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The inside of reactor at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen in southern Iran, 1200 km south of Tehran, in this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo. — AFP
Iran starts injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow
DUBAI — Iran has started to inject uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow nuclear facility, state TV reported on Wednesday, further distancing itself from a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers that curbed its atomic work.The deal bans nuclear material from Fordow and, with the injection of uranium gas into its centrifuges, the facility will move from its permitted status of research plant to become an active nuclear site."With the presence of inspectors from International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran started injecting (uranium) gas into centrifuges in Fordow," TV reported.Iran agreed in 2015 to turn Fordow into a "nuclear, physics and technology center" where 1,044 centrifuges are used for purposes other than enrichment, such as producing...
November 06, 2019

Iran starts injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow

Sami Fehri
Tunisian TV channel owner arrested on corruption allegations
TUNIS — The owner of a Tunisian private television channel that has been critical of the government was arrested on Tuesday on allegations of corruption, an official said, the latest move in a government campaign against corruption launched this month.Sami Fehri is the owner of El Hiwar Ettounsi, a TV channel that has been critical of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed."After hours of continuous investigation, Sami Fehri was arrested on suspicion of financial corruption and money laundering," said Sofian Sliti, a spokesman for the Tunisian judiciary. He did not give further details.Fehri's lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.Since the election of law professor Kais Saied as Tunisian president last month, the government has launched an anti-corruption campaign and...
November 06, 2019

Tunisian TV channel owner arrested on corruption allegations

Algerian protesters march with a giant national flag in the centre of the capital Algiers as anti-government demonstrations continue on November 5, 2019.    Despite fierce opposition from the streets, Algerian authorities have been pushing forward with presidential elections set for December 12. / AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Algerian court detains ex-minister over corruption allegations
ALGIERS — Algeria's supreme court on Monday placed in custody a former culture minister over corruption allegations under former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state television reported.Khalid Toumi became the 12th ex-minister to be detained since Bouteflika resigned in April under pressure from protesters demanding the removal of the ruling elite and the prosecution of people suspected of involvement in corruption.Toumi, who served as culture minister for 12 years, is accused of squandering public funds and awarding illegal privileges, state TV said.Her lawyer was not available for comment.Two former prime ministers have also been in detention over alleged corruption since the protests erupted on Feb. 22.Protesters now demand the cancellation of a Dec.12 presidential election,...
November 06, 2019

Algerian court detains ex-minister over corruption allegations

 A file photo taken on April 2, 2003 shows a woman walking amid the Roman columns of the ancient city of Jerash, a popular attraction 50 km (30 miles) from the  Jordanian capital Amman. — AFP
3 tourists among 5 wounded in Jordan stabbing: Security official
AMMAN — Five people, including three tourists, were wounded in a knife attack in Jordan on Wednesday, a security spokesman said, adding that the assailant had been apprehended."Around noon, a man attacked tourists, a tour guide and a security officer who tried to stop him in Jerash", a popular attraction 50 km from the capital Amman, a spokesman for the public security directorate said in a statement."The wounded were transported to hospital for treatment" and "the assailant was immediately arrested", he added.He did not specify the nationality of the attacker or of those wounded, nor give details on the severity of their injuries.It is not the first time tourist sites have been targeted by attacks in Jordan.In December 2016, at Karak, home to one of the...
November 06, 2019

3 tourists among 5 wounded in Jordan stabbing: Security official

Demonstrators scuffle with members of Iraqi security forces during one of the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad on Wednesday. -Reuters
Iraqi security forces use live fire to disperse Baghdad protesters
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition at protesters in the capital on Wednesday as tensions rose elsewhere in the country between persistent anti-government demonstrators and paralyzed politicians.Mass rallies have continued in the capital and across Iraq's Shiite-majority south, despite a renewed internet blackout and violence that has left nearly 280 dead.They broke out on Oct. 1 in anger over corruption and unemployment but have morphed into demands that the entire ruling system be upended.In Baghdad, protesters had been concentrated in the iconic Tahrir Square but have increasingly spilled over onto nearby bridges leading to the western bank of the Tigris.For days, they have faced off against security forces on the Al-Jumhuriyah bridge, which links them to the...
November 06, 2019

Iraqi security forces use live fire to disperse Baghdad protesters

Civilians celebrate during a visit by Sudan's Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok to the camps of El-Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan on Monday. -Reuters
'There are problems': Doubts in Darfur as new PM promises peace
EL FASHER, SUDAN - Saleha Nour sits selling nuts in the market in El Fasher, Darfur and dismisses her new prime minister's promise of a brighter new future with a wave of her hand.She is talking on the eve of a visit by the premier - Abdalla Hamdok - who is coming to set out his plans to settle the near 17-year-old conflict in the west Sudanese region and repair the damage done by ousted president Omar Al-Bashir.But Nour has heard all the promises before and long given up hope of returning to the village she was forced to flee at the start of the fighting.Violence may have subsided since the days when Bashir mobilized mostly Arab militia to crush an uprising by mostly non-Arab rebels, unleashing a wave of killings and mass displacement that Washington and others called genocide.But it...
November 06, 2019

'There are problems': Doubts in Darfur as new PM promises peace

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is seen with Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director of EDGE, and other officials during the launch. — Courtesy photo
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince unveils EDGE, one of Mideast's largest defense groups
ABU DHABI — Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday inaugurated EDGE, a company set to re-position the UAE as a notable global player in advanced technology.With the digital era creating unprecedented challenges and opportunities, EDGE is positioned to disrupt capabilities across a wide breadth of industries. Starting with break-through innovations in the high investment defense sector, and with a priority on national security, EDGE is consolidating more than 25 entities, including subsidiaries from the Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC), Emirates Advanced Investments Group (EAIG), Tawazun Holding, and other independent organizations.Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director, EDGE said,...
November 05, 2019

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince unveils EDGE, one of Mideast's largest defense groups

Lebanese anti-government protesters gather outside the headquarters of MTC-Touch, a telecom company, in Beirut on Tuesday. — AFP
Journalists quit Lebanon paper over anti-protest stance
BEIRUT — Four journalists have resigned from Lebanon's pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar over the daily's stance on an unprecedented wave of anti-government protests.One journalist announced her resignation last week, another on Monday and two more followed suit on Tuesday, explaining their decision on social media.One of them, leading economic journalist Mohammed Zbib, said he "resigned to protest against the newspaper management's attitude toward the uprising".Since Oct. 17, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have taken to the streets to demand better living conditions and a wholesale change of Lebanon's corrupt and sectarian political system.Al-Akhbar is among the most read and respected newspapers in Lebanon, including by those who do not share its political...
November 05, 2019

Journalists quit Lebanon paper over anti-protest stance

Lebanese school students take part in a protest in the southern city of Sidon (Saida) on Tuesday during ongoing anti-government protests. — AFP
Electricity, water cuts power Lebanon's protest movement
BEIRUT — For 32-year-old Uhood from Beirut's Tariq Al-Jdideh district, corruption in Lebanon's leadership is the reason she has to shower at a friend's house when water pipes run dry at home.It's also why she has to pay what she calls a "mafia" of private electricity providers to cover for poor state supplies."Access to water and electricity are the most basic of rights, but ever since childhood we've become used to frequent cuts," she said."We are sick of the lies and of the corruption. We don't trust political leaders anymore," Uhood yelled, as riot police streamed into a Beirut thoroughfare to contain violence as rioters attacked demonstrators.An unprecedented protest movement has gripped Lebanon since Oct. 17, demanding an...
November 05, 2019

Electricity, water cuts power Lebanon's protest movement

In this file handout photo released by Iran's Atomic Energy Organization on Monday shows the atomic enrichment facilities Nataz nuclear power plant, some 300 km south of capital Tehran. — AFP
Iran uranium enrichment plan alarms, EU Russia
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW — The European Union voiced concern Tuesday at Iran's announcement that it would resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant, warning it is getting harder to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal.An EU spokeswoman said it was becoming "increasingly difficult" to save the accord, which was abandoned by the US in May last year and which Iran has undercut with a series of recent moves to step up its nuclear activities.Meanwhile, Russia also expressed concern on Tuesday about Iran's decision to resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant south of Tehran."We are monitoring the development of the situation with concern," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters."The dismantling of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
November 05, 2019

Iran uranium enrichment plan alarms, EU Russia

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