ANKARA—Two Spanish tourists were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when the hot air balloon they were traveling in made a hard landing in Turkey’s Cappadocia, the local governor’s office said. The hot air balloon had taken off from the district of Avanos at sunrise, the governor of Nevsehir Province said. “During the landing…
2 Spanish Tourists Killed in Air Balloon Accident in Turkey’s Cappadocia
Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Grows as Some EU States Call for Sanctions
DUBAI—Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests. The fate of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in…
EU Sanctions Iran for Death of 22-Year-Old Mahsa Amini
The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on Iran for the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the regime’s so-called morality police and its violent response to demonstrations. The sanctions target law enforcement and local chiefs for their roles in brutally suppressing protests, including two key figures of the regime’s so-called…
Australian Foreign Minister Says No Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australia’s Labor government has moved to assure Israel there will be no change to the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. On Oct. 18, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs was forced to respond to media reports that key sentences on its website related to Australia-Israel relations had…
Australian Foreign Minister Announces Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australia’s Labor government has announced that they will be walking back the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. This comes after a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Oct. 18, told The Guardian that “no decision to change” had been made by the government…
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister ‘Astonished’ by ‘False Accusations’ That Kingdom Sided With Russia
October 17, 2022
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Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Khalid bin Salman, has rejected claims that the kingdom has sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine following OPEC’s decision to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day. Taking to Twitter on Oct. 16, the defense minister re-tweeted a post from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dated Oct. 14 in which the leader thanked…
Iran Prison Fire Kills 4, Injures 61 as Protests Persist
DUBAI—A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at several universities. Iranian authorities said on Saturday that a prison workshop had been set on fire “after a fight among a…
Democrats Want to Transfer Missile Systems From Saudi Arabia to Ukraine as Punishment
A group of top congressional Democrats is aiming to punish Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ announcement to cut oil production by taking back U.S. missile systems as well as other missiles and giving them to Ukraine instead. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced in a statement that “for several years, the U.S. military has deployed Patriot…
Fire, Gunshots at Iran’s Evin Prison Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals
DUBAI—A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire. State news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in detention of Mahsa Amini,…
Turkey Confirms 41 Dead in Coal Mine Blast, 11 Injured
A coal mine explosion in northern Turkey on Friday killed at least 41 workers Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. An explosion occurred at 6:45 p.m. at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, trapping 110 miners underground at the time. Interior Minister…
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