Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad has been sanctioned by the US for allegedly shipping weapons and transporting personnel to Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. The airline has proclaimed the …
‘Türkiye’s Backing Cannot Be a Reason Not to Prosecute’ — Human Rights Lawyer Patrick Kroker on War Crimes in Syria
JURIST’s James Joseph interviews Patrick Kroker, Senior Legal Advisor at the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in Berlin, Germany to discuss the war crimes criminal …
Syria pushes back against Jordanian strikes on drug traffickers on Syrian territory
Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned recent presumed Jordanian airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers on Syrian territory, including one last week that killed women and children …
How are Syrian refugees in Ottawa doing? This professor wants to find out
An Ottawa-born professor working in the U.S. has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to research the experiences of Syrian refugees in Canada’s capital.
North Korea tears down monument symbolizing union with the South – report
SEOUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week …
Iran: 2 Detainees Executed, 11 Await Imminent Execution
Iranian authorities have recently escalated executions at an alarming rate, including Farhad Salimi and Mohammed Ghobadlou on January 23, and at least 11 people at imminent risk, many of them from …
Ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Lord Polak tells Rishi Sunak
Britain must proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a senior Tory peer has told Rishi Sunak.Lord Polak, president of Conservative Friends of Israel, …
Iran executes 23-year-old with mental health issues who was part of Mahsa Amini protests
Iran has hanged a young man with mental health issues after he took part in the Mahsa Amini mass demonstrations.Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, was executed on Tuesday morning, according to Iran’s …
Ascott eyes 15 more properties in Philippines
HOSPITALITY chain The Ascott Limited aims to have 31 properties in the Philippines in the next three to five years, with 16 currently operational and 15 more in the pipeline, a company official said. …
Desperate Chinese Property Developers Resort to Bizarre Marketing Tactics
Developers are starting fewer projects. Homeowners are paying back their mortgages early and borrowing less. Once-thriving property companies are stuck in protracted negotiations with foreign …