Middle East
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 ...Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting
Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Sunday, causing no casualties but signalling new reach and resolve as Israel pressed air strikes ...Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting
Israel struck in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israeli cities on Saturday after an Israeli operation against the Islamic Jihad militant ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...














