Middle East
Iran protests to UN after US jets approach flight over Syria
Iran protested Friday to the United Nations of a “flagrant violation” of international law after nearby US fighter jets sparked panic on ...Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery
Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruling emir left Thursday morning for the United States with the help of the U.S. government to seek further medical ...Yemen’s children starve amid rising fears of famine
Weighing just 9kg at ten years old, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of ...Iraqi PM meets Rouhani in first trip abroad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi met Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Tuesday during his first trip abroad since taking office. ...Egypt parliament greenlights possible intervention in Libya
Egypt’s parliament on Monday greenlighted a possible deployment of troops beyond its borders, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of potential military ...First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan
The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed “Hope”, blasted off from Japan on Monday, in a bid to ...Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad
Iran on Monday executed a former translator convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian ...Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus
Syrians headed to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country on Sunday to elect a new parliament amid strict health ...War-torn Syria goes to the polls amid economic crisis
Syria prepared for parliamentary elections to be held Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad marked a second decade in power mired by war, ...Iran faces shortage of medics, beds as virus cases spike again
Hospitals in Iran face acute shortages of medical personnel and beds as the country tackles a powerful second wave of the COVID-19 ...














