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  • July 3, 2019

    Iran hands prison terms to 2 ‘US spies’

    Iran yesterday sentenced two civilians to long prison terms on charges of spying for the United States, an official said. Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaili told reporters that an unspecified...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Syria: Response to Israel strikes may change

    Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad warned yesterday that the response to Israeli attacks on Syria might change in the future, Sputnik reported. Mekdad’s remarks came one day after...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Turkey seizes 5.5M cannabis roots from terrorist PKK

    Turkish security forces confiscated nearly 5.5 million cannabis roots in an operation targeting PKK terror group, officials said on Wednesday, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the southeastern Diyarbakir...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Israel detains 15 Palestinians in West Bank

    Israeli forces detained 15 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. In a Wednesday statement, the army said the individuals...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Ethiopian Jews clash with Israel police over shooting

    At least 47 police officers were injured and 60 people were arrested following protests across Israel after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed Ethiopian teen, Israeli authorities...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Wanted Daesh militant blows himself up in Tunisian capital

    A wanted militant wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the Tunisian capital after being surrounded by police, the government said on Wednesday, but there were no other...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall

    On the night of April 10, Sudan’s feared spymaster, Salah Gosh, visited President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in his palace to reassure the leader that mass protests posed no threat...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Despite Turkey’s assurances, US still eyes sanctions, F-35 exit

    The Trump administration still plans to impose sanctions on Turkey and remove it from a critical fighter jet program if the NATO ally acquires Russian air defences, US officials...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Under pressure from Trump, OPEC embraces Putin

    When Vladimir Putin announced at the weekend that OPEC would extend oil production cuts, broadcasting a deal before the group had even met to approve it, the move angered...

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  • July 3, 2019

    Study: 2,460 arbitrary detention cases in 6 months in Syria

    At least 2,460 cases of arbitrary arrests were documented in the first half of 2019, including 336 cases in June, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) announced yesterday....

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