A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaras province early Friday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the earthquake struck Onikisubat district at a depth of 6.5 kilometers (4 miles). The quake occurred at 5.53 a.m. local time (0253GMT). The tremor came as Turkey is dealing with the ...
Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed reports that the Islamic Republic arrested “peaceful protesters” during the months-long riots, stressing that only “trouble makers” were arrested over rioting and violence. “No one was arrested in autumn’s peaceful protests,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a tweet on Thursday. “But when they turned ...
