| Kuwait okays first anti-graft authority | | KUWAIT — The Kuwait Council of Ministers has approved a decree appointing seven members to the board of trustees of the first Anti-corruption Authority at state level in Kuwait. | | Two Saudis executed
for murder | | RIYADH — Saudi Arabia beheaded two citizens on Tuesday after they were convicted of two separate murders, the interior ministry said. | | Egypt jails 43 NGO workers | | CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday convicted 43 nonprofit workers, including at least 16 Americans, of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest in the country, sentencing them to up to five years in jail. | | Iran not seeking N-arms: Velayati | | TEHRAN — A leading candidate in Iran’s June 14 presidential election has sought to reassure world powers that Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme is peaceful, in an exclusive interview with AFP. | |
