When reading the article concerning Iraqi rebels setting fire to government buildings, in protest of the current Iraqi government, I became overwhelmed with concern, hostility, and determination. For as long as we have known, the Shiite and Sunni are in turmoil and constant conflict. Iraq is the only state that the majority is Shiite and the government is run in… Read more »
In her first speech to the UN Human Right’s Council (OHCHR) on Monday, the body’s new head, Michelle Bachelet, said she was “shocked” by the death sentences handed down to 75 people in Egypt after a mass trial there. The verdict, which a judge issued on September 7, condemned 75 people to death and another 600 to prison terms of varying… Read more »
Rival Iraqi political factions said on Sunday they had each formed alliances capable of forming a government in the new parliament after months of political uncertainty following a May election. Lawmakers led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said they created an alliance that would give them a majority bloc in parliament. A rival grouping led by militia commander Hadi al-Ameri… Read more »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation’s new government announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem. Paraguay’s decision was a blow to Israel’s efforts to achieve external recognition of Jerusalem as its capital, which appeared to have gained some traction this… Read more »
Angry protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra Friday, setting a fire inside as part of ongoing demonstrations that have turned deadly in the past few days, a security official and eyewitnesses said. On Friday evening, Iraqi security officials announced a citywide curfew. “Security forces will arrest anyone present in the street,” a statement from Basra… Read more »