Afghanistan: Taliban commands female TV presenters to cover their faces
The Afghan Taliban authorities on Thursday, 19th May issued an official statement that female journalists in all Afghan media organizations must cover their faces while...
Category : Middle East
Israel: Opposition parties agree to form new unity government
Israeli opposition parties have agreed to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister. Yair Lapid, leader of the...
Israel destroys Gaza building housing Al Jazeera and the Associated Press
A 12 story building containing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza has been destroyed by an Israeli air strike. The...
World decries the execution of journalist Ruhollah Zam by Iran as ‘shocking’ and ‘shameful’
Press advocacy and human rights groups have voiced their horror over the execution of Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian journalist; some campaigners calling it a “shocking escalation” in...
Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated with remote-controlled machine gun report says
An Iranian nuclear scientist who was assassinated on Friday east of Tehran was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, the semi-official Fars...
Palestine quits Arab League leadership role in protest over Israel deals
Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has declined the position of its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, on Tuesday, condemning any Arab agreement to establish formal...
UAE, Israel normalizes relations with historic deal
Isreal and the UAE have reached a historic deal that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The agreement,...
Lebanon’s government resigns as a result of Beirut explosion
The Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced his resignation almost a week after the massive explosion that devastated the capital, Beirut, killing some 220 people and...
About 135 Killed In Beirut Explosion
Rescue workers are still struggling to treat thousands of people wounded in a massive blast in Beirut that happened on Tuesday. The explosion was so powerful it...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia Admitted to Hospital
According to state media, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to hospital for treatment of inflammation of the gall bladder. He is 84 and...