The Syrian army and allied forces have wrested control of a strategic crossroads leading to the northern city of Raqqah, the Daesh Takfiri terror group’s main stronghold. The Friday recapture was the first marked advance by the army into Syria’s north-central Raqqah Province. Last Saturday, they entered the province for the first time since 2014, […]
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Rouhani wins TASAM’s Strategic Vision Award
Istanbul, April 21, IRNA- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won the Strategic Vision Award of Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies. TASAM Strategic Vision Award has been organized since 2006 in order to honor statesmen, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, institutions, artists, journalists and scientists who have made serious efforts for carrying Turkey above the level of contemporary […]
Debate on rescinding death penalty for drug trade
More than 70 lawmakers signed a petition earlier this month proposing the abolition of the death penalty in unorganized drug trafficking crimes. “If the plan is approved, the death penalty will apply only to organized drug crime, and offenses like ‘unarmed and nonviolent’ cases of drug trade will be exempted from capital punishment,” said […]