saturday shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who allegedly tried to ram his car into a group of soldiers patrolling in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli soldiers and media. The incident took place near the city of Nablus…