WASHINGTON: An Iranian opposition group has filed a lawsuit in the US against Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, accusing him of involvement in the massacre of thousands of Iranian political prisoners in 1988.

The lawsuit, filed in the State of New York last week, alleges that 30,000 people who opposed the Iranian regime were put to death unjustly and without due process in the notorious Evin and Gohardasht prisons in Tehran. Raisi was elected president of Iran in August 2021.

BEIRUT: Three years of economic devastation in Lebanon have plunged children into poverty, affecting their health, welfare and education, shattering their hopes and breaking down family relationships, a new UN report has revealed.

UNICEF carried out a rapid assessment in Lebanon to examine the impact of the wide-ranging poverty crisis on children’s lives in the country. 

The report is based on a study conducted last September — involving 1,500 families with at least one child — including Syrian and Palestinian refugees, as well as Lebanese families.

RAMALLAH: Just days after the first flight carrying Palestinian citizens took off from Israel’s Ramon Airport, Jordan has voiced growing concerns that it will suffer significant economic losses as a result.

The Palestinian Authority has tried to offer reassurances to the Jordanians. Prime Minster Mohammed Shtayyieh said on Aug. 24 that the airport will not become an alternative to flights from Jordan for Palestinians. This failed to ease the concerns of Jordanian authorities and the business community.

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Thursday announced a major reshuffling of the country’s military leadership on Thursday, amid political and economic turmoil.

The change includes the military’s land forces, operations, and supply heads as well as it’s general inspector.

A change to the air force leadership had been announced previously, while the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Mohamed Osman Alhussein, was kept in his position.

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s top business association has confirmed receiving a letter from the US Treasury warning of possible sanctions if it continues doing business with Russia.

Washington is growing increasingly alarmed that the Russian government and businesses are using Turkey to evade Western financial and trading restrictions imposed in response to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine six months ago.