Rifaat Assad returns Syria from decades-long exile

President Bashar Assad allowed his exiled uncle back into Syria to avoid serving a four-year prison term in France, where he had spent more than 30 years, a Syrian pro-government newspaper reported late Friday.Rifaat Assad's lawyer…

High Council of State rejects HoR election law

High Council of State yesterday announced its rejection of the legislative election law approved by the House of Representatives. The council's spokesperson, Mohamed Abdunnser, said in a statement that approval of the law was violating…

Israel’s NSO ends contract with UAE to use “Pegasus”

The Israeli-based NSO Group ended its contract with the United Arab Emirates to use its powerful "Pegasus" state spyware tool because Dubai's ruler was using it to hack the phones of his ex-wife and some close to her, her lawyers told…

Sportswear Nike set to terminate sales in Israeli shops

Israel has been dealt a hammer blow by sports clothing manufacturer Nike. The mega-brand has announced that it will end the sale of its products in stores within the occupation state in a move welcomed by social media users as another…

HoR agrees to parliamentary election law

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) said on Monday it had agreed a law for a parliamentary election to take place a month after a planned December 24 presidential election. A statement by HoR spokesperson Abdullah Belhaiq said the…