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Iranian human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison, her family says
Middle East
March 25, 2019
Iranian human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison, her family says
(CNN)–Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to…
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen’s Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
Middle East
March 25, 2019
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen’s Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeidah, residents and military sources said, as the…
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
Features/Interviews
March 22, 2019
Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
Who controls the Golan? The Golan was Syrian territory until 1967, when Israel occupied it in the Six-day War and later annexed it. The…
Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments
Middle East
March 22, 2019
Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments
Russia, Iran and Syria on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States intends to recognize Israeli sovereignty over…
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father…
U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays
Middle East
March 21, 2019
U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays
ADEN (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday for the stalling of a…
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new
LONDON (Reuters) – Four of the Iranian border guards kidnapped last year by a Sunni militant group on the border…
Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
Middle East
March 20, 2019
Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s many woes briefly went up in smoke as Iranians observed a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition…
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison…