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Kenyan Domestic Worker Sentenced to 100 Lashes in Saudi Arabia for Out‑of‑Wedlock Birth

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ·

Saudi Arabia applies a criminal system derived from Islamic law, under which sexual relations outside marriage are an offence, and its courts have ordered flogging in some cases.

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  1. Iranian foreign minister responds to his US counterpart's statements: illusions and flimsy perceptions are what lead to the failure of American policies

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  2. News from Al Jadeed: the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj, follows preliminary investigations into the circumstances of the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani, whose body was found inside an apartment in Tariq al-Jadida in

    Baghdad, Iraq · · Security · Confirmed · 5 sources

  3. Jordan's public prosecution refers the suspect in the attack on General Security personnel to the State Security Court

    Jordan · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  4. Vodafone Qatar and Iraq's General Company for Communications and Informatics sign cooperation agreement

    Qatar · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  5. Commercial Bank wins the award for best bank for personal banking services in Qatar

    Qatar · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  6. Mild and partly cloudy Wednesday, rather cold night ahead

    Kuwait · · Weather · Developing · 2 sources

  7. Ministry of Commerce and Industry takes part in MWC26 Doha and showcases its digital projects and initiatives

    Doha, Qatar · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  8. Qabisi calls on the state to take responsibility for the south, review the negotiation track and ensure residents return

    South Lebanon, Lebanon · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  9. Pezeshkian arrives in Turkey

    Türkiye · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  10. Kahramaa wins two awards at the 'Gulf Cigre' conference and exhibition

    Qatar · · Energy · Developing · 2 sources

  11. Security activity in the Bekaa and arrest of two young men

    Bekaa, Lebanon · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  12. Two people arrested on suspicion of attacking vehicles on the Arab Highway

    Bekaa, Lebanon · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  13. Iran reciprocates Argentina's move against the Revolutionary Guards

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  14. Fines on Qamishli, Tishreen and Al-Wahda clubs; army team manager suspended for four matches

    Qamishli, Syria · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  15. Raids in Sidon and the south target health violations at meat and poultry shops

    Sidon, Lebanon · · Other · Developing · 2 sources

  16. Sudanese army announces downing two drones in Kordofan and Darfur

    Kordofan, Sudan · · Interception · Claim · 1 source

  17. Those who hear about 50 thousand lira rush! People queue to register: quotas full, our phones won't stop

    Türkiye · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  18. Ministry of Education launches ‘University and Career Fair’

    Qatar · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  19. Qatar and UAE discuss ways to strengthen security cooperation

    Doha, Qatar · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  20. Alabi: international community now realises Israeli violations undermine efforts to prevent escalation

    Syria · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  21. Israeli forces arrest elderly man during incursion into Nablus

    Nablus, Palestine · · Security · Developing · 3 sources

  22. Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut apartment, Lebanese sources say

    Beirut, Lebanon · · Security · Confirmed · 49 sources

  23. State Security charges two counts against the perpetrator of the terrorist crime in Amman

    Amman, Jordan · · Security · Developing · 2 sources

  24. Sharp drop in profits of Bahrain's Alba in third quarter amid operational pressures

    Bahrain · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  25. Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment: Report

    Adiala, Pakistan · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

  26. British agency reports tanker incident in Strait of Hormuz

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 11 sources

  27. IndiGo extends flight suspensions to 4 Saudi cities amid security concerns

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Security · Developing · 4 sources

  28. Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu's policies as Israel's new parliament is sworn in

    Jerusalem, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 10 sources

  29. Pezeshkian says COP31 will be 'good opportunity' to bring up US-Israeli 'damage' to the environment

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  30. Marco Rubio: Trump chose to keep strangling Iran economically instead of resuming strikes

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 6 sources

  31. Explosion and fire on two violating tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 29 sources

  32. Science and Technology University introduces compulsory courses in its study plans to counter terrorism and extremism

    Jordan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  33. Relatively cold weather on Wednesday and a rise in temperatures on Thursday

    Aqaba, Jordan · · Weather · Claim · 1 source

  34. Inheritance war at Türkiye's established textile giant! Responses to bankruptcy claims came

    Ozalp, Türkiye · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  35. Suspected robber injured, arrested after 'encounter' in Sheikhupura

    Sheikhupura, Pakistan · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  36. Four killed, seven injured in firing on car in Swabi

    Swabi, Pakistan · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  37. Lahore tops global pollution rankings as AQI reaches 451

    Lahore, Pakistan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  38. Kenyan Domestic Worker Sentenced to 100 Lashes in Saudi Arabia for Out‑of‑Wedlock Birth

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Security · Developing · 2 sources

  39. Value of non-Jordanians' property ownership transactions up 9.1% since start of year

    Jordan · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

  40. 'Shame!': Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns bid to form 'dangerous government' with Ra'am, Joint List

    Israel · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

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