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Al Khalifah demise looming: Iran speaker

POLITICS

Al Khalifah demise looming: Iran speaker

Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) speaker says the recent intensification of a crackdown on Shia Muslims in Bahrain signals the looming demise of the Al Khalifah regime.

‘Trump should be tried in military court’

INTERVIEWS

‘Trump should be tried in military court’

Donald Trump should be tried in a military court, and summarily executed over his suggestion of profiling Muslims in the United States, an American scholar says.

'Israel won’t ratify nuclear test ban treaty'

PALESTINE

'Israel won’t ratify nuclear test ban treaty'

Israel, which is widely believed to possess hundreds of atomic bombs, says it is not yet ready to ratify a UN pact on banning nuclear tests adopted nearly 20 years ago.

Egypt court voids islands deal with Saudi

EGYPT

Egypt court voids islands deal with Saudi

An Egyptian court voids a maritime border deal signed with Saudi Arabia that would hand over the control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Riyadh.