The bill is yet to be approved by the parliament’s upper house, which is expected to hold a similar session later this week..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Bahrainâs parliament approves draft VAT law
Prosecution finds charges against ex-general Gal Hirsch baseless
At the same time, the state announced its intent to indict other defendants who were part of the alleged scheme.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Prosecution finds charges against ex-general Gal Hirsch baseless
Lies, murder and deceit: the daily reality of Mohammed Bin Salman's war on dissent
Nurturing the public profile of a reformer, MbS has sought to consolidate his power under the guise of economic and social liberalisation, detaining economists, bloggers, intellectuals, clerics and rights activists..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lies, murder and deceit: the daily reality of Mohammed Bin Salman's war on dissent
Clashes break out in village of Palestinian gunman
Palestinians threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at IDF troops.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Clashes break out in village of Palestinian gunman
US peace envoy arrives in Kabul as Taliban ramp up attacks
The visit by Khalilzad, a former US ambassador to Kabul, Baghdad and the United Nations, comes as the Afghan government and international community intensify efforts to end the war..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US peace envoy arrives in Kabul as Taliban ramp up attacks
Falcons to be roped in for a week to promote reading in classrooms
Reading aloud to animals like this gives students confidence in a situation where they’d otherwise be nervous..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Falcons to be roped in for a week to promote reading in classrooms
US scraps treaty with Iran while calling for another treaty
The US withdrew from a treaty with Iran after the treaty was used in a UN court to complain about its sanctions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US scraps treaty with Iran while calling for another treaty
Assessing the Bahraini-Syrian encounter in New York
Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa's meeting with his Syrian counterpart leaves observers questioning its position on the Syrian crisis.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Assessing the Bahraini-Syrian encounter in New York
Egypt to sell valuable cotton land to bolster the textile industry
Egypt announced that it will sell 14 tracts of land where it stores its industrial cotton gins to compensate for the heavy losses suffered by the textile industry.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt to sell valuable cotton land to bolster the textile industry
Fate of missing Saudi journalist puts Turkey in ironic position
As mystery remains over the fate of a missing dissident Saudi journalist, Ankara finds itself in a position in which it may try to rescue a foreign journalist at a time when more than 100 journalists are behind bars in Turkey.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Fate of missing Saudi journalist puts Turkey in ironic position