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Turkey: State broadcaster censors music
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Turkey: State broadcaster censors music
In 2010, Kurdish singer Rojda was sentenced to one year and eight months in jail: Her songs were declared “terrorist…
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
In a hospital in Eastern Ghouta, Bassam Bakri, an anesthesiologist is describing the suffering. “[Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad is bombing…
Matteo Salvini: Italy’s far-right success story
World
March 5, 2018
Matteo Salvini: Italy’s far-right success story
The Lega Nord chief has said he has a “right” to govern after winning 17 percent of the vote in…
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday announced he would return his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May during…
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap
Since King Salman ascended Saudi Arabia’s throne in 2015, his son and heir apparent Mohammad bin Salman has been nothing…
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion
Bahrain authorities have busted a network “formed and supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” the official BNA agency reported on…
Explosion rocks Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, heavy gunfire reported
World
March 2, 2018
Explosion rocks Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, heavy gunfire reported
Armed gunmen have attacked Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, with violence also reported near the French embassy. A French…
Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
World
March 2, 2018
Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
Carles Puigdemont has abandoned his attempt to be reappointed Catalonia’s regional president and tapped an imprisoned politician to succeed him.…
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks more influence in Africa
Middle East
March 2, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks more influence in Africa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on tour in Africa again. It is no longer about economic cooperation only. Turkey…
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
World
March 2, 2018
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
Le Pen published the photos in response to a journalist who had compared the far right to jihadi militants. The…