Nearly a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of being responsible for the killing of a Sikh activist, hundreds of Sikh protesters rallied outside Indian diplomatic missions in Canada on Monday, trampling pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and burning flags. Many protestors said they don't feel...
Iraq to execute person for killing academic in 2020
An Iraqi court sentenced to death a former policeman convicted of killing prominent academic Hisham al-Hashemi, whose murder in 2020 sparked condemnation in the country and abroad. The sentence against Ahmed Hamdawi Oueid for killing Hashemi, an expert on Sunni extremism and a government security adviser, was handed down by...
Chamoun granddaughter launches bid for Lebanon presidency
Tracy Chamoun, an ex-ambassador and granddaughter of late president Camille Chamoun, announced Monday she will run for the presidency of Lebanon. "I announce to the Lebanese people, and their lawmakers... my candidacy in Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections," Chamoun told a news conference marking the launch of her campaign for the...
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed ‘in cold blood’ during Israel raid
Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian Christian, was a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service. While the Qatar-based channel said she was targeted deliberately, Israeli PM Naftali Bennett said she was "likely" killed in Palestinian gunfire.
Turkey’s President Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia in February
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the Turkish leader's first since the 2018 murder of Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Rocky relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia worsened significantly after the brutal killing of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in...
Murder of city official fuels anger over Iraq impunity
Abir Salim, the director of municipal services in the city which houses the mausoleums of two of Shiite Islam's most revered figures, was shot dead as he was carrying out his duties on Tuesday
