Gulf region
Arab League votes to withdraw Syria’s 12-year long suspension
Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2012 after war broke out in the country. Several members of the League supported anti-government forces which included Islamist militias
- Iran denies that Israeli attacks in Syria harmed Iranian forces
- Newly declassified document reveals that US knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her execution
- Garment workers in Bangladesh mobilize for wages withheld due to national shutdown
- Muslim Brotherhood gains majority of votes in Jordan’s parliamentary elections
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
