Author: Mon, 2019-06-03 22:15 STRASBOURG: Over 500 Turkish judges and prosecutors have applied to have cases heard at Europe’s top rights court after they were caught up in the crackdown after the failed 2016 coup bid, the court said on Monday. … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-06-03 22:06 BENGHAZI, THE HAGUE: Libya’s Coast Guard on Monday said it has intercepted a rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Ayoub Gassim, a Libyan official, said that 85 … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-06-03 21:49 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s constitutional court ruled on Monday to halt part of a power sector reform plan that seeks to reduce state subsidies which have led to one of the world’s heaviest public debt burdens. Lebanon’s decades-old … read more
Sun, 2019-06-02 22:33 JEDDAH: Qatar on Sunday said it rejected the final declaration of Arab and GCC summits held in Makkah last week, despite originally endorsing the statement. Doha could not support the communique because it contradicted Qatar’s foreign policy, … read more
Author: Sun, 2019-06-02 18:36 TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary on Sunday sentenced a journalist to two years in jail for “spreading misinformation” and “insulting” the country’s supreme leader and authorities, his lawyer told state media. Masoud Kazemi was also banned from “media … read more