Syrian rebels surrender Bosra al-Sham in Deraa offensive

News Analysis | Rebel forces holding the strategic town of Bosra al-Sham in Syria's southern Deraa province have surrendered to loyalist troops of President Bashar...

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces after infiltrating from Gaza: army

AFP | Israeli soldiers opened fire on four Palestinians who infiltrated from the Gaza Strip on Monday and sought to set an unmanned sniper post...

Hassan Rouhani in Europe to support for nuclear deal

AFP | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Switzerland on Monday at the start of European trip billed as of "prime importance" after the US...

Arrests in Europe over plot to attack Iran opposition rally

AFP | Belgium, France and Germany have detained six people, including an Iranian diplomat, over an alleged plot to bomb a weekend rally by an...

US sticks to goal of cutting Iran oil exports to zero

AFP | The United States remains determined to force Iran to change its behavior by cutting its oil exports to zero, the State Department said...

The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself

James M Dorsey | If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international...

Qatar is still supporting terror in the Middle East: UAE tells ICJ

News Analysis | United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Netherland, Saeed Alnowais, appeared before International Court of Justice to present his country’s position vis-à-vis the case...

In West Bank, Prince William speaks of Palestinian ‘country’

AFP | Britain's Prince William found himself on diplomatic thin ice during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday when he called the...

US supports Iranian protesters against their own regime

News Desk | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a message of support on Wednesday to Iranians taking part in strikes and protests against...

US presses UN Security Council to sanction Iran

News Desk | The United States urged fellow UN Security Council members Wednesday to punish Iran for "malign behavior" in the Middle East, at a...

U.S demands boycott of Iranian oil; threatens further sanctions

News Analysis | A senior official of U.S State department put an ultimatum to the oil importers to halt their petroleum imports coming from Iran...

Turkey-US tensions beef up following Erdogan’s victory

AFP | Washington's chilly reaction to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory and consolidation of his presidential powers reflect expectations that no thaw in US-Turkish ties...