Kuwait Airways must change its booking practices after it illegally discriminated against an Israeli by refusing to let him book a flight from New York to London, the U.S. Department of Transportation ruled Wednesday. The Associated Press reported: Eldad Gatt, an Israeli citizen, complained to the Department of Transportation that in 2013...

The French government is currently investigating whether Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has committed crimes against humanity, Reuters reported Wednesday. The investigation, which is also examining claims of torture and kidnapping by Assad’s forces, was opened “on the basis of indications received from the foreign ministry” on Sept. 10, an official at the prosecutor’s office...

On Monday morning, commuters in midtown Manhattan will begin navigating the various barriers and roadblocks that grind the city to a halt every year when the United Nations General Assembly comes to town. Those who find themselves on the length of 42nd Street from the West Side Highway to Second Avenue...

An Egyptian student who was convicted of having “indecent ideas” for supporting gay rights has released a YouTube video supporting Israel. Sherif Gaber, a former sociology student who went into hiding after being sentenced to a year of hard labor for “contempt for religion” and “dissemination of indecent ideas,” has...

Over the past 15 years, the government of Iran has been found liable in American courts for more than $40 billion in restitution to victims of terror attacks conducted by groups it sponsors. A bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week would mandate that Iran pay that money to victims before it receives any sanctions...

The captain of Iran’s women’s soccer team will not be competing in the Asian Cup tournament after her husband confiscated her passport, preventing her from traveling abroad, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The dispute between 30-year-old midfielder Niloufar Ardalan and her husband, sports journalist Mahdi Toutounchi, touches on the rights of...