The killing of an Iraqi activist in Bara took place even as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was visiting Washington; it was just the latest in a series of violent attacks against protesters and others in the southern city.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Activists continue to be killed in Basra
Lebanon confirms record 628 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Lebanon confirms record 628 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon confirms record 628 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Washington further targets Assad’s close circle
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new sanctions against six Syrian military, government and financial officials as part of ongoing efforts to prevent money from going to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Washington further targets Assad’s close circle
UAE arranged 'secret meeting' between Sudan militia leader and Mossad chief
High-ranking Emirati officials were in attendance, according to the source, including the brother of UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UAE arranged 'secret meeting' between Sudan militia leader and Mossad chief
Yemen in Focus: 'No explosives found' at Aden port
This week we focus on the result of an investigation into alleged ammonium nitrate at Aden port, Yemen's viral 'water girl' and more..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Yemen in Focus: 'No explosives found' at Aden port
New penalties may be enforced to curb coronavirus spread: UAE official
Officials urged the public to stick to Covid safety measures outlined by the UAE government..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: New penalties may be enforced to curb coronavirus spread: UAE official
Israeli travelers to be able to buy coronavirus tests with Israir flights
Hadassah Medical Center and Israir have developed an agreement that allows travelers to purchase a discounted and rapid coronavirus test along with their flight ticket purchase.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli travelers to be able to buy coronavirus tests with Israir flights
Saudi Arabia welcomes the declaration of a ceasefire in Libya
Saudi Arabia welcomes the declaration of a ceasefire in Libya.- Developing.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia welcomes the declaration of a ceasefire in Libya
US sanctions former head of Iran’s notorious Evin prison, 13 other Iranians
The United States announced on Friday new sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals, including the former director of Iran’s notorious Evin prison.The designations are the latest part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign, which has increased targeted sanctions on the Iranian regime since leaving the Obama-era nuclear deal in 2018.Former director of Iran’s Evin prison, Hojatollah Khodaei Souri, was listed as one of the Iranians who will have their visas restricted.Souri “oversaw an institution synonymous with torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment,” the State Department said in a statement. Souri is also a former Iranian parliament member.Evin prison, located in northwestern Tehran, is notorious for cruel and prolonged torture, using methods such as threats of execution or rape, sleep deprivation, electroshock, and severe beatings.The first prisoners entered Evin in 1971 under the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.Now it is used as the primary detention center for the Iranian regime’s political dissidents.“Evin Prison has been used to oppress peaceful Iranian protestors and journalists, as well as foreigners who are swept up and imprisoned to be held hostage to squeeze concessions out of their home governments,” the State Department said.The thirteen other Iranians designated were individuals “involved in a brutal and intricately planned assassination carried out in Switzerland in 1990.”“These 13 assassins, who posed as Iranian diplomats, were acting under the highest orders of their government to silence opposition and show that no one is safe from the Iranian regime, no matter where they live,” according to the State Department statement.“The United States will not stand for the Iranian regime silencing its critics through violence and terror,” it added.Read more:Women reveal suffering torture, rape in Iran’s prisons in new Al Arabiya documentarySeveral Arab countries on way to relations with Israel: UAE Minister GargashSecurity fears in Lebanon after reports of Turkish weapons shipments
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US sanctions former head of Iran’s notorious Evin prison, 13 other Iranians
Likud accuses Nissenkorn of seeking elections due to deal with Mandelblit
“To whoever is attempting to spread ridiculous lies and invent a scandal, you will not deter me for a single moment from defending the rule of the law," Nissenkorn tweeted.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Likud accuses Nissenkorn of seeking elections due to deal with Mandelblit