Middle East
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
March 8, 2023
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Nearly two years after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Mexico is seeing a…
Six Palestinians, including suspected Hamas gunman, killed in Israeli raid
March 8, 2023
Six Palestinians, including suspected Hamas gunman, killed in Israeli raid
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Israeli forces staged a daylight raid into Jenin in the occupied West Bank targeting the…
Medics, teachers, parents accuse Iran government of silencing victims of suspected poisoning attacks
March 7, 2023
Medics, teachers, parents accuse Iran government of silencing victims of suspected poisoning attacks
Iran has experienced a spike in suspected poisoning attacks at girls’ schools across the country in recent days, according to…
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
March 7, 2023
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
CNN — Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education…
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election
March 7, 2023
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6 killed at least 45,000 people, rendered…
US condemns Israel far right minister’s call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’
March 6, 2023
US condemns Israel far right minister’s call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’
Israel’s far-right finance minister’s call for a Palestinian town “to be erased” was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson…
US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN
March 6, 2023
US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN
London CNN — A committee of US senators has called on the United Nations to investigate a network of secret…
Top US general visits Syria for first time as chairman of the joint chiefs, meets US forces
March 6, 2023
Top US general visits Syria for first time as chairman of the joint chiefs, meets US forces
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited Syria on Saturday, according to a statement from…
Afghanistan watchdog ‘not super optimistic’ that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine
March 6, 2023
Afghanistan watchdog ‘not super optimistic’ that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine
Washington CNN — The head of the US government watchdog for the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday that while there…
Wave of suspected poison attacks on schoolgirls sparks protests in Iran
March 6, 2023
Wave of suspected poison attacks on schoolgirls sparks protests in Iran
Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that…