Gambia lawmakers consider lifting ban on women’s genital mutilation
Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting, which...
Middle East
Anger rises over South Africa making millions in US benefits while cozying up to Iran, Russia and Hamas
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is under fire for spending millions of dollars talking to terror group Hamas and sending delegations for...
Iran, Russia and Taliban among guests at nominal US ally Qatar’s weapons expo
Iran turned up at a Qatari weapons exposition this week, providing a high-profile platform for Tehran to tout its military...
Iran violently clamps down on Christians amid reports of torture, fines and floggings
Iran claims to allow the country’s Christian minority to practice its faith in peace. The reality for many Iranian Christians,...
Iran declares Antarctica its property in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty
JERUSALEM — Iran’s Navy commander announced in a televised broadcast last fall that the regime owns Antarctica and will build...
Jordan’s King Abdullah meeting with Biden highlights US ally’s dilemma in Israel-Hamas war
JERUSALEM — The arrival in Washington of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, accompanied by his highly prominent wife, Queen Rania, on...
US soldier dead after noncombatant incident in Kuwait
A U.S. soldier died in a noncombatant incident at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, according to a press release from the...
Assad’s billion-dollar drug industry keeps regime family ‘flush with money,’ wreaks havoc across region
Sixty-five million seized pills in Jordan, 15 million seized pills in Saudi Arabia and 86 million seized pills in the...
ADGM Partners with Solana (SOL) Foundation to Boost Blockchain Innovation
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has partnered with the Solana Foundation to advance distributed ledger technology (DLT) within its regulatory...
