Archives for November, 2022

Voria Ghafouri, an outspoken figure who appeared 28 times for Iran up until 2019, was arrested during a club training session

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests

Agence France-Presse

Voria Ghafouri, an outspoken figure who appeared 28 times for Iran up until 2019, was arrested during a club training session

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests

Agence France-Presse

The Saudi national flag pictured flying in the capital

Fear grows on Saudi death row as executions ramp up

Agence France-Presse

An elderly Algerian woman outside her home, destroyed in a wildfire in the city of el-Kala in August last year

Algeria sentences scores to death over forest fire lynching: media

Agence France-Presse

Two dead as Saudi storm closes schools, cuts main road to Mecca

Agence France-Presse

Syrian Kurds protest against Turkey and in solidarity with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in the Kurdish-held city of Qamishli, on November 13, 2022

Syria Kurds fear thaw between Assad regime and Turkey

Agence France-Presse

Lebanon fans cheer during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian qualification soccer match between the United Arab Emrites and Lebanon at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 2, 2021.

Many Lebanese not able to watch World Cup matches

Many Lebanese have been dismayed by the news that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will not be broadcast on the public channel Tele Liban due to financial difficulties.

Cairo Jewish

US embassy helps restore Jewish burial sites in Cairo

The US Embassy in Cairo, in partnership with American and Egyptian Jewish organizations, inaugurated the 15th-century burial grounds after their restoration.

Algeria sentences 49 to death over forest fire lynching: state media

Agence France-Presse

For opposition groups, Twitter provides a crucial lifeline to the outside world

For political activists, Twitter packs a vital punch

Agence France-Presse

Qatar's Spanish coach Felix Sanchez

Qatar must find 'A Game' to avoid World Cup embarrassment, says Sanchez

Agence France-Presse

Israeli Druze men carry the coffin of 17-year-old Tiran Fero, during his funeral procession on Thursday in Daliyat al Karmel

Palestinians return body of Israeli teen killed in West Bank

Agence France-Presse

This image posted on Twitter reportedly taken on October 26, shows protesters in the western Iranian province of Kurdistan

UN rights council orders probe of Iran crackdown on protests

Agence France-Presse

Neymar (2nd L) with his Brazil teammates at training in Doha on Wednesday

Favourites Brazil kick off World Cup bid as Ronaldo and Portugal enter fray

Agence France-Presse

Syria fighting

Turkey’s strikes in Syria put US troops in danger, Pentagon says

A Turkish drone strike on a top Kurdish commander’s headquarters came within 130 meters of US troops in Syria on Tuesday.

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Erdogan says meeting with Syria's Assad is 'possible'

The Turkish president adds that "there is no resentment or bitterness in politics."