Former PM Sharif return to Pakistan
Four years ago Nawaz Sharif left Pakistan, dodging a jail sentence on health grounds as ties with the powerful military soured. Now, the …
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Famous Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi arrested
Award-winning Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been arrested in Iran, the third director to be detained in less than a week, the Mehr news agency said Monday. Panahi, 62, won a Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival in …
Arrest warrants issued for 60 FETO-linked suspects in Turkey
Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants Tuesday for 60 suspects over their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group, which is, according to Ankara, behind the defeated coup of 2016. The Chief Public …
Armenia ex-official Gagik Khachatryan to remain in custody
The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan on Thursday denied the defense lawyers' motion to release Gagik Khachatryan—former Minister of Finance and ex-Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia—from custody, …
Man wanted by Uzbekistan is found in Armenia
A man who is wanted by Uzbekistan has been found in Armenia, News.am reports. On February 7, at 10:15pm, Uzbek citizen Dilshot Sh., 37, was taken to the Bagratashen police station in Armenia. He was wanted by Uzbek law …
About 180 Riot Leaders Detained in Iran
Iranian law enforcement have detained and identified about 180 leaders in the recent anti-government riots, according to a Saturday statement from the country's state-run media, Sputnik reports. According to the IRIB broadcaster, …
3 Armenia nationals detained in Georgia
Three Armenian nationals were detained at the Kazbegi customs checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border after a prohibited cargo was found in the bus, News.am reports. Armenian embassy in Georgia said a bus bound for Armenia was stopped …
Surrendered at Ramzan Kadyrov’s request Muslim Dzhambekov arrested for 2 months
According to the Moscow Dorogomilovsky Court, Muslim Dzhambekov, accused of a fatal accident on the Mozhaisk highway, was arrested until May 25. As Interfax reports, Dzhambekov was accused of violating the traffic rules, resulting in …
Almost 300 FETÖ-linked military personnel to be arrested in Turkey
Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 295 active-duty military personnel linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), according to judicial sources. Under a probe of the group's infiltration of the Turkish army, …
Kocharyan’s attorneys appeal to Cassation court
Attorneys of Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan have appealed to the Court of Cassation over the Criminal Court of Appeal's decision on remanding him in custody. According to Kocharyan's …
Three suspects arrested in Ankara over train accident - media
Three people were arrested for their alleged roles in a deadly train accident in Ankara. Three employees of Turkey's railway authority were put under pre-trial arrest Monday on the charges of reckless manslaughter and injury, …
Armenian PM: not a word about Kocharyan!
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan refused to comment on former President Robert Kocharyan's arrest, as well as his claims that a political persecution is carried out against him. The PM …
Robert Kocharyan to remain in custody
The Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office declined the motion filed by some MPs wanting former president Robert Kocharyan to be released, press secretary of the office Arevik Khachatryan said. …
Detention warrants issued for 45 dismissed intelligence staff over FETÖ links
Detention warrants have been issued for 63 former intelligence personnel and senior members of Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) who had connections with the staff as part of an investigation launched in 21 provinces throughout Turkey, …
Iranian female bodybuilder arrested for posting un-Islamic selfies - media
An female Iranian bodybuilder has been arrested after publishing selfie of her muscles on social media which were deemed to be 'nude', Daily Mail reports. The woman, who is accused of breaking the Islamic Republic's strict …
Turkish police detain academics in Gulen-related probe
Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July. Istanbul prosecutors issued detention warrants for 103 …
Turkey detains 25 with alleged links to PKK over rocket attack in Antalya
Turkish police on Saturday detained at least 25 suspects with alleged links to Kurdish militants a day after a rocket attack in the southern Mediterranean region of Antalya, state media reported, citing police sources. …
Russia's FSB detains Ukrainian spy
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a member of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's chief intelligence directorate it accused of collecting state secrets on the Russian military. "Roman …
Iran arrests dual national with US citizenship
Iran has arrested a dual national who also holds US citizenship for "acting against national security", the ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, Ahram Online reports. The man was arrested in mid-July in the northern town …
53 Türk Telekom employees detained in Turkey
53 employees at the Turkish telecommunications company Türk Telekom have been detained in the second wave of an operation launched against the company targeting the alleged followers of the Gülen movement. As part of an …
