Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) referred to the alleged murder as an “honor killing.”…
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Iran nuclear talks are entering a critical stage. Here’s what to look out for
There have been enough indications of progress from both sides to suggest that negotiations have entered…
Death of ISIS chief raises more questions than it answers
“Thanks to the bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more,” declared US…
Some 50 Iranian MPs test positive for Covid-19 as Omicron rages, says lawmaker
MP Alireza Salimi, speaking to YJC — a news agency linked to Iran’s state TV —…
UAE intercepts and destroys 3 ‘hostile’ drones
The drones managed to penetrate Emirati airspace but were destroyed away from populated areas, the ministry…
Amnesty accuses Israel of apartheid over treatment of Palestinians, prompting angry response
Amnesty’s nearly 300-page report, released Tuesday, details “inhuman or inhumane acts of forcible transfer, administrative detention,…
27 drug smugglers killed at Jordan-Syria border, Jordanian army says
Smugglers were “backed up by armed groups” who managed to flee back into Syrian territory, the…
Lebanon’s Hariri withdraws from politics, leaving sectarian vacuum behind
In a televised speech on Monday afternoon, Hariri — a three-time prime minister and the country’s…
UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi, Defense Ministry says
At 4:15 a.m. Abu Dhabi’s skyline lit up with what witnesses described as “fireballs in the…
UK Royal Navy seizes more than $20 million worth of drugs in Gulf of Oman
“In an operation lasting almost 10 hours, a team from the warship boarded a suspect in…
