A court in Bahrain has sentenced eight anti-regime protesters to life imprisonment and handed down prison sentences to several others as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom. On Wednesday, the First High Criminal Court ...
Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a travel advisory warning Iranian nationals against visiting the United States, citing dangers including the threat of arbitrary and lengthy detention. “Iranian citizens, particularly elites and scientists, are urged not to travel to the United States, even to take part in scientific conferences, and even ...