Denmark to summon Iran envoy over executions
Denmark will summon Iran's ambassador to express its "outrage" after Tehran executed two men linked to mass protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, the Danish foreign minister said on Sunday....
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Protest outside French Embassy after publication of cartoons
Dozens of Iranians gathered Sunday outside the French Embassy in Tehran protesting against cartoons of the Islamic Republic's supreme leader by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo ....
8 January 2023
'In 2023, France will still be there' at Lebanon's side, Grillo promises
BEIRUT — The French ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo, has assured that her country "will still be there" by Lebanon's side in 2023. In a message addressed to the Lebanese on the occasion of the...
8 January 2023
Agriculture minister says Lebanon situation demands cabinet meeting
BEIRUT — Caretaker Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan on Sunday said that the Lebanese situation "demands a cabinet meeting." However, the convening of such a gathering would likely prove...
8 January 2023
Sweden can't meet Turkey's demands for NATO bid: prime minister
Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday. "Turkey has confirmed that...
8 January 2023
Protest-hit Iran sentences four to jail over strike call
Iran's judiciary announced on Sunday jail terms of up to 10 years for people who called for strikes as part of a monthslong protest movement. It is the first time the...
8 January 2023
Iraq apologizes after chaos at regional tournament
Iraq has apologized to its neighbor Kuwait after a scuffle in the VIP section prevented the Kuwaiti emir's representative from attending opening ceremonies at the Gulf Cup football tournament....
8 January 2023
Qatar, Chevron to build $6 billion gas-to-plastics plant
Qatar signed a $6 billion deal with Chevron Phillips Chemical on Sunday to build a plant including the biggest ethane cracker in the Middle East, converting natural gas into polyethylene and other...
8 January 2023
Iraqi defense shot down drone over Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base: sources
BAGHDAD — Defense systems at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US forces, intercepted and shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base, Iraqi military sources said on Sunday. The...
8 January 2023
Geagea calls for 'open' parliamentary session, Kaouk insists on dialogue
The presidential vacuum that Lebanon has been experiencing since November once again marked the political discourse on Sunday, with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea saying that in order to exit...
8 January 2023
Berri should not adjourn next Parliament session 'until new president is elected': Geagea
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday said that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri should schedule an 11th presidential electoral session and tell all political blocs in advance that...
8 January 2023
A rave of their own: Egypt's women DJs creating inclusive dance floors
Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as revelers move to thumping beats from female DJs — part of a generation of women shaking up Egypt's underground electronic...
8 January 2023
Israelis protest new Netanyahu government
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, regarded as the most right wing in Israeli history, an AFP correspondent said....
8 January 2023
Iranian held in Germany suspected of chemical terror plot
An Iranian man has been arrested in western Germany suspected of preparing an "Islamist attack" using cyanide and ricin, police and prosecutors said Sunday. The 32-year-old man was "suspected of...
