Government And Politics
Fugitive extradited to Turkey to face Ponzi scheme charges
A Turkish national on the run after allegedly embezzling money from thousands of people in a Ponzi scheme has been extradited to Turkey and detained
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction
News of the death of former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has hit far differently in Baghdad than in the U.S. capital
Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women
Turkey has formally withdrawn from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence
Israel welcomes German leader as ally against antisemitism
Israel’s president has warmly welcomed his German counterpart and praised him as an ally in combatting antisemitism
Iran’s supreme leader appoints new judiciary chief
Iranian state media is reporting that the country's supreme leader has appointed a new judiciary chief to replace the man recently elected as president, who formerly held the post
Reuven Rivlin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi
Israel scrambles to curb jump in COVID infections
Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to contain the spread of the new delta variant
IMF, World Bank say Sudan meets initial debt relief criteria
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have announced that Sudan has met the initial criteria for over $50 billion in foreign debt relief, another step for the East African nation to rejoin the international community after nearly three decades of isolation
In UAE visit, Israeli minister builds ties after Gaza war
Israeli’s foreign minister acknowledged during his first state visit to the United Arab Emirates that when tensions flare in Jerusalem, it reverberates across the region