Iran judiciary hands down three death sentences over November terror attack

A Belgian national has also been sentenced to 40 years in jail and 74 lashes under espionage and money laundering charges

Iran forms panel to investigate protest killings as judiciary issues more death sentences

While Tehran has yet to disclose the number of civilians who have died in the protests and riots, officials say at least 50 members of the security forces have lost their lives

French intelligence agents arrested in Iran as judiciary issues second death sentence

Since the start of anti-government protests in September, Iran has handed down two death sentences which can be appealed by the defendants

Iran sentences Shiraz attack perpetrators to death

The perpetrators were directly involved in the planning of the terror attack and the arming of the ISIS militants

Iraqi court sentences 14 people to death in 2014 Camp Speicher massacre case

In 2016, 36 men were hanged for their participation in the Camp Speicher massacre

Saudi Arabian preacher sentenced to death over social media posts

MbS deems any criticism of the Saudi Arabian government as an attack on the country

Iran: Former high-ranking official sentenced to death on espionage charges

Iran’s intelligence ministry described Akbari as “one of the most important agents” of MI6

Fact check – Iran has not sentenced ‘15,000’ protesters to death

False reports from Saudi and US-funded 'news agencies' have found a massive audience thanks to western media outlets and public figures

Saudi courts sentence 15 prisoners to death: ESOHR

The recent court ruling occurred during a period when the UN has been calling on the Saudi authorities to revoke the death penalty for Abdullah al-Hwaiti

Saudi court sentences tribesmen to death for protesting forced eviction

The Howeitat tribe has been forcibly evicted from its land to make room for a futuristic megacity that is part of the kingdom's Vision 2030 development initiative

Bahraini courts sentence eight activists to death

Bahrain has arrested nearly 15,000 people for their political views, making them the number one Arab country with the most political prisoners

Iranian-Swedish national sentenced to death for collaborating with the Mossad

The man who was sentenced allegedly provided information to the Mossad that led to the murder of at least two Iranian nuclear scientists

Saudi court sentences 10 former judges on charges of ‘high treason’

High treason in Saudi Arabia constitutes the death penalty as a punishment

Bahraini activist faces new charges on top of life sentence

Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who was imprisoned in 2011, is facing new charges for inciting protests in prison and allegedly breaking a plastic chair

Two Swedish nationals sentenced on drug-related charges in Iran

The Swedish nationals were arrested with opium resin and painkillers

UK citizen sentenced for stealing Iraqi relics will be released from prison

James Fitton was charged under a 2002 law which calls for the death penalty if the accused is found guilty of 'intentionally taking or trying to take out of Iraq an antiquity'

Former Iranian official sentenced to life in prison by Swedish court

Hamid Nouri was charged with crimes under international law, specifically for his alleged torture of political prisoners at the Gohardasht prison in Karaj, Iran, in 1988

Hundreds of Palestinians serving sentences without trial or charge

An Israeli rights group has revealed that 604 Palestinians are currently being held in administrative detention, the highest number since 2016

Germany expels two Iranian diplomats

The diplomats were expelled from the country over Tehran's recent sentencing of a German national to death

Saudi-funded, anti-Iran network moves operations from London to Washington DC

Iran International has been at the center of several disinformation campaigns against the Islamic Republic in recent years

Why was British ISIS member ‘Jihadi George’ tried in a US court?

The decision to try one of the so-called “Beatles” ISIS members in the US was to conceal his previous links to British intelligence and his role in their regime-change efforts in Syria.

Con artist western media claimed was ‘tortured into coma’ caught trying to flee Iran

Firouzi admitted to creating the fake story of his arrest, death sentence, and torture due to the large amounts of money he owed to others

German exports to Iran increased by 12.7 percent in 2022

Despite heavy sanctions by the west, the net value of exports from Germany to Iran between January and November of 2022 amounted to $1.6 billion

Saudi Arabia soon to execute 34 detainees: ESOHR

The rights group condemned the Saudi government for sentencing 120 people to death during the first five months of 2022

Israeli court rejects appeal to release hunger-striking prisoner

Khalil Awawdeh has been on a hunger strike for over five months

Rights groups urge KSA to stop execution of Bahraini nationals

Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer were tried on terrorism-related charges over alleged smuggling of explosive materials into the country

Iran’s judiciary dismisses prisoner exchange with Sweden

Tehran has accused Stockholm of harboring the anti-Iran SLMA armed group

Turkish president on first visit to Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi murder

Turkey has sought to rebuild economic ties with the kingdom to offset runaway inflation and a depreciating currency caused by Erdogan's unorthodox economic policies

Turkey approves transfer of Khashoggi murder case to Saudi Arabia

The move, slammed by rights groups, comes as Ankara seeks to improve its economic ties with Riyadh

Turkish prosecutor requests Khashoggi murder case be transferred to Riyadh

Turkey has been reaching out to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in hopes of strengthening its economy amid rising inflation