Author: Wed, 2019-03-06 22:38 ANKARA: Tensions between the US and Turkey will continue in the near future, with the latest developments “ringing the alarm bell,” experts warn. Since October 2018, when a Turkish court permitted Pastor Andrew Brunson to return to … read more
Author: By JON GAMBRELL | AP ID: 1551873956326165100 Wed, 2019-03-06 15:05 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women has been convicted and faces years in … read more
Wed, 2019-03-06 13:02 DUBAI: Russia aims to strengthen relations with Gulf countries, the country’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Kuwait on Wednesday. “Russia and Saudi Arabia seek to fight terrorism in Syria,” Lavrov said during a joint press conference … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-03-05 23:13 TEHRAN An ultraconservative Iranian newspaper called Tuesday for the expulsion of French diplomats from the country, accusing France of expelling an Iranian diplomat on the basis of a “ludicrous accusation.” The Kayhan daily demanded that the … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-03-05 22:48 BEIRUT: US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield said in Beirut that Lebanon should reject “options dictated from abroad,” stressing that the “US will do everything in its power to support Lebanon’s … read more