Some 150 businesses sealed in headscarf crackdown
Iranian police said on Sunday authorities had closed more than 150 businesses in 24 hours for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves under Iran's strict Islamic dress code....
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IS attack on truffle hunters kills at least 31: monitor
Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, in the latest such attack in the war-ravaged country. The British-based...
16 April 2023
Terrified Sudanese seek shelter as rival forces fight
After a sleepless night as fighting raged, Khartoum residents are cautiously venturing out to buy supplies fearing a prolonged fight between Sudan's regular army and paramilitaries....
16 April 2023
Rebels and government complete prisoner exchange
Yemeni rebels and government forces freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted civil war....
16 April 2023
Dubai apartment block fire kills 16
A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people and injured nine others in the wealthy Gulf emirate, the government said Sunday. The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth...
16 April 2023
Two killed in strikes blamed on Turkey
At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said Sunday, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighboring Turkey....
16 April 2023
Judicial protest movement again crowds Tel Aviv
Thousands of Israelis again took to the streets of Tel Aviv late Saturday to protest government judicial reforms they view as an attack on democracy. The 15th consecutive...
16 April 2023
Over 50 civilians, three UN workers killed as battles rage on
Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday in battles between rival generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, leaving over 50 civilians, including three UN staff, dead and sparking...
16 April 2023
L'Orient Today wishes you a Happy Easter!
On the occasion of the Easter holiday in the Orthodox communities, L'Orient Today 's team will suspend editorial work today Sunday, April 16. The entire service will be available again Monday...
