Middle East
Iran Not to Send Haj Pilgrims This Year; Blames Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranians will not take part in this year’s Makkah pilgrimage because of “obstacles” raised by Saudi Arabia, custodian of Islam’s holiest sites,...
Israel Rejects French Peace Proposal; Shoots Dead Another Palestinian Woman!
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a multilateral French peace initiative as he met his French counterpart on Monday, offering instead...
Abu Dhabi Lays off Staff as Gulf Austerity Tightens
ABU DHABI, UAE (Reuters): Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf’s wealthy oil states are hunkering...
Why Are Afghan Refugees Leaving Iran?
Patrick Strickland | Aljazeera
Berlin, Germany – Jawad Jafari and his wife Masoomi start crying almost simultaneously as they recall their departure from Iran and the lengthy...
25 Palestinian Children Killed, 1,300 Wounded in 3 Months: UNICEF
JERUSALEM (AFP): Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...