Government And Politics
Cyprus overturns UK woman conviction for making up rape case
The Supreme Court in Cyprus has overturned a British woman’s conviction for making up claims she was gang-raped by a group of Israelis
UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
The United Arab Emirates says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as the Israeli president is visiting the country
Israel president on 1st visit to UAE amid regional tension
Israel’s figurehead president has met the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state
Sudanese take to the streets in latest anti-coup protests
Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets for the latest in a months-long string of protests to denounce an October military coup that plunged the country into turmoil
Isaac Herzog, Michal Herzog
Israel president flies to UAE in first amid regional tension
Israel’s figurehead president is traveling to the United Arab Emirates in the first official visit by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations
Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values
Turkey’s president has ordered that steps be taken against media like TV programs that are deemed contrary to Turkey’s “fundamental values.”
Turkey's president appoints new head of statistics agency
Turkey’s president has fired the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which is responsible for posting official inflation statistics among other data, and returned a former justice minister to his post
Iraqi officials: At least 3 rockets hit near Baghdad airport
Iraqi officials say that at least three rockets struck near Baghdad’s international airport and an adjacent military base that hosts U.S. and other coalition advisors on Friday, damaging an abandoned commercial plane but causing no casualties