AtoughnewFrenchcounter-terrorismbillcouldhavediscriminatoryrepercussions,especiallyforMuslims,andputsthecountry’shumanrightsrecordatrisk,UNexpertshavesaid.Thebi
Turkey edged closer to adopting a constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan's powers overnight, with parliament approving four more articles of a reform which opponents see as a step towards an authoritarian state.
For far too long, peace has been so elusive in the Middle East, where turbulence and bloodshed abound. The passing year was no exception, if not worse.
Iranian and world powers on Thursday met for the first time in Vienna to find a political solution to end Syria's civil war.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said a much-anticipated nuclear deal could not be ready on Monday while urging world powers for more diplomacy, Iranian media reported.
Talks on a draft resolution for a comprehensive deal on Iran's nuclear issue are continuing at all levels, but the progress has not been sufficient, Iran's senior negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Monday.
For a century, the Middle East has been a deeply troubled region, and it has never been truer than it is this year when a group of extremely ferocious terrorists formally established their caliphate of Islamic State (IS) in parts of Iraq and Syria, showing the world how brutal and uncivilized it can be.
British Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne has promised to give Scotland more power if voters there reject independence in the forthcoming referendum.
Iran and the European Union (EU) will hold a meeting in Geneva on Thursday and Friday to discuss remaining issues pertaining to the implementation of an interim nuclear deal between Tehran and the major world powers, a top Iranian nuclear negotiator was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Wednesday.
The six world powers negotiating with Iran would consider offering limited sanction relief if Iran takes concrete steps to halt its nuclear activities, the White House said Thursday.
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