Middle East
France raises possible return of Iran nuclear sanctions
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday raised the possibility of triggering a mechanism in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that ...Regime supporters rally as Amnesty says Iran death toll at least 143
At least 143 demonstrators were killed across Iran, almost all of them shot by security forces, Amnesty said, as government supporters poured ...Israel braces for bitter fight after Netanyahu indictment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment is expected to sharpen the battle lines in Israel’s already deadlocked political system and could test the ...US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran
A US court ordered the government of Iran to pay nearly $180 million in damages to an Iranian-American journalist who was jailed ...Iran leader backs petrol price hike that sparked deadly unrest
Iran\'s supreme leader threw his support behind a decision to hike petrol prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he ...Syrian troops begin deploying along border with Turkey
Syrian government forces started deploying in areas close to the Turkish border in the country’s northeast as part of an agreement reached ...Tear gas grenades kill 4 protesters in Baghdad
Four protesters were killed by tear gas canisters in Baghdad, medics told AFP, the latest deaths from what rights groups have slammed ...Kuwait PM, cabinet quit after disputes with parliament
Kuwait’s Cabinet submitted its resignation, days after the country’s minister of public works announced she would step down after being grilled by ...Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting
Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza reached a cease-fire to end the heaviest Gaza fighting in months that killed ...Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Houthi rebels in indirect peace talks
Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels are holding indirect, behind-the-scenes talks to end the devastating five-year war in Yemen







