In recent years, Turkey’s government has become more authoritarian-leaning. In 2013, there was an outbreak of protests around Turkey. These protests lasted for about two months and caused civil unrest involving both rightist and leftists. Twenty-two people died in the Gezi Park protests and many more injured. The Turkish government has issued a warrant for Dudar’s arrest. Dudar was an… Read more »
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will bring Tehran closer to global standards and help remove it from investment blacklists as it faces renewed U.S. sanctions.
LONDON (Reuters) – If OPEC and its allies led by Russia agree to reduce oil output next year by reverting to 2016 production quotas, it would imply an OPEC-only supply curb of at least 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), according to Reuters calculations. Russia’s TASS news agency, citing an OPEC source, reported on Wednesday that this was one idea… Read more »
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for journalist Can Dundar as part of an investigation into protests in Istanbul in 2013 against President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule, state-run Anadolu agency said on Wednesday. Prosecutors said he played an active role in the protests and provoked public unrest through social media. They also said he supported members of… Read more »
A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced six Palestinians to death for allegedly collaborating with Israel. The court sentenced eight other defendants to prison for various periods in addition to hard labour. Iyad al-Bazm, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Interior Ministry said that of those eight, four – including a woman – were sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to… Read more »