Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have convulsed the country. The mass indictments mark the government’s first major legal action aimed at quashing disse…
Iran plans for public trials of 1,000 protesters in Tehran
Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have convulsed the country. The mass indictments mark the government’s first major legal action aimed at quashing disse…
Tunisian students protest arrest of student over online post
Dozens of Tunisian University students protested Monday the arrest of a classmate over his online posts regarding the recent protests in the North African state. Gathering in front of the Tunis’ first instance court, several members of the Union of Tun…
Tunisian students protest arrest of student over online post
Dozens of Tunisian University students protested Monday the arrest of a classmate over his online posts regarding the recent protests in the North African state. Gathering in front of the Tunis’ first instance court, several members of the Union of Tun…
Putin says alternative gas hub in Turkey ‘easy’ to set up
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said a natural gas hub could be set up in Turkey fairly quickly and predicted many customers in Europe would want to sign contracts. Putin proposed Turkey as a base for gas supplies earlier this month after th…
Twitter: US senator wants probe into Saudi firm’s stake
Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said on Monday he wants a US national security review of a Saudi Arabian conglomerate’s stake in Twitter Inc after Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media company. Murphy said he was asking the Committee on Foreign I…
Suspect in Pelosi husband attack charged with assault
The man charged on Monday with attacking US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband intended to tie up the powerful politician and break her kneecaps with a hammer if she did not confess to Democratic “lies,” the Justice Department said. California man Da…
Somalia: Death toll after Al Shabaab attack jumps to 116
The death toll from twin bombings in Somalia at the weekend has increased to 116, officials in charge of rescue operations said Monday, as the country’s president issued an urgent plea for international help for victims. Bulldozers were still clearing …
Alaa Abdel Fattah launches full hunger strike before COP27
Over 200 days into a partial hunger strike, jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah will fully refrain from food as Egypt prepares to host the COP27 climate summit, his family said Monday. A major figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled longtime autocrat Hos…
Russia plans to donate 25,000 tonnes of wheat to Lebanon
Lebanon was told on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a donation of 25,000 tonnes of wheat to the crisis-hit country, Lebanese Public Works Minister Ali Hamie told Reuters on Monday. Russia would also donate 10,000 tonnes of fuel oi…