Jonathan Bell

A religious delegation from Iran has canceled a scheduled visit to the United States this week after members of the group were denied visas by the State Department. The denial of the visa applications of four of the 14 delegation members was denounced by one of one of the trip’s sponsors, who suggested Washington’s move … Continue reading “US Denies Visas to Iranian Religious Leaders”

Nearly two-thirds of the Turkish public named the United States as their country’s greatest future threat, a recent Pew Global Attitudes Project survey has revealed – the highest percentage of any Middle Eastern or Islamic country polled. The survey, which was also conducted in Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco and Israel, asked an open-ended … Continue reading “US Viewed as Turkey’s ‘Greatest Threat’”

Repatriated Guantánamo Bay detainment camp prisoners have once again been mistreated at the hands of their home countries despite “diplomatic assurances” of humane treatment made to the US government, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. The report, titled “Ill-fated Homecomings: A Tunisian Case Study of Guantánamo Repatriations,” focuses on two men, Abdullah … Continue reading “Rights Group: Vows Not to Torture Worth Little”