An Australian public health professor alleges he told Australian consulate staff he was being tortured and held without charge they visited him in a Qatari prison, but says they did nothing to help.Biostatistician Prof Lukman Thalib, 58, was arrested at his Doha home and detained for five months without charge in Qatar, where he had…
closeVideoThe threat the United States faces from China is “troubling,” The Hudson Institute’s Michael Pillsbury told “America’s Newsroom,” warning about Russia and Iran acting in concert with Beijing. “The Chinese, in their comments on the Biden administration, say that there are two factions, there’s kind of a continuity with President Trump group that wants to be…
Iran has vowed to avenge a suspected Israeli cyber-attack on its main nuclear facility that US intelligence sources have reportedly said may set back its nuclear development programme by nine months.The sources told the New York Times that the April 10 attack caused an explosion and fire that wrecked the independently protected power supply to newly installed…
A consortium backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Saudi Power Procurement Company for electricity from an up to 1500MW solar farm.Initial commissioning of the Sudair project, located in Sudair Industrial City, is expected in the second half of 2022.Sudair will have an investment…
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MEWA) is constantly striving to achieve sustainable development, working towards its mission to maintain distinguished performance in developing and applying comprehensive policies and effective strategies, as well as promoting services by engaging the private sector and the competent authorities, with a view…
* First sanctions for rights abuses since 2013* EU, United Nations, say protests in 2019 killed many* New sanctions not linked to Iran nuclear deal (Adds total Iranians under rights sanctions, details of prisons)By Robin EmmottBRUSSELS, April 12 (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including…
When Covid-19 arrived in Qatar, the state’s Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) was well-prepared to protect the people most at risk from the virus and keep transmission rates low. Thanks to their electronic health record (EHR) system, they could quickly identify patients with underlying health conditions that would make them more vulnerable to the disease…
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled an ambitious plan that would make the Public Investment Fund (PIF) the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, increasing its roughly $400 billion in assets to $1.1 trillion by 2025 and $2 trillion by 2030.Analysts question whether the plan is feasible, but one thing is…
closeVideoThanks to a rare glimpse inside the Islamic Republic of Iran’s vast penal establishment in Tehran, Fox News has obtained exclusive information about Iranians condemned to harsh sentences for mere contact with Israelis, including, for one, a betrayal by Turkish intelligence — an alleged ally of the U.S. “A woman who was incarcerated in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison —…
The White House on Monday said it was not involved in a power outage incident at an Iranian nuclear site and declined comment on Tehran’s accusing Israel of sabotaging the Natanz facility.”The US was not involved in any manner,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in response to questions. “We have nothing to add…
