Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
A popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN.
Israel’s Supreme Court to decide on law that could determine Netanyahu’s fate
Israel’s Supreme Court is having a busy month hearing challenges to actions by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Syria’s drug problem casts shadow over Assad’s rehabilitation
Almost five months since Arab states extended an olive branch to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, there are signs that some key architects of the initiative may be growing skeptical about … Read More
Terrorists carry out bomb attack near government building in Ankara, Turkey says
Two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of Turkey’s Interior Ministry building in the Turkish capital Ankara ahead of the opening of Parliament on Sunday, authorities said.
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast
Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital … Read More
Biden’s Gulf allies want an ‘ironclad’ security pact with the US. Here’s what it might look like
Two of the United States’ closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize their military relationship with a wide-ranging agreement as Washington becomes uneasy about China’s growing role … Read More
As Azerbaijan claims final victory in Nagorno Karabakh, arms trade with Israel comes under scrutiny
On September 19, the day Azerbaijan began its offensive in the majority Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Marut Vanyan heard an ominous noise in the sky over his hometown.
Israeli police arrest five following uproar over Jews spitting on Christians
Israel Police arrested five people Wednesday on suspicion of spitting towards Christians or churches in the Old City of Jerusalem, they announced, following an uproar a day earlier over Orthodox … Read More
Iranian activists accuse morality police of assault after teenage girl hospitalized
Activists on Wednesday accused Iran’s morality police of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a headscarf in a Tehran metro station, leading to her hospitalization with serious injuries. But, … Read More
Drone attack on Syria military college leaves dozens of casualties
Drones laden with explosives hit a military college graduation ceremony in Syria’s western city of Homs on Wednesday, leading to dozens of causalities, Syria’s defense ministry said in a statement.