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Saudi Arabia will begin punishing Raif Badawi Friday, a blogger and activist convicted of “insulting Islam.” His punishment includes 1,000 lashes, 10 years in prison and a million-riyal fine, equivalent to over $250,000.
Read MoreIran’s President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Sunday that he could try a rarely-used political tactic to pass a nuclear deal with the United States: a direct referendum with the voters.
Read MoreIsrael’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption has reported that 2014 saw a 10-year high in the number of “olim,” or Jewish immigrants to Israel, with 26,500 Jews moving to the country in the past year.
Read MoreAnalysts and U.S. officials now view the chances of Syrian rebels unseating President Bashar al-Assad increasingly slim.
Read MoreEgyptians and foreigners alike criticized a crackdown on gays in a country where homosexuality is legal, following a raid on a public bathhouse in Cairo.
Read MoreSyrian Islamists accused America of “political floundering” and Hamas called Secretary of State John Kerry “delusional” after he suggested that regional governments were prepared to “make peace with Israel.”
Read MoreThe Islamic State terror group put out a call for employment applications this week, as it continues to consolidate its power in Syria and Iraq.
Read MoreEgyptians are outraged over a perceived American admission of guilt in supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, with one of the country’s most prominent newspapers claiming a “closely-held relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey, ISIS, and the U.S. Congress,” conspiring to tear Egypt apart.
Read MoreAfter fighting with the Islamic State terror group in Iraq for nearly six months, 23-year-old Areeb Majeed returned to his homeland of India last week, complaining of poor treatment by other ISIS fighters.
Read MoreU.S.-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) first reported Monday that the government of Jordan sent Syrian refugees back to their war-torn homeland, including unaccompanied minors and wounded civilians.
Read MoreHeader photo: inscription in the Alhambra, Spain. Taken by me; all rights reserved.
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