Iran: Jailed activist ends hunger strike after wife’s release
Following the Twitter campaign, Maryam Abdi, a civil rights activist in Iran, tweeted on Saturday that Sadeghi’s lawyer, Amir Raeesian, had been informed that Sadeghi…
UAE Food Bank: Dubai eyes zero food waste
Dubai is aiming to become the first city in the region to achieve zero food waste with the launch of a new UAE Food Bank….
Turkey extends emergency rule by three months
Turkey’s parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of extending emergency rule by a further three months, effective from Jan. 19, the state-run Anadolu news agency…
Netanyahu denies corruption allegations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday denied any wrongdoing amid allegations that he illegally received gifts from domestic and foreign entities while in office,…
Germany: Pakistani man accused of spying for Iran
German prosecutors have indicted a Pakistani man on charges of spying for an Iranian intelligence agency. Federal prosecutors said Monday that the 31-year-old, identified only…
Rome: Egyptian man tried to rape tourist in hotel room and filmed it
The 36-year-old man was working as a night watchman at the hotel in Rome when the incident occurred. It is believed his 30-year old victim,…
Is Istanbul attacker a professional, Chinese? – Photo, Video
According to clearest images of the attacker captured by security cameras terror attack that killed 39 people and injured 65 others on early Sunday, Turkish…
UN hails Syria truce
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if…
Bahrain prison attack: Policeman killed, terror convicts escape
A Bahraini policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men launched a terrorist attack on a prison in Bahrain, that resulted in the escape of…
Ending of a terrorible year
Global opinion leaders and observers of politics all agree that 2016 was a “terrible year.” All have good reasons to complain: American liberals suffered from…