Middle East | Mohd Murtadha

Syrian forces clash with ISIS in advance on Palmyra

by murtadha on March 25, 2016 with No Comments

Syrian government forces pushed into the ancient town of Palmyra, where Islamic State (ISIS) militants appeared on the verge of collapse Thursday. The retaking of Palmyra — a UNESCO world heritage site whose fall to the militants last May sent … Read More

Saudi man gets 10 years and 2,000 lashes for atheist tweets

by murtadha on February 28, 2016 with No Comments

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of Twitter posts. Al-Watan online daily said Saturday that religious police in charge … Read More

Amnesty International slams Iran for executing 73 juvenile offenders

by murtadha on January 27, 2016 with No Comments

Iran continues to send juvenile offenders to the gallows despite a decades-old pledge to not use the death penalty against people who commit a crime while under the age of 18, Amnesty International said. The London-based human rights organization slammed … Read More