Bahrain stepped up its repression of activists and government critics during 2016, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2017. The government dissolved the main political opposition group and prosecuted leading human rights activists and Shia clerics. The authorities also prevented numerous activists from leaving the country and ...
Visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Jaberi Ansari and Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov are expected to discuss latest developments in the Middle East including Syria. The two officials will confer Syria situation, fighting terrorism and the ...
