Day: August 16, 2018

Middle East

US announces ‘Action Group’ to coordinate anti-Iran efforts

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday the establishment of the Iran Action Group, ..

Middle East

Iraq bombs ISIS operations room in Syria

Iraq launched an air strike on a gathering of ISIS fighters in neighboring Syria, killing members of..

Middle East

Saudi Arabian intellectual property authority launches online facility

Author: daniel fountainID: 1534356572501232900Wed, 2018-08-15 21:14 JEDDAH: The Saudi Authority f..

Middle East

Detained Saudi cleric Salman al-Odah referred to secret trial, says son

Leading Saudi religious scholar Salman al-Odah has been referred to a secret trial in Riyadh after n..

Middle East

Arabic press review: Spain may stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

A protest outside the offices of the UN in Sanaa on Monday to denounce the Saada attack (Reuters) S..

Middle East

Lord Sheikh fights ‘politically motivated’ calls for expulsion from Tory party

Lord Sheikh lodged a complaint against former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over his comments o..

Europe

7 electric aircraft you could be flying in soon

(CNN) — Spurred by concerns about climate change, governments and companies worldwide are making pla..

Europe

Supersonic, nuclear, with lasers

(CNN) — From blended wing airliners powered by nuclear fusion to a new generation of spacecraft desi..

Asia

Kim Jong Nam trial: Judge rules women’s lawyers must mount defense

Judge Azmi Ariffin ruled Thursday at the Shah Alam High Court outside the capital of Kuala Lumpur th..

Asia

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Indian prime minister, dies at 93

A statement released by the hospital treating him said "his condition deteriorated over the last 36 ..