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Govt helps 72 Indonesian migrant workers escape death penalty

The Indonesian Migrant Worker Task Force has assisted 72 workers escape death penalty sentences in several countries, ...

Saudi withdraws embassy staff from Syria

Saudi Arabia has pulled out of all its embassy staff in Syria, the state-run news agency SPA reported Wednesday, ...

Dutch foreign ministry recalls ambassador from Syria

The Dutch Foreign Ministry recalled its ambassador from Syria on Tuesday, following similar steps by several nations ...

GCC to pull Syria observers, urge world pressure

Gulf Arab states will pull out their observers sent to Syria as part of an Arab League mission, they announced in a ...

Team to save migrant workers` lives in Saudi Arabia

The government is racing against time to save the lives of seven migrant workers on death row in Saudi Arabia, where ...

9 killed in fighting north of Yemen capital: tribal source

Nine people were killed in two days of clashes between tribal fighters who are opposed to Yemeni President Ali ...

Maid returns home after escaping Saudi execution

An Indonesian maid who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for killing her employer`s brother has finally returned ...

Govt finally stops migrant workers dispatch to S Arabia

The government has finally decided to impose a moratorium on the dispatch of migrant workers (TKI) to Saudi Arabia ...

Yemen`s President renews call for opposition to resume dialogue

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday renewed his call for the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) to ...

Military intervention in Bahrain unacceptable: Iran

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf states is unacceptable it will only complicate the already volatile situation ...

Bahrain arrests 200 men at gay party

Bahrain has arrested around 200 men, an official said on Wednesday, in what local newspapers said was a swoop on a gay ...