Iraqi special forces neared the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the ISIL group stronghold entered its third week. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian town of Bartalla towards Mosul’s eastern ...
A Bahraini court Monday postponed its verdict in the trial of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab charged with ‘spreading false information and posting insults online’, a judicial source said. The criminal court that had been expected to issue a ruling at Monday’s hearing decided in Rajab’s presence to defer ...
