Author: Sat, 2019-05-04 20:41 CAIRO: Hardline Egyptian preacher and politician Hazem Salah Abu Ismail’s five-year sentence for his involvement in besieging a court in Nasr City in 2012 has been upheld by the country’s top appeals court. A Cairo court … read more
Sat, 2019-05-04 20:12 ALGIERS: Algerian police have arrested Said Bouteflika, the youngest brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and two former intelligence chiefs, Generals Bachir Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene, security sources said on Saturday. No more details were available, … read more
Author: Sat, 2019-05-04 19:14 KHARTOUM: Sudan is facing a pre-Ramadan fuel crisis and a worsening cash crunch less than a month after president Omar Al-Bashir was ousted following protests sparked by bread and fuel shortages. Cars queued at almost every … read more
Author: Fri, 2019-05-03 23:30 WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday renewed five of seven sanctions waivers that allow Russia and European nations to conduct civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran, even as the US steps up the pressure on Tehran, a … read more
Fri, 2019-05-03 23:17 JEDDAH: The ordinary Islamic Summit is expected to be held in Makkah at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported. Leaders and heads of states of 57 countries from the Organization of Islamic … read more