Iran sentences two LGBT activists to death – rights group
A rights group says Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani and Elham Choubdar were convicted of “corruption on Earth”. A court in Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, guilty…
Oslo Accords Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Oslo Accords, a series of agreements between Israel and the Palestinians signed in the 1990s. Oslo I…
Hamas executes five in Gaza, including two accused of spying for Israel
CNN — Hamas executed five Palestinians in Gaza, including two on charges of cooperating with Israel, the militant group announced on Sunday – the first known executions in Gaza in…
Hamas executes two 'Israel collaborators' in Gaza
The men had given Israel information which had led to the killing of Palestinians, a statement says. Source link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-62785404?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Israeli rules say West Bank visitors must declare love interest
Bassim Khoury, CEO of a Palestinian pharmaceutical firm in the West Bank, says he would be severely limited in his ability to bring employees, investors, suppliers, and quality control experts…
Iran says it seized US surface drones from Red Sea
Iran says its navy seized two unmanned US drones from the Red Sea. The country’s state TV reported the navy took control of them to prevent an accident after “issuing…
Saudi Arabia is becoming the drug capital of the Middle East
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. London and…
Iran’s response to nuclear deal ‘not constructive,’ US State Department says
A US State Department spokesperson said the United States had received Iran’s response to the EU bid to revive the 2015 deal and would formulate its own response. “We are…
Palestinian prisoners held by Israel set to go on mass hunger strike
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said the action was a resumption of a hunger strike postponed in March after an agreement was reached between prisoners and the prison service.…
Saudi Arabia seizes record 47 million amphetamine pills hidden in flour shipment
Abu Dhabi CNN — Authorities in Saudi Arabia have confiscated 47 million amphetamine pills which were hidden in a flour shipment, in an operation described as the biggest one-time drug…