Amnesty International: Foreign workers in Qatar remain vulnerable to exploitation
- 2019-09-19 23:37:35
Qatar has not fulfilled all its promises to improve the conditions of foreign workers working in the country preparing to host the 2022 World Cup, an Amnesty International report said on Thursday. In a report titled "Everyone Works, No Wages," the rights group said, "Despite the .. المزيد
Washington expels two Cuban diplomats working at the United Nations
- 2019-09-19 23:30:10
The United States on Thursday expelled two Cuban diplomats working for the United Nations for "activities affecting national security," the United States said. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortigas said that "henceforth, members of the Cuban mission to the United Nations must .. المزيد
Russian-Chinese veto against a draft ceasefire in Idlib
- 2019-09-19 23:28:19
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution passed by Germany, Kuwait and Belgium that was approved by 12 countries to impose an "immediate ceasefire" in the northwestern province of Idlib. Syria, once again, reflected the deep division in the Security .. المزيد
30 air strikes by Hifter Army targeted al-Wefaq government forces within 48 hours
- 2019-09-19 23:24:35
Jets of the National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, carried out 30 air strikes targeting positions of the government of national reconciliation forces in and around Tripoli. A military source at the General Command of Hifter Forces told Xinhua late Thursday that "30 air strikes .. المزيد
Pompeo to Saudi Arabia, Washington confirms: The attack was from Iranian territory
- 2019-09-18 00:35:34
The United States is certain that Saturday´s attack on Saudi oil facilities was carried out from Iranian territory and was used in passing missiles, a US official told AFP on Tuesday. The official, who asked not to be named, said the administration is working on a file to prove its .. المزيد
The kidnapping of the cousin of Bashar al-Assad´s wife in Lebanon
- 2019-09-18 00:33:59
Murhaf al-Akhras, cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad´s wife, was kidnapped on Thursday on the international highway between Beirut and Damascus, the official NNA news agency reported on Tuesday. The agency pointed out that the kidnapping took place in "mysterious .. المزيد
French Foreign Minister leaves Cairo after talks with Sisi and Shukri
- 2019-09-18 00:32:43
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian left Cairo on Tuesday after a two-day visit to Egypt during which he was received by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. After talks with the Egyptian president, he said that he discussed with him the welcome .. المزيد
Two killed in sinking of migrant boat in Tunisia
- 2019-09-18 00:29:32
Two people died and five were missing after a boat sank off Sfax in eastern Tunisia transporting some 15 migrants, most of them Tunisians, the public prosecutor said. "The prosecutor of the republic was informed at around 5 am about the sinking of a boat carrying 16 people intending to .. المزيد
Saudi Arabia needs about a month to make up for lost oil
- 2019-09-18 00:26:34
Saudi Arabia will need at least a month to make up for about three million barrels of oil a day, about half of production halted after Saturday´s attack on its oil facilities, S&P Platts said. Economic Information Tuesday. Oil prices rose on Monday after the attack on Saudi oil .. المزيد
World oil prices record high after attacking Saudi oil facilities
- 2019-09-16 23:29:42
World oil prices hit a record high early Monday in the wake of an attack by Yemeni rebels on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia using drones on Saturday. In an exceptional start to the week´s trading, Brent crude oil futures jumped around $ 12 a barrel just seconds after the start of trading, the .. المزيد
