An Iranian actress who showed solidarity with Iran’s protests following the death of a young woman while in custody of the morality police has been released from prison on bail, state media reported on Dec. 4. Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was photographed holding a bouquet of flowers and surrounded by what appeared to be friends and supporters outside…
Iranian Authorities Release Star of Award-Winning Movie Jailed for Supporting Protests
Rockets Hit US Base in Eastern Syria, No Casualties Reported
BEIRUT—Two rockets struck a base housing American troops in eastern Syria on Wednesday without causing any human or material losses, the U.S. military said. The morning attack on Mission Support Site Conoco came as Iran and its allies in the region marked the third anniversary of the killing of Iran’s leading general and chief of…
China ‘Disturbed’ by Turkey’s Support for Uyghurs: Turkish Minister
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “disturbed” by Turkey’s support for Uyghurs, one of China’s largest Muslim minorities, as Turkey refused to extradite Turkic Uyghurs to China, a Turkish official said on Dec. 29. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that claims about Turkic Uyghurs being extradited to China were “a total lie” and that…
Biblical Site Where Jesus Is Said to Have Healed a Blind Man to Be Excavated and Opened to the Public
Israel’s biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man will be fully open to the public for the first time in two millennia in the near future, according to an announcement on Wednesday before the new year by The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority, and the City of…
Syria Says Israel Strike Puts Damascus Airport Briefly out of Service
AMMAN—The Syrian army said on Monday an Israeli missile strike had briefly put the Damascus International Airport out of service, the latest in a string of strikes targeting Iran-linked assets. A volley of air-launched missiles had hit the airport at 2 a.m., the army said in a statement. They had come from the direction of…
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Kabul Attack
RIYADH/KABUL—ISIS terrorist group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on Taliban forces in Kabul. The terrorist group said on Telegram that the attack on Sunday had killed 20 people and wounded 30. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said an explosion outside the military airport in the capital Kabul had caused multiple casualties….
Taliban: Kabul Checkpoint Bomb Blast Kills, Wounds Several
KABUL, Afghanistan—A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, Taliban said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the regional affiliate of the ISIS terrorist group—known as ISIS in Khorasan Province—has increased its attacks since the…
Lebanese and UN Troops Rescue Migrants Vessel, 2 Killed
BEIRUT—Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement. Two migrants were killed in the incident. The army statement said the vessel was carrying people “who were trying to illegally leave…
Libya Says Boat With 700 Europe-Bound Migrants Intercepted
CAIRO—A vessel carrying at least 700 migrants was intercepted off the eastern coast of Libya, the coast guard said. It was one of the largest interceptions in recent months. The coast guard said the boat was stopped Friday off the Mediterranean town of Moura, 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of the eastern city of Benghazi….
Women, Children Among 1,200 Afghan Illegal Immigrants Jailed in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistani police in multiple raids detained at least 1,200 Afghan nationals, including women and children, who had entered the southern port city of Karachi without valid travel documents, officials said Thursday. The arrests brought criticism from around Afghanistan after images of locked up Afghan children were circulated online. The detentions underscored the strained relations…
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