Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Monday on one of the most contentious issues regarding Jewish identity in Israel, deciding to allow more non-Orthodox Jewish converts to immigrate to Israel and become citizens, reports Reuters. The country's "Law of Return" grants Israeli citizenship to any Jew from anywhere in the world, though there have […]
At least five people were injured on Monday when Iraqi security forces wielding clubs broke up a street protest in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square, security and hospital sources said, reports Reuters. Pope Francis plans a March 5-8 visit to Iraq despite deteriorating security in some parts of the country which has seen the first big suicide bombing in B […]
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei yesterday called to start uranium enrichment as of "today". A video on Khamenei's Arabic-language Twitter account saw him saying: "The day when oil runs out, nuclear energy that is produced more cleanly and at lower cost will become commonplace." "Enrichment cannot start at that time … We […]