The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Turkey’s ruling party welcomes warrant against Netanyahu ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling partyhas welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest …
The two leading regional powers have been at odds for years, backing opposite sides in proxy wars in several countries. Iran backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and provided him with military forces and money to battle rebel groups, while Saudi Arabia backed opposition forces fighting to overthrow al-Assad. As Iran’s support helped al-Assad turn the tide, Saudi backing for the …
Yemen activists denounce the United Nations and its former envoy Martin Griffiths for ignoring rights breaches and putting ‘politics before humanity’. Human rights advocates from southern Yemen have accused the United Nations of turning a blind eye to human rights violations committed in areas under government control at the hands of what they described as “terrorist” groups. “The government of …
