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West Asia
Egyptian security forces ‘kill Mexican tourists’
Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says. The tourists were travelling in four buses that entered a “banned area” in the Wahat area of the Western Desert, the ministry said in a statement. Ten Mexicans and Egyptians…
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South Asia
Mecca crane collapse disaster
A powerful storm toppled a construction crane Friday afternoon at the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, in Mecca killing at least 107 people and injuring 238 others, Saudi Arabia’s civil defense authorities said on Twitter. Photos and video on social media showed the crane crashing through the mosque roof and…
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West Asia
Egypt’s prime minister and government resigns
Egypt’s government has resigned and the country’s oil minister has been asked to form a new cabinet within a week, the office of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said. No official reason was given for the government’s resignation. However, a senior source was quoted as saying the aim was to reshuffle…
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West Asia
Nations Democratic Party warns of Turkish civil war
Turkish pro-Kurdish “Nations Democratic Party” warns that Turkey seems to be on the path of civil war, expressing their worry over the increasing violence between the state and Kurdistan workers’ party. The party releases a statement, explaining how more than 128 party offices were attacked by nationalists over the past few…
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West Asia
Summit talks between Korea and Jordan
South Korea’s president Park Geun Hye holds a summit talk with Jordan’s King Abduallah II to discuss means available to strengthen the relations between two countries. During the summit talks, President Park and King Abduallah will discuss possible cooperation in trade, investments, construction, energy, culture, education and development. It’s expected…
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West Asia
ISIS says Norwegian and Chinese hostages are ‘for sale’
The terrorist group ISIS says it’s holding two more foreign nationals hostage, and shows the pictures of two men in yellow jumpsuits with “For Sale” posted below their portraits in the final pages of the latest edition of the ISIS online magazine Dabiq. One page reads “Norwegian Prisoner For Sale.” The…
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West Asia
Lebanese government sets a new plan for waste disposal
The Lebanese government has agreed to resume waste disposal after weeks of protests over piles of rubbish left in the streets of the capital Beirut. Ministers decided in an emergency meeting to give local municipalities the authority to treat local waste. Protests triggered by rotting rubbish in Beirut quickly grew…
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West Asia
Israel re-opens it’s embassy in Egypt after four years
Ofir Gendelman, Israel’s prime minister spokesperson to the Arab media, published on his official Facebook page, that a delegation from Israel arrived in Egypt headed by Dore Gold, an Israeli diplomat, to participate in the ceremony held for the re-establishment of the Israeli embassy works in Egypt, in the presence…
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West Asia
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigns amid corruption allegations
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. Reuters reports that the minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal, could not immediately be reached for comment, but the prime minister’s office said his resignation had been accepted on the instructions…
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West Asia
Iranian photographer to share prize money with refugees
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “It is hard for me to enjoy this prize as much as I would like to, seeing the region where I work and live in flames and…
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