Saudi arrests could be more about 'power politics,' HRW warns
madaresharghi Human Rights Watch has voiced serious concern over recent arrests in Saudi Arabia, saying detention of prominent royals and businessmen under the banner of battling corruption could in fact ...
Israel approves construction of 240 East Jerusalem al-Quds settler units
madaresharghi Jerusalem al-Quds Deputy Mayor Meir Turjeman told AFP on Wednesday that a city planning committee approved 90 units in Gilo and another 150 in Ramat Shlomo settlements. Less than ...
Major arms exporter France sides with US over Iran’s alleged support for Yemen fighters
madaresharghi “We take these American indications seriously and attach utmost importance to Iran’s compliance with all of its international obligations, including the weapons’ transfer bans provided for in UN Security ...
Bahraini court postpones trial of rights activist Rajab until Nov. 22
madaresharghi The High Court of Appeal, presided over by Judge Badr al-Abdullah, took the decision against the 52-year-old president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights on Wednesday, Arabic-language and independent Manama Post ...
Lebanon cabinet will function despite Hariri resignation: Parliament speaker
madaresharghi Sources who had met with Berri said on Wednesday he was on the opinion that capacities of the Lebanese government “will not change” by Hariri’s bizarre way of announcing ...
European Utilities Call for Higher Green Energy Targets
madaresharghi Some of Europe’s top utilities have called the EU’s green energy targets unambitious, urging the bar to be raised in the fight against climate change, a letter seen by ...
Gas Export to Iraq Stable at 12 mcm/d
madaresharghi Iran’s daily gas supply to the Iraqi capital Baghdad has increased to 12 million cubic meters from about 7 mcm/d since supply began in June, the managing director of ...
$6b Worth of Water, Power Projects Underway Overseas
madaresharghi Domestic power and water contractors are implementing 58 energy projects overseas worth $6.1 billion, since the beginning of the current fiscal that ends in March 2018. Hamidreza Tashayoei, the ...
Nigeria Open to Join Crude Cuts Under "Right Terms"
madaresharghi Nigeria would back an extension of OPEC’s production cut deal to the end of 2018 “as long as the right terms are on the table” relative to Abuja’s planned ...
Italy May Sell Eni Stake to Pay Off National Debt
madaresharghi Italy could soon sell its stake in Eni to pay down debts, a source close to the matter told reporters on Monday. The price of the stake in Eni ...