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30 Dec 2018 - 12:13

Saudi Arabia says govt reshuffle was expected as its four-year term was up

The Saudi king's reshuffle of the government was expected as the cabinet must be replaced and reappointed by royal order every four years, according to a statement from the government communications office.

30 Dec 2018 - 11:28

Polls set for Sunday amid heavy security in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, Dec. 30, its first such polls with full participation under the ruling party since the restoration of democracy in 1990, which ended a decade of autocratic rule.

30 Dec 2018 - 11:17

Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness

As Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for the kind of freak tsunami that battered coasts west of Jakarta this month.

30 Dec 2018 - 11:08

EU's strengthened Schengen system enters into force

New rules to strengthen Schengen Information System (SIS) of the EU came into force on Friday. The system is widely used to share information for security and border management in Europe.

30 Dec 2018 - 11:02

US’ Mattis torpedoed Israel arms sale to Croatia

Outgoing US Secretary of Defence James Mattis reportedly scuppered a $500 million arms deal between Israel and Croatia, leaving Tel Aviv red-faced and having to apologise.

30 Dec 2018 - 11:00

Bahrain affirms embassy in ‘brotherly’ Syria is operational

Bahrain’s embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama have been operating “without interruption” the Bahraini foreign ministry said in a statement today, a day after the UAE reopened its embassy in Syria.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:55

France admits military presence in N.Syria

The French General Staff Office confirmed on Friday that French ground forces have served in northern Syria.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:54

Opposition leader calls for Khashoggi killers to be extradited to Turkey

The leader of the Turkish opposition Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli called for the killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be extradited to Ankara in order to be prosecuted there.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:53

Manama strips over 800 Bahrainis of citizenship since 2012: report

Over 800 Bahraini nationals have been stripped of citizenship by Al Kalifa regime since 2012, human rights group reported.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:52

UK says new housing units in West Bank ‘unacceptable’

The Israeli government’s announcement to “advance over 2,800 housing units” in West Bank settlements is “unacceptable and disappointing,” a senior British minister said Thursday, says Anadolu Agency.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:50

Egypt’s central bank holds interest rates

Egypt’s central bank left its key overnight interest rates steady on Thursday, keeping the deposit rate at 16.75 per cent and the lending rate at 17.75 per cent.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:48

Trump censures Democrats over death of migrant children

US President Donald Trump has criticized Democrats for the death of two migrant children in US custody.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:47

Cars ablaze outside France's Le Parisien newspaper building

A number of vehicles were set on fire on Saturday, December 29, near the Le Parisien newspaper building in Paris.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:47

At least five detained in Yellow Vest clash in Netherlands

At least five people were detained in Yellow Vest protests in the Netherlands on Saturday.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:47

Bin Salman re-arrests Prince Khaled Bin Talal days after his father’s death

Saudi authorities have arrested Prince Khaled Bin Talal Bin Abdelaziz, member of the Board of Trustees, for the second time, a few days after the death of his father Prince Talal, one of the historical advocates of reform in Saudi Arabia.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:34

Israel killed 253 Palestinians during Great March of Return

Israeli occupation forces have killed 253 Palestinian protesters and wounded thousands more during the “Great March of Return” protests in the besieged Gaza Strip, Quds Press reported .

30 Dec 2018 - 10:18

UAE rescue helicopter crash kills four

Rescue helicopter has hit with zipline in Ras Al Khaimah, near Jebel Jais, United Arab Emirates, before it crashed and burst into flames killing all four onboard including the pilot.

30 Dec 2018 - 10:18

Federal Reserve is owned by major banks of Wall Street: Journalist

America’s Federal Reserve System is a private bank owned by the major banks of Wall Street, according to Stephen Lendman, a Chicago-based author and radio host.

30 Dec 2018 - 09:53

Withdrawal of American forces to unveil war crimes by US-led coalition

The pre-planned withdrawal of US forces from Syria would reveal the extent of war-crimes by the US-led coalition in its so-called campaign against terrorists in the Arab country, military source announced.

30 Dec 2018 - 09:52

Trump not drawing down military presence in Afghanistan: White House

The White House says President Donald Trump has not yet ordered the US military to pull troops out of Afghanistan, amid reports that Trump is planning for the withdrawal of thousands of troops from the country.

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