However, for any prime ministerial candidate, and especially one from the progressive-center, being semitically bilingual and reaching out to the Arab minority should be an absolute necessity. If ... ( read original story ...)
Gold hubs including UAE pledge support for crackdown on illegal trade
Eleven gold trading hubs including the United Arab Emirates have declared their support for an initiative by the world's most influential bullion market authority to improve regulation on issues such ... ( read original story ...)
Utah defense, Jordan shine in 38-21 win over No. 21 Colorado
(AP) — Ty Jordan scored twice, including a game-sealing 66-yard TD burst, and Utah’s revamped defense forced three turnovers to help the Utes rally past No. 21 Colorado 38-21 on a snowy Saturday to ... ( read original story ...)
India farmers’ protest may affect Malaysia
A DRIVE via the Taj Express Highway and Yamuna Expressway from New Delhi down south to Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh will see the modern capital and its outskirts of gleaming apartments make way to more ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan talks paused until New Year
Peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government held in Qatar will be paused until January 5, both sides said on Saturday. The insurgents and the Kabul side both tweeted they had ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s most notorious paedophile is freed after just 12 years in prison and pelted with eggs by furious protesters
Cho Doo-soon, 69, was freed from the jail, in Seoul, on Saturday at the end of a 12-year term. He was strapped with an electronic tag before being escorted to his home in nearby Ansan. ( read original story ...)
Iran Executes Dissident Accused of Stoking Protests
Ruhollah Zam had been convicted of encouraging an antigovernment uprising in 2017 through a Telegram channel he ran from exile in France. ( read original story ...)
Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed on Saturday, Iran's state television reported. ( read original story ...)
Iran executes journalist Ruhollah Zam, who encouraged 2017 protests, after abduction in Iraq
Ruhollah Zam, a journalist and Iranian opposition figure, had been living in Paris before he was abducted in Iraq and taken to Iran over a year ago. ( read original story ...)
Iran Executes Opposition Figure Ruhollah Zam
Iranian authorities on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and had been implicated in anti-government protests in the winter of 2017 to 2018. ( read original story ...)