Middle East
Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens
Thousands of protesters blocked roads and bridges across southern Iraq on Monday, condemning Iranian influence and political leaders who missed another deadline ...Residents of NW Syria flee new government offensive
Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country’s last rebel stronghold that began last week. The ...Saudi court sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder
Five people were sentenced to death Monday over Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, but two top aides to the powerful crown prince ...Poor air quality keeps schools closed in Iran’s capital
Dangerously poor air quality forced Iran’s government on Monday to extend school closures in the capital Tehran, a city home to over ...Tens of thousands of civilians flee renewed Syria violence
Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing bombardment in Syria’s Idlib region, the UN said, as fighting flares in the jihadist bastion ...Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast
An international team of researchers says it has discovered a 7,000-year-old-seawall along Israel’s Mediterranean coast, providing evidence that coastal communities protected themselves ...Warring sides reach humanitarian agreement on key Yemen town
Yemen’s warring parties agreed Thursday to create humanitarian corridors in the key port city of Hodeida, which remains the main entry point ...Airstrikes, shelling kill 16 in Syria’s rebel-held areas
Airstrikes and artillery shelling killed at least 16 civilians — including six members of the same family — amid intensified violence in ...Smog forces schools shut in Iran
Air pollution forced schools to close on Sunday in parts of Iran including Tehran, state media reported, as the capital lay under ...Peace deal for Yemen’s south stumbles as deadline expires
The Yemeni government and southern separatists have failed to meet a deadline to establish a power-sharing government, an ominous sign for hopes ...












