The most high-profile flogging in recent years was of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in 2014 on charges of “insulting” Islam. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to end flogging as a form of punishment
Form of corporal punishment will be replaced by jail terms, fines or a mixture of both ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia is responsible for the slow death of the kingdom’s Nelson Mandela
Hamid, Saudi Arabia’s most prominent intellectual and activist, is gone. Two weeks ago, al-Hamid, collapsed and slipped into a coma in prison. For weeks, he had been denied a long-overdue cardiac ... ( read original story ...)
Rouhani Says Iran Should Assume Worst-Case Coronavirus Scenario
Iran should draw up economic plans based on a worst-case scenario of nearly a year of disruptions due to the coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the death toll from the disease ... ( read original story ...)
Ramadan Begins In Iran Amid Fears Of ‘Fresh Outbreak’ Of Virus
Ramadan began in Iran on Saturday as health officials raised fears of a "fresh outbreak" of coronavirus cases in the country, two weeks into a gradual reopening of shops. As the predominantly Shiite ... ( read original story ...)
One thing the virus hasn’t changed: Iran and the U.S. still hate each other
At a time when some adversaries are choosing to help each other address a public-health catastrophe that knows no political or national boundaries, the United States and Iran seem intent on continuing ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Turkey’s death toll from virus reaches 2,706
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
‘Stray’ Review: Dog Lovers Will Drool Over This Profound Canine Love Letter From Turkey
A variation on the themes of "Kedi," Elizabeth Lo's documentary inhabits the lives of several street dogs in Istanbul. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Veteran Saved Homeless Woman’s Life as Kansas City Home Burned, Family Says
James "Dean" Masters spent the past quarter of a century watching over his corner of southeast Kansas City. The 75-year-old Vietnam War veteran was known to appear outside his neighbors' doors with a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: China reports no new deaths for 10th straight day
China reported Saturday no new coronavirus deaths for the 10th straight day as the world's death toll from the pandemic neared 198,000. ( read original story ...)