Middle East
Iran petrol prices surge as subsidies cut
Iranians see petrol prices surge Iran has cut state subsidies on petrol in a move that saw prices rise at midnight by ...Israel suspends peace talks with Palestinians after Fatah-Hamas deal
Israel on Thursday announced it has suspended the US-mediated peace talks with the Palestinians in response to a unity accord reached between ...Fatah and Hamas agree unity government deal
The Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas\'s Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed on Wednesday to implement a unity pact, both ...Syria announces presidential election for June 3
Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on June 3, the country\'s parliamentary speaker ...Dozens killed in series of blasts in Iraq
A suicide bomber with an explosives belt attacked the main gate of a Shiite private college while three militants attacked the back ...80% of Syrian chemical weapons shipped out: monitors
The head of the international team overseeing the destruction of Syria\'s chemical arms says the country has shipped out or destroyed nearly ...Iran says reactor redesign ends dispute over plutonium production
Iran said it had completed watering down and converting more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) of enriched uranium under a deal reached ...Air strike kills 13 suspected militants in central Yemen
Thirteen people, including three civilians, were killed on Saturday in a U.S. drone attack on suspected al-Qaeda rebels in the central Yemeni ...4 French journalists held hostage in Syria freed
Four French journalists held captive in Syria for almost a year were free and "in good health" on Saturday, President Francois Hollande ...Vietnam says it will not host Asian Games
Vietnam says it has decided against hosting the 2019 Asian Games due to financial reasons and is exploring procedures to withdraw from ...




