Middle East and North Africa
Iranian worker lashed 74 times without prior notice or judicial sentence
Tehran (IranNewsWire) - A worker was lashed 74 times without prior notice or a confirmed judicial sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
The worker identified...
Swedish-Iranian scientist may face imminent execution, say rights groups
Dubai (Reuters) - Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges, may face imminent execution, rights groups said on Tuesday.“On...
Hamas Gaza chief tests positive for COVID-19, spokesman says
Gaza (Reuters) - Hamas’s Gaza leader, Yehya Al-Sinwar, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for the Islamist militant group, which runs the Palestinian...
Iran’s IRGC commander targeted by a drone near Iraqi-Syrian border
Baghdad (Reuters) - An air strike killed a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security...
Bahrain condemns killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh
Cairo (Reuters) - Bahrain’s ministry of foreign affairs on Monday condemned the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran and called for...