Raghida Bahnam

Raghida Bahnam
Arab World Destruction at the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. (Reuters)

Syrian-Palestinian Man Tried in Berlin on Charges of War Crimes

One year after his arrest, a Syrian-Palestinian defendant appeared before a Berlin regional court on Thursday over charges of war crimes he had committed in…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi attends a press conference during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters of the UN seat in Vienna, Austria, 06 June 2022. (EPA)

IAEA Implicitly Backs Western Decision to Censure Iran

The chances of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors issuing a resolution condemning Iran's non-cooperation with the UN agency are…

Raghida Bahnam (Vienna)
World Senior Diplomatic Sources: An Iran Nuclear Deal is Still Possible

Senior Diplomatic Sources: An Iran Nuclear Deal is Still Possible

Despite the clear impasse in negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement between the West and Iran, it appears that there is still hope. Senior diplomatic…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
Arab World German Court to Begin Trial of Syrian ‘Torture Doctor’ Wednesday

German Court to Begin Trial of Syrian ‘Torture Doctor’ Wednesday

A week after a German court in the western city of Koblenz closed the trial of the first high-ranking Syrian official on charges of crimes against humanity,…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World South Korean Official’s Visit Dominates Vienna Negotiations

South Korean Official’s Visit Dominates Vienna Negotiations

The visit of a South Korean delegation to discuss frozen Iranian funds in the Asian country overshadowed ongoing negotiations in Vienna centered around…

Raghida Bahnam (Vienna) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World Iranian Delegation Puts New Obstacle to Reviving Nuclear Agreement

Iranian Delegation Puts New Obstacle to Reviving Nuclear Agreement

New obstacles emerged regarding the nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna after the Iranian delegation demanded the lifting of an additional list of US sanctions. …

Raghida Bahnam (Vienna)
World Ex-Iranian Official: No Political Prisoners Among 1988 Executions

Ex-Iranian Official: No Political Prisoners Among 1988 Executions

A former Iranian prison official accused of handing out death sentences during a 1988 purge of dissidents testified for the first time on Tuesday in a landmark…

Raghida Bahnam (Stockholm)
Arab World Merkel stresses to Menfi Need for Foreign Forces, Mercenaries to Quit Libya

Merkel stresses to Menfi Need for Foreign Forces, Mercenaries to Quit Libya

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed on Friday that Libya will remain a top priority for her country after she leaves office. Merkel held talks…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)