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Iranian Journalist Convicted for 'False' Content
Iranian Journalist Convicted for 'False' Content

An Iranian court has sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and a two-year reporting ban for “publishing false information,” as reported by Iranian media. The charge against Sara Massoumi is related to an online post about Armita Garawand, a teenage girl who died in October after a disputed incident on the Tehran metro, according to ...

Iran Executes 'Child Bride' for Husband's Murder
Iran Executes 'Child Bride' for Husband's Murder

Iran executed a woman on Wednesday, who had been found guilty of murdering her husband. She had entered into the marriage as a child, and despite international pleas for leniency, the execution proceeded, according to human rights organizations. Iran hanged a woman on Wednesday convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while she was ...

Macron's Immigration Bill Fractures Presidential Majority
Macron's Immigration Bill Fractures Presidential Majority

The adoption of the highly sensitive immigration bill in France, supported by President Emmanuel Macron, has triggered a significant division within his own majority, with notable support from the far right. Following a complex 18-month process, the National Assembly passed the bill with 349 votes in favor and 186 against, highlighting a ...

Pro-Iran Groups Lead in Iraq Provincial Vote
Pro-Iran Groups Lead in Iraq Provincial Vote

Initial results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday indicated that pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were in the lead in Iraq's provincial council elections. Pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were leading in Iraq's provincial council elections, according to initial results released on Tuesday by the electoral commission. Monday's ...

French Far-Right Endorses Macron's Immigration Bill
French Far-Right Endorses Macron's Immigration Bill

Marine Le Pen, the prominent figurehead of the far-right National Rally (RN), declared that the party will support a key bill from President Emmanuel Macron's government aimed at tightening immigration regulations. This move significantly enhances the likelihood of the bill's passage through parliament. The far-right National Rally (RN) will back ...

Jordan Intercepts Pro-Iran Militia Infiltration
Jordan Intercepts Pro-Iran Militia Infiltration

The Jordanian military on Monday, reported the prevention of a conspiracy involving numerous infiltrators from Syria with connections to pro-Iranian militias. These individuals attempted to breach the border, carrying rocket launchers, anti-personnel mines, and explosives. Jordan's army stated that it foiled a plot on Monday by dozens of ...

Sisi Secures Third and Final Term
Sisi Secures Third and Final Term

The national election authority announced on Monday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secured a third term with 89.6% of the vote in Egypt, the most populous nation in the Arab world. The outcome of the December 10-12 poll was widely expected after the former army chief with a fondness for infrastructure mega-projects campaigned against a ...

First Iraqi Provincial Elections in a Decade
First Iraqi Provincial Elections in a Decade

Iraqis participated on Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, anticipated to bolster the influence of Shiite Muslim groups aligned with Iran. The vote comes at a time of widespread political apathy and disillusionment in the oil-rich country of 43 million that is still recovering from years of war and plagued by ...

UN Expert Demands Answers on Navalny's Disappearance
UN Expert Demands Answers on Navalny's Disappearance

A United Nations rights expert said on Monday that the 'enforced disappearance' of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was alarming, demanding that Moscow immediately release him. The Kremlin critic's lawyers have been prevented from meeting him since December 6, and he did not appear for a scheduled court hearing last Friday. “I am ...

In Iran, Sadegh Booghi Dances for Freedom
In Iran, Sadegh Booghi Dances for Freedom

A stallholder in northern Iran, who became a viral Internet sensation by showcasing unexpectedly dexterous dance moves, has encountered issues with the Islamic Republic Authorities, who disapprove of public dancing. The man, reportedly around 70, garnered tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, featuring videos of him dancing at the market in ...

Kuwait's Sheikh Nawaf: A Short but Tumultuous Reign
Kuwait's Sheikh Nawaf: A Short but Tumultuous Reign

The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, passed away on Saturday, December 16, at 86 years old, after a short but tumultuous reign. Kuwait's crown prince, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was named the oil-rich country's new emir, state television reported. The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, passed away on ...

EU Opens Its Doors to Ukraine as Hungary Tempers
EU Opens Its Doors to Ukraine as Hungary Tempers

European Union leaders voted to open accession negotiations with Ukraine on Thursday, December 15. However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a prominent supporter of Moscow, has threatened to block the aid promised to Kiev. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed the European Union earmarking 50 billion euros ($54 billion) over four ...