Celebrating Sabbath with Iran’s Jewish minority
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Celebrating Sabbath with Iran’s Jewish minority
It is Friday evening and a Jewish family’s preparations for the Sabbath, the holiest day of the week, are in…
Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support
Middle East
July 15, 2019
Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday censured his new education minister for promoting the use of gay conversion therapy during…
Olafur Eliasson: When nature becomes art
World
July 12, 2019
Olafur Eliasson: When nature becomes art
An Olafur Eliasson installation keeps the viewer entranced. It is virtually impossible not to enter into dialogue with one’s own…
How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families
World
July 12, 2019
How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families
At least 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are thought to be detained in “reeducation camps” in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous…
Can an enhanced INSTEX really work for Iran?
Middle East
July 12, 2019
Can an enhanced INSTEX really work for Iran?
INSTEX, a plan to circumvent American sanctions on Iran and facilitate international trade with the Islamic Republic, was branded a damp squib…
Israeli troops mistakenly shoot Hamas operative in Gaza
Middle East
July 12, 2019
Israeli troops mistakenly shoot Hamas operative in Gaza
Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot dead a Hamas operative in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday as the man tried to…
Sudan military council says it foiled attempted military coup
Middle East
July 12, 2019
Sudan military council says it foiled attempted military coup
A purported coup attempt in Sudan on Thursday coincided with further talks between the country’s military council and pro-democracy movement…
UAE scaling back military role in Yemen conflict
Middle East
July 11, 2019
UAE scaling back military role in Yemen conflict
Since 2015, an international Saudi-led coalition has been waging a destructive war in Yemen. But the military campaign targeting the Houthi…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Europe: researchers
World
July 11, 2019
Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Europe: researchers
Researchers at the University of Tübingen and the University of Athens on Wednesday said they identified the earliest modern human…