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BAGHDAD (AFP) – The killing of jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi has stirred fears Iraq is entering a dark and violent phase, as boiling tensions between pro-Iran factions and the government reach new heights. Mr Hisham, 47, was gunned down outside his home in east Baghdad late Monday (July 6) by masked assailants on motorcycles. While the perpetrators remain on the […]
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DUBAI (AFP) – With a “welcome” passport sticker and coronavirus tests on arrival, Dubai reopened its doors to international visitors on Tuesday (July 7) in the hope of reviving its tourism industry after a nearly four-month closure. But businesses are mainly betting on those already living in the gleaming desert city to energise its ailing economy and serve as a […]
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AMMAN/CAIRO (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Hundreds of Egyptian women are speaking out about sexual violence after a #MeToo campaign on Instagram led to the arrest of a man accused of raping and blackmailing multiple women. The Instagram account Assault Police said more than 100 women had given testimonies since it was set up to target the man on July 1, […]
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Tuesday’s blast reportedly caused by ‘human error’ and was the latest in a series of fires and explosions. Two people were killed in an explosion at a factory south of Tehran on Tuesday, the latest in a series of fires and explosions, some of which have hit sensitive sites. State news agency IRNA reported “human error” was the cause of […]
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DUBAI (REUTERS) – A fire at Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday (July 5). Iran’s top security body said on Friday (July 3) that the cause of the fire that broke out on Thursday (July 2) had been […]
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AMMAN (AFP) – Jordan have begun putting electronic bracelets on travellers who recently arrived in the kingdom to ensure that they observe home-quarantine against the spread of coronavirus, an official said. People arriving in Jordan from Saturday (July 4) must isolate for 14 days at hotels designated by the authorities on the shores of the Dead Sea, west of the […]
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Fire in Iran’s southwest city of Ahvaz comes after three similar incidents took place since June 26. A fire broke out at a power station in southwest Iran on Saturday, the latest of several blazes and explosions to hit sensitive sites. The blaze, which affected a transformer in the power station in the city of Ahvaz, was put out by […]
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ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday (July 3) he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed. Zeki Demir, a local technician who worked for the consulate, was giving evidence on the first day of […]
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Turkish court opens trial of 20 Saudi nationals, including two former aides to crown prince, over killing of journalist. The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi has told a Turkish court the Washington Post columnist was lured to his death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul through “a great betrayal and deception”, and has asked that all people responsible for his killing […]
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TEHERAN (AFP) – Teheran on Thursday (July 2) reported an “accident” at Natanz nuclear complex in central Iran, saying there were no casualties or radioactive pollution, and warned foes – especially Israel – against hostile actions. There was “no nuclear material (at the damaged warehouse) and no potential of pollution,” the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation Behrouz Kamalvandi told […]
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