Iran protest killings: activists abandon hope

Half a year after protests which Iran has now acknowledged claimed more than 200 lives, rights groups fear the real toll from the crackdown...

Caesar Act in Syria: what is effect of US sanctions?

The United States is imposing new sanctions this week against the Syrian government over alleged crimes during the nine-year war, just as Damascus hopes...

Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus

A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...

What makes ICC investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan highly sensitive

Britain has joined France and Germany to break with the United States over President Trump’s Executive Order on June 11 authorising economic sanctions against...

Iran violating nuclear deal: Israeli intelligence report

Tehran called on the international nuclear watchdog to maintain neutrality and refrain from “unconstructive” decisions based on a biased Israeli intelligence report that claims...

Iran blocks IAEA inspection: watchdog to meet and discuss

The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body will meet on Monday owing to a brewing row as Iran blocks IAEA inspection of two sites where...

Turkey rejects Twitter ‘smear’ campaign

Turkey on Friday rejected as a "smear" campaign claims by Twitter that thousands of fake profiles had been set up to boost support for...

Lebanon currency drop leads to protests; govt to inject dollars

Lebanon's government Friday pledged to inject dollars into the market, after a night of angry protests triggered by the currency plumbing new black market...

Israel annexation of West Bank opposed by UAE

The Emirati ambassador to Washington warned Friday that annexation by the Jewish state of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of...

Attack on Saudi Arabia: UN says arms were of Iranian origin

Cruise missiles and drones used in attacks last year on Saudi Arabia were "of Iranian origin," including components that had been made in Iran...

Turkey to investigate PIA plane crash

Pakistan on Wednesday said it had sought technical assistance from Turkey's flag air carrier in an ongoing investigation into a plane crash that killed...

Twitter dismantles Chinese disinformation network

Twitter said Friday it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and...