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Iran Sentence Pop Singer, Tataloo, to Death

An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday. "The Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor's objection" to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, reformist newspaper Etemad reported online. It ...

Suspected Terror Attack in Tel Aviv, Assailant Shot

Israeli police said that several people were injured in a shooting in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv on Saturday, while emergency service providers reported that one person was wounded by stabbing. "There are injuries at the scene, and at this stage, large police forces are on their way to the location. The circumstances are currently unclear," ...

Police Commander Killed in South Iran 'Terrorist' Attack

A "terrorist attack" killed a police commander on Saturday in Bandar-e Lengeh, a coastal city in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan, local media reported. Tasnim news agency said the commander "was targeted" in the deadly attack. "The attacker was also killed," Tasnim said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, a rarity ...

Turkey Detains 304 Suspected Daesh-Linked Individuals

Turkish authorities have detained 304 people allegedly affiliated with Islamic State jihadists after launching a sweeping operation against the group, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Police carried out simultaneous raids in 32 cities, including Istanbul, as part of the operation, dubbed HEROES-34. Yerlikaya stated in a social ...