Iranian professional boxer Mohammad Javad Wafaei-Sani has been sentenced to death by hanging. This is stated in a message posted on the page of the Iranian human rights organization Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on Twitter. …
The Turkish Embassy in Poland was attacked with Molotov cocktails on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. local time (1 p.m. GMT) when a 34-year-old man of Turkish descent threw three Molotov cocktails at the embassy …
A member of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has been detained on charges of an attempt to seize power, Kyrgyzstan’s 24 news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in law enforcement agencies. "Lawmaker Bakytbek Zhetigenov …
An attempt to violently seize power has been foiled in Kyrgyzstan, the State National Security Committee said in a statement on Friday. "The State National Security Committee and the Interior Ministry have exposed a criminal group …
Iran’s naval troops repulsed an attack by pirates on one of the country’s oil tankers en route to the Gulf of Aden on November 1. An escort squad of the Iranian Navy aboard an oil tanker had an armed encounter with the …
The Uzbek State Security Service in the Kashkadarya region of the country detained 12 men suspected of being supporters of Jihadist groups, the state news agency UzA said. The suspects held regular meetings to watch and listen to video …
A court in Turkey’s Antalya has ruled to release seven Russian nationals who were arrested on charges of setting fire to a forest, on a pledge not to leave the city, Ivan Melnikov, vice president of the Russian division of the International …
Turkey's gendarmerie forces arrested seven Russian tourists Monday on charges of causing a forest fire in the southern Turkish province of Antalya. The tourists allegedly set up a campfire in a forested area and paved the way for the massive …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated that Turkey is determined to fight violence against women within the framework prepared earlier this year. Erdogan made the remarks while meeting women from different backgrounds during …
A shootout has taken place at the Azerbaijani-Iranian border, according to joint statement from the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Border Service of Azerbaijan. According to the statement, one person was wounded. …
Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariev has been arrested as part of a widening investigation into alleged corruption during the development of the Kumtor gold-mine project. The State Committee for National Security (UKMK) says …
Uzbekistan's Supreme Court has sentenced 17 men to various jail terms and fines over the embezzlement, negligence, violation of engineering works over the Sardoba dam burst in central Syrdarya region last year, the Supreme Court press service …
The shocking incident was filmed on Tunisair flight TU216 at Istanbul Airport in Turkey before the plane was meant to head to Tunis-Carthage International Airport in Tunisia on April 10. Footage shows a mass brawl which …
Moscow expects Turkey will share information about those who instigated and organized the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement following the Turkish court’s …
A court in Ankara sentenced five people to life sentence over the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov. The court found Salih Yilmaz guilty of "ordering" Mevlut Mert Altintas to kill Karlov, sentencing …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday to corruption charges at the resumption of his trial, six weeks before voters again head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership. "I confirm the written …
Istanbul court arrested a man Tuesday, who attacked three Russian nationals in the Besiktas district, local media reported. According to the report, the arrested is charged with attempted murder. Late on January 24, an …
Iran convicted an American businessman on a spying charge and sentenced him to 10 years in prison weeks after the U.S. election. A family friend of Iranian-American Emad Shargi, 56, said he was called to court on Nov. 30, …
Iran has asked Interpol to issue "red notices" for the arrest of four individuals allegedly involved in the November killing of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, police spokesman Mehdi Hajian said Monday. …
Turkish police and intelligence service arrested 35 Iraqi nationals in the capital Ankara on Tuesday over their alleged links to the ISIS terror group (banned in Russia), according to security sources. The provincial police in Ankara …
