Middle East
Middle East News: Get all the latest updates on Middle East crime & Middle East politics. Also get all latest news onWorld news, Political news, refugee camp news, War News at The Siasat Daily.
-
Iranian cab driver allegedly tortured before death: Report
An Iranian man recently died in police custody in November this year, his family has alleged that he was tortured before the death. The deceased was identified as 23-year-old Hamed Salahshoor. He…
-
13,000 Palestinians stripped of their Jerusalem residency permits
The Israeli interior ministry recently stripped 13,000 Palestinians of residency permits in Jerusalem. The authorities claimed that the city is no longer the centre of existence for Palestinians. “They must now live…
-
Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid slips into coma
The cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid slipped into a coma on Sunday and was moved from Ramle clinic prison, where he was staying, to the Israeli Assaf Harofeh hospital. In a…
-
US backs probe into Palestinians killed in car-ramming incident
The US on Monday joined the call to probe the death of two Palestinian brothers who passed away on December 17 after an Israeli man rammed a car into them. The victims…
-
Iran: Parents plead with judiciary to spare son on death row
The parents of an Iranian man have pleaded to the judiciary to spare him from death after he was reportedly sentenced for participating in the protest over Mahasa Amini’s death. The accused…
-
8 Iraqi civilians killed in Islamic State attacks
Baghdad: A total of eight Iraqi civilians were killed and seven others injured in attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the eastern Diyala province, an official said. On Monday…
-
‘Iran ready to return to 2015 nuke deal commitments’
Tehran: Iran is ready to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the senior advisor to the country’s Supreme Leader said. “Today, we have necessary nuclear capability, but we do…
-
26 inmates escape from Lebanon jail
Beirut: Twenty-six prisoners escaped from a Lebanese jail, with eight of them rearrested later, local media reported. Most of the escapees from Jib Jenin prison in the western Bekaa region were held…
-
Palestinian car-ramming in Tel Aviv deemed ‘terror attack’
Tel Aviv: Police in Israel have determined a recent car-ramming attack carried out by a Palestinian driver in Tel Aviv that injured a motorcyclist a “terrorist attack”. A joint investigation by the…
-
How Gen Z is using social media in Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom movement
Ottawa: Iran’s attorney general recently indicated that the country’s morality police had been disbanded after protests calling for the country’s hijab mandate to be lifted. However, the government has not confirmed the…
-
Kuwait cancels driving licenses of 1,000 expats in last 40 days
Kuwait: Kuwait’s General Directorate of Traffic revealed that the driving licenses of around 1,000 expatriates were cancelled in 40 days after they were found to have violated the conditions on which they…
-
Saudi Arabia bans abaya in exam halls
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has banned the abaya (loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women) in exam halls. The Education and Training Evaluation Commission…
-
Your face will be your boarding pass: Abu Dhabi Airport
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi International Airport has started the trials of the biometric initiative for enhancing passenger journey, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Implemented by Abu Dhabi-based technology company NEXT50, the…
-
Lina Al Amiri becomes Middle East’s first female criminal profiler
Abu Dhabi: Lina Al Amiri, who works for Dubai Police, is the Middle East’s first female criminal profiler and child forensic interviewer. Lina Al Amiri joined the Dubai Police General Command in…
-
Calls for release of prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti
Tehran: Celebrities and human rights activists on Sunday called for the release of the prominent Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, arrested in connection with the protest movement that the country has been witnessing for…
