Imprisoned Azeri Rights Activist Loses 44 Pounds 50 Days Into Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Azeri civil rights activist Morteza Moradpour has lost 44 pounds and is suffering from severe kidney pain 50 days into a hunger strike that…
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Russian doctors’ statue, killed in Aleppo, unveiled – Photo
Memorial statue of the two Russian doctors, killed in a terrorist shelling which targeted a medical center in Aleppo city, was unveiled on Wednesday. Aleppo…
Dubai International Film Festival: “Abduction of Yazidi girl” got Dubai award
A Kurdish Iraqi film depicting the ordeal of a Yazidi girl taken hostage by the Islamic State jihadist group won best feature at the Dubai…
Turkish FM: Bomber in Istanbul attack is from Syria
One of the bombers in an attack on an Istanbul soccer stadium last weekend had come from Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on…
Rouhani congratulates Assad on Aleppo victory
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a victory in “liberated Aleppo”, Syria’s presidency says. Rouhani said this was an important…
Turkish President urges nation to mobilize against terrorism
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged people to mobilize against all terror groups across Turkey after Saturday’s deadly PKK bombings that left 44 people dead…
Saudi Religious Body condemns ‘criminal massacres’ in Aleppo
Saudi Arabia’s top religious body on Tuesday condemned what it said were “criminal massacres” by the Syrian government against civilians in Aleppo and called on…
Danish woman faces jail for fighting against ISIS – Photos
Joanna Palani, 23, violated Denmark’s “foreign fighter rule” after she fled her homeland in 2014 to fight alongside the Kurds in the Middle East. Copenhagen…
Qatar flew home 10,000 labor abuse victims in 2015
Qatar flew home 10,000 workers who were victims of labor abuse during 2015, official government figures have revealed. The number was released by Qatar’s Ministry…
Israel gives Hamas MP 17 months in prison
An Israeli military court has sentenced a legislator affiliated with the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to 17 months in prison. Palestinian sources said the court at…