Cosmetic surgery fans in Iran face flogging
Iran could imprison and flog those who opt for "un-Islamic" plastic cosmetic surgery as part of a crackdown on people altering their appearance, a senior MP has said.

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US impose sanctions on 17 Saudi officials for their role in killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The United States imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for their role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor sought the death penalty for five suspects in the murder.

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Five face execution over assassination of Saudi journalist
Five Saudi Arabian officials face the death penalty for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.

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Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for five suspects charged with killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor has recommended the death penalty for five suspects charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in a move that appears to have distanced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from the controversy around the operation.

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Saudi Arabia: 11 suspects indicted over killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia has said 11 suspects have been indicted and prosecutors are requesting the death penalty for five of them over writer Jamal Khashoggikilling in Istanbul.

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Israel's Defence Minister resigns over 'capitulation to terror' in Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a "capitulation to terror", weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative coalition government.

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