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New Iraqi PM pledges to release all anti-govt protesters

10-05-2020 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new government has promised to release demonstrators arrested during mass protests that erupted in October last year and pledged justice and compensation to relatives of more than 550 people killed during that unrest. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi made the announcement on Saturday following his first cabinet meeting. …

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Trump & Salman reaffirm strong ‘defence partnership’

09-05-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman have spoken on the phone and reaffirmed their countries’ “strong” defence partnership, the White House has said. The conversation on Friday between the two leaders came amid tensions over the kingdom’s oil output …

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