Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55355909
Caption:

UN Accuses South Sudan Soldiers of Rape and Murder

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Southern Sudan yesterday rejected UN accusations that its soldiers raped and killed civilians during the ethnic violence that erupted in the capital Juba and elsewhere last month. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein said on Thursday...

Media ID: 55355898
Caption:

economy

Forecasts of Saudi Factories Product Growth

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Aug 6, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) statistics have revealed the pick-up of Saudi factories number up to 5% in the end of 2015 compared with its total in the end of 2013. Total number of factories reached around 7,000 end of 2015 compared with 6,670 factories...

Media ID: 55355906
Caption:

The committee said 700 people – including 12 minors – were reportedly in Israeli administrative detention [EPA]

IPS Forces Harass Palestinian Prisoners

by Nazir Majli | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- A large task-force at the Israel Prison Service (IPS) attacked hundreds of Palestinian prisoners carrying out assaults against them and transferring inmates out of prisons. The wave of attacks will cause unrest potentially leading to a blow-back and the...

Media ID: 55355904
Caption:

Fighters from Misrata fire weapons at Islamic State militants near Sirte March 15, 2015. Islamic State has been exploiting the turmoil in Libya, where the internationally recognized government of Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and the administration in Tripoli and their respective allies are fighting for power. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Libya: Army Breaks off Relations with Defense Minister in Siraj Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 6, 2016 | World

Cairo- The army loyal to the government based in the east Libya announced breaking off relations with commander of 204 tanks brigade and the defense minister-designate of the UN-proposed government Colonel Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi. The commander of the Libyan National...

Media ID: 55355902
Caption:

Opinion: The President and Photographer Ibrahim Abboud

by Samir Atallah | Aug 6, 2016 | Opinion

The distance between Jeddah and Taif, the city of roses, grapes and pomegranates, is a hundred kilometres and you can travel between the two cities by either aeroplane or car. I was going to interview King Faisal bin Abdulaziz (may he rest in peace) and for this...