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Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday said that Turkish authorities were “as abusive as ever” in their handling of protesters in the country. Only a year ago, allanti-government demonstrations in the country were brutally crushed by the government. Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said, “The Turkish authorities have been relentless in their crackdown on protesters — be it …

Iran on Tuesday questioned if it will be able to meet its July deadline to commit to a deal with world powers regarding its nuclear program. France said Iran’s talks with world powers on curbing its uranium enrichment program had “hit a wall”. Iran has been in talks with six world powers regarding its nuclear program. The West will extend …

32 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Monday, including 28 people killedin northern Iraq police checkpoint by roadside bomb and a truck rigged with explosives detonated by a suicide bomber. According to Local official Shallal Abdul Baban, the blasts at a police checkpoint in Tuz Khurmatu killed 28 people and wounded 148 others, causing “great destruction”. The checkpoint …

Turkey and Iran on Monday pledged to stop bloodshed and extremism in the Middle East by working together, despite their differences over the civil war in Syria. In a news conference in Ankara, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “Iran and Turkey, the two important countries in the region, are determined to fight against extremism and terrorism”. He added that the …

On Monday, Syrian President Bashar Assad announced “general amnesty” for all “crimes” committed to a date, state television said. The amnesty decree, announced only a week after the controversial election he won amid raging conflict across the country, for the first time extends amnesty to those accused to be terrorists under the controversial July 2012 anti-terrorism law. The Syrian government …

British Prime Minister David Cameron has told Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring Russia’s military activity in Ukraine to an end. The British Prime Minister is the first Western leader to meet Putin after Russia annexed Crimea. Putin has been cold-shouldered by the US and its allies since the annexation. Vladimir Putin met with David Cameron on Thursday in Paris; …

On May 22nd, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have referred the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court. The resolution had international backing and was approved by the other 13 members of the Security Council. “Moscow and Beijing can veto a resolution but they can’t suppress the desire for justice by the Syrian people …

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Sunday said that the leader of the Syrian opposition and President of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Jarba would be the “most inappropriate person” to lead the country while confirming that Iran would send its observers to the Presidential elections in Syria next month. “In our opinion, when it comes to politics, …

Iran has reduced 80% of its nuclear stockpile, according to IAEA report The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said that Iran has gotten rid of 80% of its nuclear stockpile under an interim deal with world powers, and that it has begun engaging with Iran on a long-stalled investigation into suspected weapons research. In its quarterly report, the IAEA …

31-year-old Mashudur Choudhury on Tuesday became the first British person to be convicted on charges of terrorism connected to the conflict in Syria. Choudhury, a father of two and a former youth worker who hails from Portsmouth, was convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. He will be sentenced on June 13, and has been warned that …