Government And Politics




Nov 5, 2023

Turkey's main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader

Turkey’s main opposition party has voted for fresh leadership, five months after a devastating election defeat that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his two-decade rule


Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Nov 4, 2023

Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, while condemning Washington’s support of Israel as it strikes the Gaza Strip as part of its war against Hamas



Israel's fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza
Nov 4, 2023

Israel's fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza

Hours after Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, the country’s new fortified, subterranean blood bank kicked into action


Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'
Nov 3, 2023

Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas


Nov 3, 2023

Iran sentences a woman to death for adultery, state media say

Iranian state media say a court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery


UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric 'Last Week Tonight' over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing
Nov 3, 2023

UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric 'Last Week Tonight' over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing

A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Mideast cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” over references to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince being implicated in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi


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