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UAE shuts down Iranian school in Sharjah

Mon Sep 11, 2017 13:01:28

UAE officials have closed down an Iranian school in the emirate's third city of Sharjah, refusing to extend its permit over what they have called illegal construction within the facility.

Russia sends 175 de-miners to Syria's Deir ezzor: Interfax

Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:56:27

Russia is to send 175 de-mining engineers to defuse mines in Syria’s Deir ezzor, Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying on Monday.

Is Saudi Arabia 'ready to turn the page' on Iran?

Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:18:20

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Al Mayadeen TV on Sept. 6, “We are prepared to cooperate with Islamic countries on all issues that are important to the Islamic world. … If the Saudi government is ready to turn the page, Iran is ready for that as well."

British arms sales to repressive regimes soar to £5bn

Mon Sep 11, 2017 08:28:36

UK arms manufacturers have exported almost £5bn worth of weapons to countries that are judged to have repressive regimes in the 22 months since the Conservative party won the last election.

Egypt may reject 59,000 tonnes of French wheat due to poppy seeds

Sun Sep 10, 2017 14:13:16

Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tonnes of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to the presence of poppy seeds, the second cargo to come under such scrutiny and raising fresh uncertainty over the country's import policy.

Iraq holding hundreds of foreign Isis family members

Sun Sep 10, 2017 13:52:17

Iraqi officials say they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of Isis fighters, at a camp for displaced people in northern Iraq.

Lebanese President to visit Iran in October: Report

Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:08:58

Lebanese President Michel Aoun plans to pay an official visit to Iran in October as part of efforts to deepen Tehran-Beirut relations in all fields, local media reports said on Sunday.

Yemen: Hiding Behind Coalition’s Unlawful Attacks - Human Rights Watch

Sat Sep 9, 2017 12:42:28

Members of the Saudi-led coalition have sought to avoid international legal liability by refusing to provide information on their role in alleged unlawful airstrikes in Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today. In 2017, Human Rights Watch wrote to the coalition and its current and former members urging them to release information on their investigations and findings of laws-of-war violations as required by international law. None have replied.

Iraqi Kurds opposing independence vote face threats, mistrust

Sat Sep 9, 2017 12:05:59

Most Iraqi Kurds aspire to their own state, but 'No For Now' campaigners see vote as political gamble to benefit presidency.

ISIS leader 'planning fresh wave of attacks' in revenge for defeats in Iraq and Syria, leading Iraqi official says

Thu Sep 7, 2017 14:51:25

The leader of ISIS is planning a fresh wave of terror attacks against Britain and other European countries in revenge for the crushing defeats that terror group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, a leading Iraqi intelligence official has warned.

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