Angry scenes in Bethlehem as Theophilos III’s convoy is pelted with eggs over alleged role in sale of land to Israelis. Protests have broken out in Bethlehem as Palestinians rallied against the Greek Orthodox patriarch, accusing him of selling church land to Israelis. Angry protesters on Saturday threw eggs and attacked the convoy of Theophilos III as it made its […]

Iranian TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, originally born in the U.S. was arrested after arriving in St. Louis on Sunday, the state broadcaster reported. (Facebook) An American-born journalist working for Iranian state television's English-language service was arrested during the weekend after flying to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday. Press TV said Marzieh Hashemi, born Melanie Franklin of New Orleans, was […]

Known as the ‘Big Boss’ and hailed as Nigeria’s football icon, Stephen Keshi would have been 56 on Tuesday. Nigerian football icon Stephen “Big Boss” Keshi is being honoured by Google on what would have been his 56th birthday.  The search engine changed its logo in Nigeria on Tuesday to an illustration of the legendary sports star.  Keshi was one […]

President Trump often complained about the deal and has said that Iran is failing to live up to the ‘spirit’ of the bargain, but has provided no evidence of Iranian violations. The US president has until Friday to pledge continued support for a landmark international deal with Iran over its nuclear programme. Donald Trump has described the agreement, brokered under […]

Flaws, known as ‘spectre’ and ‘meltdown’ in chips made by Intel, ARM, and AMD could compromise many computers and smartphones made in the past 20 years. Tech firms have admitted to a serious flaw in chips that could expose sensitive information from billions of computers, servers and smartphones around the world. Experts are now scrambling to fix the issues before […]

The 92-year-old will attempt to lead the opposition to victory against embattled current leader Najib Razak. Malaysia’s long-serving former leader Mahathir Mohamad will run in this year’s election as head of an opposition alliance – a move that poses a significant threat to Prime Minister Najib Razak who is mired in corruption allegations. Mahathir, 92, was chosen on Sunday to lead […]

Mekameleen TV airs tapes of Egypt official telling influential TV hosts to persuade viewers to accept US Jerusalem move. A Turkey-based TV station has released audio recordings it said were of an Egyptian intelligence officer asking influential hosts in Egypt to persuade their viewers to accept a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The recordings in Arabic, aired by […]

Donald Trump’s own economists have doubled their projections of the amount of economic growth being lost as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. Their new analysis shows that the shutdown is starting to have a big impact on the American economy. New estimates from the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers show that the shutdown, which is now the […]

The judge rejected a request for Joshua Wong and Raphael Wong to be released on bail while they appeal. Fourteen other defendants convicted of obstructing police were either fined or given suspended jail sentences. In Hong Kong, two pro-democracy activists have started serving jail sentences for their role in the so-called “Umbrella Protests” four years ago. The judge rejected a […]

One killed and five injured as protests against government austerity measures spread across Tunisia. Tunisia’s main opposition party has called for continued protests against “unjust” government austerity measures, a day after widespread demonstrations left one person dead and several others injured, according to reports. Protests took place in a number of towns across Tunisia on Monday following the government’s decision […]