Arab and International

US ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protests Go Global

Sunday, 07 June 2020

Rallies have been held in countries around the world in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” protest movement against racial discrimination in the United States. The protest movement in the US gained new momentum following the death of African-...

Tens of Thousands Turn Out Across US to Protest Police Brutality

Sunday, 07 June 2020

Tens of thousands of people in cities across the US have waged huge rallies to protest persisting police brutality, racial profiling and the latest brutal killing of an African American man in Minneapolis that sparked unprecedented protest events th...

Iran Launches New Power Plant in Southern Energy Hub of Asaluyeh

Friday, 05 June 2020

Iran has launched a first phase of a major power plant in the country’s main hub for producing natural gas.   In an order issued via video conference on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani opened the steam unit of the combined-cycle pow...

Palestinians Come Out in Force to Protest US-Backed Israel Plan

Saturday, 06 June 2020

Hundreds of Palestinians have rallied in the city of al-Khalil (Hebron) in southern West Bank against a United States-backed Israeli plan to annex huge swathes of the occupied territory.   The rallies were held on Friday on the anniversary of ...

US Records More than 1,000 Virus Deaths in 24 Hours

Friday, 05 June 2020

The US recorded 1,021 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker Thursday at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Friday). This brings the total number of deaths in the country to 108,120, with more than 1.87 million confi...

Gulf Crisis in Its Fourth Year And No Solutions Yet

Thursday, 04 June 2020

While the Gulf crisis is entering its fourth year on June 5, 2020, Qatari Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lulwa Al-Khater, affirms that "Doha has surpassed all economic impacts and has adapted itself to sustaining this situation." During her p...

UAE records 659 new cases of corona virus

Thursday, 04 June 2020

The UAE Ministry of Health on Thursday registered 659 new cases of corona virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 37,018 cases. The Ministry of Health announced that more than 54,000 new medical examinations carried out during the...

Former US Defense Secretary: Trump Seeks to Divide US

Thursday, 04 June 2020

Former US defence secretary James Mattis has slammed US President Donald Trump's response to nationwide demonstrations triggered by the killing of George Floyd, accusing him of trying to divide the country. The retired Marine General said he has...

Rouhani: EU Must Take Stand against Illegal US Moves against Iran

Tuesday, 02 June 2020

President Hassan Rouhani has once again censured the unilateral American sanctions that are disrupting imports of medical supplies into Iran, renewing a call for the European Union to take a stand against such illegal US moves. “The Americans have ta...

UAE announces 596 new cases of corona virus

Wednesday, 03 June 2020

The UAE Ministry of Health announced the registration of 596 new cases of corona virus during the past 24 hours and 3 new deaths. A statement of the UAE Ministry of Health on Tuesday said “More than 35,000 new examinations were performed on differen...