• US politics
    Al Jazeera

    Where does Iran's nuclear deal stand after seven rounds of talks?

    Tehran, Iran – All the signatories of the nuclear accord inked by Iran and world powers in 2015 say they want it restored as there is no viable alternative, but Iranian and Western definitions of a “good deal” to achieve that goal remain heavily at odds. The seventh round of talks in Vienna ended on Friday, only to better expose the divide in the different sides’ approach to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

  • US politics
    Al Arabiya English

    Taliban release decree saying women must consent to marriage

    Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women’s rights which said women should not be considered “property” and must consent to marriage but failed to mention female access to education or work outside the home. The Taliban has been under pressure from the international community, who have mostly frozen funds for Afghanistan, to commit to upholding women’s rights since the hardline Islamist group took over the country on Aug. 15.

  • US politics
    Arab News

    Israeli agents convinced Iranian scientists to blow up their own nuclear facilities

    LONDON: Agents from the Mossad convinced Iranian scientists to blow up their own nuclear facilities by “posing as dissidents” and smuggling explosives disguised as food into facilities, according to reports. According to The Jewish Chronicle, Israeli agents convinced up to 10 scientists to destroy the Natanz nuclear facility, wiping out 90 percent of its centrifuges – crucial for research into nuclear weapons.

  • News
    Al Arabiya English

    Parents captured after teenage son charged in Michigan school shooting

    The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were caught Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against them, officials said. James and Jennifer Crumbley were captured in a commercial building in Detroit that housed artwork, Detroit Police Chief James E. White told a news conference. White said the couple “were aided in getting into the building,” and that a person who helped them may also face charges.

  • Sport
    Kuwait Times

    Barcelona slump to 3rd home loss of the season

    MADRID: Barcelona suffered their third home defeat of the season at Camp Nou yesterday with a 1-0 loss to Real Betis coming just four days before their crucial Champions League clash against Bayern Munich. The Catalans dominated the game but it was Juanmi Jimenez who scored the only goal of the game in the 79th minute as Betis moved into third place in the table.

  • Lifestyle
    CNN

    World's second tallest building tops out in Malaysia

    The spire of a soaring 118-story skyscraper has topped out at over 2,227 feet above Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Set to become the world's second tallest building upon its completion next year, Merdeka 118 now stands higher than China's 2,073-foot Shanghai Tower and is dwarfed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. At a ceremony marking the spire's completion on Tuesday, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob described the project as an "iconic tower for the future."

  • US politics
    Al Jazeera

    UAE buys record 80 French Rafale jets in $19bn arms deal

    The United Arab Emirates and France have signed a $19bn arms deal that will see the Gulf state acquire 80 Rafale fighter jets and 12 military helicopters. The largest-ever overseas sale of Rafale jets was sealed on Friday as French President Emmanuel Macron began a two-day trip to the Gulf, during which he will also visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia.