Middle East
Over 20,000 migrant deaths on Mediterranean since 2014: UN
The U.N. migration agency said Friday that a shipwreck off Libya and other recent maritime incidents have raised its estimated death toll ...Russian and Turkish presidents agree ceasefire in Syrian region
Turkey and Russia agreed on Thursday to halt fighting in northern Syria that has sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of ...Yemen cafes shut, women harassed as Huthis impose harsh morals campaign
The Huthi rebels arrived without warning, heavily armed and in a furious mood, as they barged into Ophelia, the only cafe for ...Iran says 92 dead as virus reaches all but one province
Coronavirus has killed 92 people in Iran, officials said Wednesday, as the world’s deadliest outbreak outside China spread to all but one ...Netanyahu claims Israel election win despite corruption charges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged victorious Tuesday after Israel’s third election in a year despite a looming corruption trial, dismaying the Palestinians ...Syrian troops retake key northwestern town from rebel forces
Syrian government forces and their allies retook early Monday a key northwestern town days after losing it to rebel forces, pro-government media ...Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria
The United Nations said Sunday that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared ...Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 43, 593 people infected
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 43, a health official told state TV on Saturday, adding that the number ...NATO urges Syria, Russia to halt airstrikes as migrants move
NATO on Friday called on Syria and Russia to halt their airstrikes following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeastern Syria, ...New virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness ...














