In 2017, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman oversaw a wide-ranging purge of the Saudi royal family (AFP/File photo) By Middle East Eye Leading human rights groups have urged the United Nations to scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s treatment of advocates ahead of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) next month. Experts from Amnesty

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (not pictured) during her visit in Rome, Italy, May 18, 2022. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo By Reuters Finland does not want NATO to deploy nuclear weapons or set up military bases on its territory even if Finland becomes a

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Biden’s six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders. Biden will also be trying to send an unmistakable message to China that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine should give

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hosts a news conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, Britain February 3, 2022. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters British finance minister Rishi Sunak will warn on Wednesday that fixing the rising cost of living for families will not be easy in a speech

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, shakes hands with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The emir of Qatar said that his energy-rich gulf state is set to boost investments in Spain by 4.7 billion euros (4.9 billion) dollars in

People shop at a supermarket in London, Britain, December 24, 2021. Reuters/Kevin Coombs By Reuters British inflation surged last month to its highest annual rate since 1982, piling pressure on finance minister Rishi Sunak to step up his help for households facing a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Consumer price inflation hit 9% in April, the Office

By Anadolu Agency The fatal crash of a China Eastern Airlines plane in March this year was “intentional,” according to US media reports. “Flight data indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern jet,” US-based Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday night, quoting US officials. A Boeing 737-800 plane of China Eastern Airlines

Finland’s Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden’s Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff attend a ceremony to mark Sweden’s and Finland’s application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday May 18, 2022. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on

A brick of gold is seen on an artisanal trader’s desk in Tarkwa, Ghana, File. Reuters/Matthew Mpoke Bigg By Reuters Ghana has started a bulk purchase programme to buy gold locally to raise the gold component of its reserves, Central Bank Governor Ernest Addison said on Tuesday, in a bid to strengthen the cedi currency

Credit to Photo/Elimu Tanzania Somalia President Hassan Sheikh will allow Kenya miraa drug to kill more Somalis Miraa traders have expressed optimism that the regime change in Somalia on Sunday will revive trade relations with Kenya and salvage the dwindling fortunes of khat, according to Business Daily Africa reported. Somalia closed access to its market