Category: Politics

Iran condemns daughter of former president to five years in prison
- By Raven Ruma
- . January 10, 2023
According to her attorney, the outspoken daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been given a five-year prison sentence. The lawyer omitted to

Refloating of a grounded cargo ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal
- By Raven Ruma
- . January 9, 2023
An Egyptian waterway cargo ship that ran aground has been refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority on Monday. The MV Glory ran aground close

Russian drone shipments from Iran are focus of fresh US sanctions
- By Salma Hossein
- . January 7, 2023
In response to allegations that Iranian drones were used to attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia, the US on Friday announced

The United States agrees to change the spelling of Turkey to Turkiye
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . January 6, 2023
The United States (US) has agreed to a request by the Turkish government to change the spelling of Turkey to Turkiye, according to the State

Third devaluation in less than a year sends Egyptian pound plummeting
- By Salma Hossein
- . January 5, 2023
On Wednesday, the Egyptian pound fell to a new low as authorities dealt with the greatest foreign exchange crisis the nation has experienced in a

Last week, 1,088 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast
- By Alaina
- . January 4, 2023
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in the previous week, 1,088 migrants were saved and sent back to Libya. IOM released a statement

The head of Hezbollah warns that altering the status quo at Al-Aqsa could destabilise the area
- By Sulaiman
- . January 4, 2023
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah movement, warned that any disruption of the long-standing peace at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem might set

Could advancement and icelandic cool cause Bahrain to advance?
- By Roshan Amiri
- . January 3, 2023
Gumundur Gumundsson was succeeded by Aron Kristjánsson after he left in 2018 to take the job as Iceland’s coach. He made sure that the Icelandic

Strike over pay affects transport in Tunisia
- By Alaina
- . January 2, 2023
Metro and bus services were affected in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Monday, after employees of the state transport company held a strike over

Iran footballers arrested at mixed-gender party: Report
- By Sulaiman
- . January 2, 2023
The authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrested Iranian footballers from a mixed-gender party organised in east Tehran. However, the identity of the