Middle East
Internet restricted in Iran as crackdown grows on spreading protests
Iranian authorities said three people had been killed on Tuesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality ...Iran’s Khamenei gives second televised speech after report of illness
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday ...End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’ -WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said ...Europeans doubt Iran’s intentions in nuclear talks
France, Britain and Germany on Saturday said they had “serious doubts” about Iran’s intentions to revive a nuclear deal, comments that were ...Oil prices inch lower on symbolic OPEC+ output cut
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels ...Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza’s ruling Hamas Islamists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to ...Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts, rights group says
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for social media posts, a rights group said, in ...Rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone after day of clashes
Iraqi militants fired several rockets at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Tuesday as sporadic clashes continued for a second day between rival ...Clashes kill 10 as Iraq’s Sadr quits politics, loyalists storm complex
Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing at least 10 people on Monday, after powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit ...Death toll from blast at Kabul mosque reaches 21
A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday. Police ...














