Middle East
Iranians march in pro-regime rallies: state TV
January 3, 2018
Iranians march in pro-regime rallies: state TV
State media broadcast live footage showing large crowds waving Iranian flags and holding placards supporting Iran’s government on Wednesday. The…
2009 vs now: How Iran’s new protests compare to the past
January 3, 2018
2009 vs now: How Iran’s new protests compare to the past
Nearly nine years ago, the upheaval was stunning. Massive crowds marched through the streets of Iran’s capital and other cities…
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
January 3, 2018
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called…
Iran protests: How has the Middle East reacted?
January 3, 2018
Iran protests: How has the Middle East reacted?
The protests began on December 28 over frustration with the country’s struggling economy, corruption, increasing food prices and also the…
Saudi Arabia: UN rights experts condemn ‘repression’ of activists
January 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia: UN rights experts condemn ‘repression’ of activists
A group of United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday condemned Saudi Arabia’s use of counterterrorism and security-related laws to…
Iran’s leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, US calls that ‘nonsense’
January 3, 2018
Iran’s leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, US calls that ‘nonsense’
Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll…
Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw
January 3, 2018
Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday visits Paris for talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, seeking to start the…
Top Israeli general sees increased Iran spending on foreign wars
January 2, 2018
Top Israeli general sees increased Iran spending on foreign wars
Iran spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually to help allies fighting elsewhere in the Middle East and this outlay…
Protests in Iran: The genie is out of the bottle
January 2, 2018
Protests in Iran: The genie is out of the bottle
Be careful, Iranian Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri had said. Anyone who stirs up political protest runs the risk of losing control…
Israel raises vote threshold to tighten grip on Jerusalem
January 2, 2018
Israel raises vote threshold to tighten grip on Jerusalem
Israel on Tuesday raised the number of votes needed for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to Palestine,…