By Zakiya Afzani Life sentences were given to 9 Israeli spies in Egypt An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced nine people, including six self declaired Israeli citizens, to life behind bars for spying on Egypt for Israel, according to a local judiciary. In 2013, the Egyptian authorities announced they had…
By Rashid bin Abdul Karim Al-Saud Why is the global arms trade booming right now? Last month the UAE Emirate of Abu Dhabi held the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), the Middle East’s largest arms fair. The four-day event was a roaring success, playing host to 1’235 exhibitors…
By Zakir Shahid bin Aladdin Culibrk North Korea has banned Malaysians from leaving the country over assassination row North Korea has barred Malaysians from leaving the country, sparking a tit-for-tat diplomatic reaction from Malaysia, as police investigating the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam seek to question three men hiding in the…
By Aisha Butt Trump has signed a second Muslim Ban executive order, this time excluding Iraq Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that will halt entry to the US for people from six Muslim nations, the originally proposed 9 were signed as 7 before being reversed as illegal…
By Zakiya Afzani Trump takes to the air to prove that all you need in air time not evidence US President, Donald Trump’s press aides have gone on Television to defend Trump’s claim that former President, Barak Obama has tapped his phones. Related Stories: Trump v Obama | War of…
By Saira Ibrahim Palestine has warned Trump he is about to “explode” the Middle-East Government spokesperson Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad warned that relocating the US- Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to the Palestinian capital city, Jerusalem would “explode the situation” in the entire Middle East and North Africa region,…
By Zakiya Afzani Presidential biographer and former politician Onukaba has been killed in a robbery in Nigeria Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba, the biographer to former President of Nigeria, Obasanjo and a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Nigeria has been killed in a car accident. Onukaba…
By Aisha Butt Omanis who qualify for the social insurance programme will be eligible for a 50 per cent discount on flights with Oman Air, the airline has announced In a heart warming display of social responsibility Oman Air is extending a 50 per cent discount to those with special…
By Fahina Salaam President Trump has been called to back up his claims that Obama tapped his phones Republican Senator Ben Sasse said Trump’s comments were “serious” and he should explain the alleged wire-tapping and how he came to know about it. The Republican president has supplied no details to…
By Aisha Butt Claims that Blair may become a White House advisor to Trump supported by secret meetings Tony Blair’s spokesman has refused to be drawn in on claims that the former prime minister is actively seeking to become US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy. The refusal to confirm…
