A Phnom Penh court on Friday sentenced a woman to one year in jail for Facebook comments in which she accused Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, of masterminding the murder of government critic, Kem Ley. Hin Vansreypov was arrested in Banteay Meanchey province on July 10 after calling Hun Sen and his family “killers” in a social media post marking the first anniversary of Ley’s murder.
Saudi Women Allowed To Attend Football Game For The First Time
Saudi Arabia allowed women to enter a football stadium for the first time to watch a match Friday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom eases strict decades-old rules separating the sexes. The new measure comes after Riyadh, long known for imposing harsh restrictions on women, announced it was lifting a ban prohibiting them from driving, as well as reopening cinemas.
Iran Accuses US Of Meddling Through Social Media
The Iranian government on Thursday alleged that The United States is tapping social media to incite protesters "to change their government," thus tampering in Iranian affairs.
In a letter to the United Nations, Tehran accused US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence of inciting Iranians to protest against the government through a series of tweets and described US interference in Iranian issues as "grotesque."
It also pointed to a US State Department official’s Tuesday statement that the United States was communicating with anti-government protesters through its Facebook and Twitter pages in Farsi, and was encouraging them to demonstrate.
Suicide Blast Claims 11 Lives In Afghan Capital
At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide bombing targeting security forces in the Afghan capital Kabul, Aljazeera reports. Waheed Majrooh, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, told Al Jazeera at least 25 others were wounded in Thursday's attack, which happened in the Banaee area of Kabul's PD9 district. Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Afghan interior ministry, told Anadolu Agency that police officers and civilians were among the victims.
North Korea Agrees To Attend Winter Olympic Games In The South
North Korea is to send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games taking place in South Korea in February, officials from the South say.
The breakthrough announcement came as the countries met for their first high-level talks in more than two years.
Saudi Govt. Detains Eleven Princes Over Protest
Saudi authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against austerity measures that included suspending payment of their utility bills, Saudi media reported on Saturday.
Saudi officials did not respond immediately to a request for a comment on the report.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, has introduced reforms that included cutting subsidies, introducing value added tax (VAT) and cutting perks to royal family members to try to cope with a drop in crude prices that has caused a budget deficit estimated at 195 billion riyals in 2018.
Saudi Intercepts Houthi Rebels Ballistic Missile Near Yemen Border
Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile over the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, state media reported, hours after Yemeni rebels said they had launched an attack. The Houthi rebels, locked in a war against Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, said they had fired a missile at the kingdom’s south-western province of Najran in a statement tweeted by their Al-Masirah television channel.