Author: Tue, 2019-07-30 22:10 JERUSALEM: An Israeli military court jailed a prominent Palestinian lawyer for 13-and-a-half years on Tuesday for shooting at Israeli vehicles in the occupied West Bank, the army said. Tareq Barghout, a Ramallah-based lawyer who represented Palestinians accused … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-07-30 21:53 TEHRAN: Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his wife, the judiciary said Tuesday, after a high-profile case that received extensive media coverage. A prominent reformist, Najafi was … read more
Tue, 2019-07-30 22:10 KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities Tuesday ordered all schools nationwide to suspend classes indefinitely after crowds of students launched demonstrations against the killing of five pupils at a rally in a central town. “Killing a student is killing a … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-07-29 23:31 JEDDAH: The Arab coalition on Monday accused the Houthi militia of committing a massacre in northern Yemen. Earlier reports said 13 people were killed in a strike on a market Al-Thabit Al-Shaabi district in Saada province. The … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-07-29 22:31 BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces have recovered control of two villages in northwestern Syria from militants who withdrew following intensive air and artillery bombardment, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday. Fighters captured the villages of … read more