Middle East
Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
October 17, 2022
Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
CNN -Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison following a…
Leading Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal, aiming to pave way to elections
October 17, 2022
Leading Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal, aiming to pave way to elections
Jerusalem CNN — More than 15 years after a violent break between leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, Algeria has…
Iranian police looking into incident involving woman surrounded by officers in street
October 16, 2022
Iranian police looking into incident involving woman surrounded by officers in street
CNN – Video from Tehran has shown a large group of male security forces surrounding and grabbing a female in…
Qatari Emir met with Putin to ‘defuse tensions’ between Moscow and Doha, source says
October 16, 2022
Qatari Emir met with Putin to ‘defuse tensions’ between Moscow and Doha, source says
Abu Dhabi CNN — Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a…
8 people injured in fire at Iran’s notoriously brutal Evin prison, state media reports
October 16, 2022
8 people injured in fire at Iran’s notoriously brutal Evin prison, state media reports
CNN – At least eight people were injured in a fire at Evin prison in northern Tehran, Iranian state media…
At least 23 children killed in Iran protests in September, rights group says
October 15, 2022
At least 23 children killed in Iran protests in September, rights group says
Nearly two dozen children were killed last month during protests in Iran, according to a new report by a human…
As the US-Saudi oil spat intensifies, what are Biden’s options?
October 15, 2022
As the US-Saudi oil spat intensifies, what are Biden’s options?
Abu Dhabi CNN — The Saudi-American relationship appears to have hit rock bottom. After a move by the Saudi-led OPEC+…
East Jerusalem rocked by sixth night of clashes as Israeli raids in West Bank leave at least two Palestinians dead
October 15, 2022
East Jerusalem rocked by sixth night of clashes as Israeli raids in West Bank leave at least two Palestinians dead
Jerusalem CNN — Clashes erupted in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and in the West Bank for…
Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock
October 15, 2022
Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock
Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president on Thursday, ending a yearlong political stalemate…
American Siamak Namazi forced to return to prison in Iran after short furlough
October 13, 2022
American Siamak Namazi forced to return to prison in Iran after short furlough
American Siamak Namazi, who has been wrongfully detained in Iran for seven years, was forced to return to prison Wednesday after briefly…