Iran reports its first death from MERS virus
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory virus. The IRNA news agency’s report on Thursday quoted health ministry official Mohammad Mahdi Gouya as saying the virus has killed a... read more »
Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to victory in presidential vote
CAIRO: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, swept to victory in a presidential election, provisional results showed on Thursday, joining a long line of leaders drawn from the military. But a lower than expected turnout figure raised questions... read more »
Iran denies Facebook CEO summoned to court
TEHRAN: An Iranian prosecutor has denied reports that a local judge ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by individuals who say Facebook-owned applications Instagram and Whatsapp violate their privacy. Official news agency IRNA quotes Shiraz... read more »
In pointed moves, Pope prays at Bethlehem wall, invites leaders to Vatican
BETHLEHEM (West Bank): Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited presidents from both sides of the divide to the Vatican to pray for peace. In an image likely to become the most emblematic of his trip to the holy... read more »
