Iran leader blames enemies for unrest; death toll rises (Update)
Iran‘s Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused enemies of the Islamic Republic of stirring unrest across the country as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that...
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Saudi ‘swapping assets for freedom’ of some held in graft purge
Saudi authorities are striking agreements with some of those detained in an anti-corruption crackdown, asking them to hand over assets and cash in return for...
Turkey detains 800 over alleged links to Kurdish militants (Update)
Turkish police have detained more than 800 people over alleged links to Kurdish militants in the past two days, a police source said on Tuesday,...
Turkey detains more journalists in clampdown on cleric’s followers (Updated)
Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, part of a large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara...
Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service...
Police crack down on traffic offenders
Police reported over 1,000 drivers for speeding and other traffic offences during an island-wide campaign over the past week. Officers also breathalysed 1,450 drivers between...
Over 700 drivers caught speeding over Christmas
Over 700 drivers were booked for speeding during a police campaign over Christmas, it was announced on Tuesday. During the campaign, police reported 714 drivers...
Human trafficking arrests will spiral, says minister
THE NUMBER of people arrested for human trafficking in Cyprus is expected to triple by the end of the year, according to Justice Minister Ionas...
SE Asia vows to rescue ‘boat people’; Myanmar seizes migrant vessel (Updated)
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kanupriya Kapoor Southeast Asian nations agreed on Friday to intensify search and rescue efforts to help vulnerable “boat people” stranded...
Burundi protesters gather in capital, defying threat of crackdown
By Ed Cropley More than 100 protesters chanted slogans against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday...
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood’s leader
By Tom Perry and Shadia Nasralla Egypt’s army-backed government detained the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader on Tuesday after a bloody crackdown on his supporters, underscoring its...
Gunmen kill 24 Egyptian police in Sinai ambush
By Alistair Lyon and Asma Alsharif Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 24 Egyptian policemen on Monday in the Sinai peninsula, where attacks on security...
Brotherhood leader arrested, Egypt’s Islamists call protests
By Asma Alsharif and Shadia Nasralla Egyptian security forces arrested the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, security sources said, in a crackdown against...
Germany, Turkey summon envoys in row over protests, EU
By Michelle Martin Germany and Turkey summoned each other’s ambassadors on Friday for tit-for-tat reproaches in an escalating row over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s criticism of...