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ISIS member arrested in Baghdad hotel for intelligence-gathering
Iraq’s interior ministry said Sunday an ISIS member had been arrested in a Baghdad hotel, accusing him of carrying out intelligence-gathering missions ... Middle East -
New Zealand justice minister resigns after car crash arrest
New Zealand’s justice minister resigned on Monday after being arrested in relation to a car crash the previous day, the fourth minister to quit the ... World News -
Deaths of four US women in Portland linked, person of interest identified
The deaths of four US women whose bodies were found over the course of three months in or near Portland, Oregon, are linked, and at least one person ... World News -
Singapore cabinet minister arrested in rare top-level corruption probe
Singapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel ... World News -
Austrian man arrested in Afghanistan, faces spying accusations
An Austrian man is being held in Afghanistan after he traveled to the country earlier this year, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.The ... World News -
US condemns ‘troubling escalation’ of opposition arrests in Tunisia
The US government on Wednesday condemned the arrests of political opponents in Tunisia, and said respect for freedom of expression and human rights ... World News -
New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests
Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged ... World News -
Four Egyptian journalists questioned over ‘false’ report
The editor-in-chief and three journalists from independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr were interrogated by judicial officers on Wednesday for ... World News -
Iran arrests a Swedish citizen on espionage charges: Media
Iran’s intelligence ministry said on Saturday that it had arrested a Swedish citizen on espionage charges, the official IRNA news agency reported ... Middle East -
US citizen detained in Myanmar: Embassy
An American citizen is being wrongfully detained in junta-ruled Myanmar, a US embassy spokesperson told AFP on Friday.“We are aware of the wrongful ... World News -
Dubai police arrest seven after viral video shows violent armed fight
Seven men have been arrested in Dubai after a video showing a group of men in an armed fight went viral on social media.Dubai Police in a statement ... Gulf -
Iran film-maker Panahi must serve six-year sentence: Judiciary
Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010 ... Middle East -
UK says diplomat Iran reported ‘arrested’ left last year
Britain's ambassador to Iran on Thursday said a diplomat reported arrested by state media had ended his post and left the Islamic republic more than ... Middle East -
Journalist detained over ‘hate speech’ following UAE-Iraq football match: WAM
A member of the media in the United Arab Emirates has been detained by authorities over charges relating to hate speech and violating public morals ... Gulf -
New Zealand police arrest men smuggling KFC into city in COVID-19 lockdown
New Zealand police have arrested two men caught trying to smuggle a car-boot full of KFC chicken and tens of thousands of dollars into a its largest ... Coronavirus -
US charges Instagram celebrity ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ in Qatar school scam
Instagram celebrity known as Ray Hushpuppi has been charged for stealing more than $1.1 million in an elaborate scam in which he faked the financing ... Gulf -
Hong Kong Police arrest another Apple Daily editor under security law
A former senior editor of Hong Kong’s shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested by national security police on Wednesday morning.A ... World News -
Turkey to issue arrest warrant for missing crypto founder: Reports
Turkish authorities on Friday started procedures to issue an international warrant to arrest and extradite the missing founder of a cryptocurrency ... Middle East -
Dubai Police arrest international drug lord known as ‘The Ghost’
A French drug lord known as ‘The Ghost’ has been captured by Dubai Police after ten years on the run.Dubai Police arrested Moufide ‘Mouf’ Bouchibi, ... Gulf -
Four Taiwan ex-intelligence officers charged with spying for China
Four retired Taiwanese military intelligence officers -- including a major general -- have been indicted for spying for China, prosecutors said ... World News -
Woman arrested in US Capitol attack: ‘I listen to my president’
A Dallas-area real estate agent who is facing charges for allegedly being part of the pro-President Donald Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last ... World News -
Families of Iranian students held in custody for almost a month express concern
Families of two high-achieving Iranian students, who have been in custody for almost a month with authorities yet to provide details of their arrest, ... Middle East -
Lebanon arrests US journalist over allegedly covering protests for Israeli daily
Lebanon’s State Security agency confirmed reports on Monday that it arrested an American freelance journalist for allegedly live-streaming the ... Digital -
Iran arrests son of a Green movement opposition leader: Report
The son of a leader of Iran’s opposition Green movement was arrested on Monday, according to website Sahamnews.Hossein Karoubi was arrested two ... Middle East -
Hong Kong police arrest three people in another explosives case
Hong Kong police said they arrested three men Saturday for testing homemade explosives that they suspect were intended for use during protests. The ... News -
Turkey police rearrest journalist Ahmet Altan
Turkish police acting on a court order rearrested journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan on Tuesday, just a week after his release from prison over ... Print -
Israeli police arrest Palestinian officials in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested the Governor of Jerusalem for the Palestinian Authority Adnan Ghaith and a local official of the mainstream Fatah party in ... Middle East -
Arrest warrant for Lebanese-American who worked for Israel
A Lebanese judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for a Lebanese American who confessed he’d worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon ... Middle East -
Turkish court sentences opposition figure to nearly 10 years in jail
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a prominent opposition official to nine years and eight months in prison over several crimes including insulting ... World News -
Iran judiciary confirms arrest of French-Iranian scholar, gives no details
Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of French-Iranian scholar Fariba Adelkhah, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron raised ... World News