Following an Iranian social media campaign that attracted millions of posts under several hashtags, including “no to execution” in Farsi, Iran’s judiciary said on Thursday that the men’s lawyers could appeal their verdicts, despite the ruling, according to Mizan Online, a news agency affiliated with the judiciary. Allowing the appeal appears to be an unusual … Read more
With early travel restrictions and sweeping closures, the Startup Nation had largely contained the spread of Covid-19, recording a mortality rate that was far better than many countries in the Western world. As coronavirus tore across the United States and Europe, Israel was comfortably moving towards reopening. Lest there be any doubt about who led … Read more
With early travel restrictions and sweeping closures, the Startup Nation had largely contained the spread of Covid-19, recording a mortality rate that was far better than many countries in the Western world. As coronavirus tore across the United States and Europe, Israel was comfortably moving towards reopening. Lest there be any doubt about who led … Read more
Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, appeared frequently on local and foreign media outlets as an analyst, especially during Iraq’s battle against ISIS. He was also an expert voice on Iraqi politics and Shiite extremist groups and had served as an adviser to previous Iraqi governments Al-Hashimi died in Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital in Baghdad after he was seriously … Read more