Bodyguard killed in attack on car carrying Revolutionary Guards general
Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) commander in restive southeastern Iran early on Saturday, killing a bodyguard,...
Tunisia’s president seizes control of electoral commission in latest power grab
Tunisia's president seized control of the country's electoral commission on Friday, saying he would replace most of its members, in a move that will entrench...
UK government used Dome of the Rock image to promote Israel free trade deal
The UK’s Department for International Trade has admitted that it mistakenly used an image of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City on...
Turkey plans to end PKK access to Iraqi border with new offensive
Turkey aims to completely block Turkish-Iraqi border access to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) by capturing the remaining land corridor, effectively ending nearly 40 years...
Blast tears through mosque in northern Afghan city Kunduz, killing 33
A blast tore through a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, killing 33 people and wounding dozens more, officials...
In meeting with US diplomats, Abbas threatens to cut ties with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has again threatened to halt security coordination and suspend Palestinian recognition of Israel. The latest threat was made during a...
The inside story of one man’s five-year ordeal in an Iranian prison
Anoosheh Ashoori points on a computer screen to the location of a makeshift shelter in the yard of Tehran's notorious Evin prison. "I used to...
Clashes erupt in Jerusalem, Israel responds to Gaza rockets with airstrikes
Palestinians and Israeli security forces clashed early Thursday around the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City and Israel responded to rockets fired...
Iran rejects US offers to lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran abandoning Soleimani revenge
Iran will not give up on its plans to avenge the 2020 US assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington...
Iran claims it caught 3 Mossad spies in southeast of country
Iranian intelligence claimed that it caught three Mossad spies in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran near the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan...