Bahrain’s Shi’ite clerics criticize removal of Ashura flags
DUBAI (Reuters) – Senior Shi’ite Bahraini clerics criticized the removal of Ashura banners raised to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, saying the move amounted to an infringement on a tradition dating back hundred…
Turkey’s Erdogan sees Syrian and Kurdish hands in Ankara attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Syrian intelligence and Kurdish militants, not just Islamic State, were behind a double suicide bombing in Ankara which killed more than 100 people, the worst attack of its kind in Turkey’s…
Turkey’s Erdogan sees signs of new wave of migrants from Syria’s Aleppo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – There are strong indications that a new wave of migration has started following an increase in fighting on the Syrian region of Aleppo, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Guinea security forces killed three in election run-up: Amnesty
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Security forces in Guinea shot two unarmed people in the back and beat another person to death in the lead up to elections this month, human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Moldova parliament to vote on no-confidence motion against government
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament will vote on a no-confidence motion against the coalition government within the next three days after opposition leaders submitted a request to parliament on Thursday.
Russia says worried about concentration of Islamist terror groups in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is concerned about the concentration of Islamist terror groups in northern Afghanistan, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 22 fresh airstrikes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State targeted the militant group with 22 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operation.
Special Report: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight
CAIRO (Reuters) – As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country’s lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law as well. Attorney Mohsen al-Bahnasy says so many fellow lawyers have been arrested or charged in recent…
China captures corruption suspect thought to have fled overseas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has caught a top corruption suspect it thought had fled to the United States after discovering he had returned home to stay with his parents in Shanghai, state media said on Thursday.
Iranian president welcomes Khamenei’s conditional approval of nuclear deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s president on Thursday welcomed conditional approval of a nuclear agreement with six major powers by the country’s top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s state television reported.
