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Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to London said Tuesday he would ask Britain to reverse a partial suspension of arms exports to Israel, a...
This is the second time in under a year that Spanish authorities have arrested individuals with links to Hezbollah.
Sudan's military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, made a landmark return to the presidential palace in Khartoum on Wednesday, only hours after the...
As it navigates crises at home and abroad, Iran has released video footage of an underground “missile city” in an attempt to flex its military might.
This is yet another record low for Iran’s currency, as the country navigates intense sanctions and US pressure.
Two journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Monday amid Israel’s renewed offensive in the territory.
After more than a week of uncertainty amid violent clashes and Israeli strikes, Syria's interim president has signed a constitutional declaration.
A military meeting in southern Lebanon on Tuesday led to an agreement between Israel and Lebanon regarding the next steps on the Blue Line.
The Israeli military allowed hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Israeli civilians into southern Lebanon to visit a religious site, meeting condemnation from...
Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of complicity in genocide over its alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which has...
Israeli ultranationalist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, marking his first high-level...
This is the second time Mohammad Javad Zarif has submitted his resignation under Iran’s current president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will...
Amid fragile ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon and shifting dynamics for Iran, Syria and others, the region is preparing for the Islamic holy month of...
The addition appears to be Iran's latest strategic yet cautious positioning in the face of strain with the United States and Israel.
The Lebanese parliament gave their backing to the new government's ministerial statement, which excluded acknowledgement of Hezbollah, days before...
IAEA reports say Iran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium amid a renewed campaign of maximum pressure by the Trump administration.
On Thursday, a Russian national suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy was arrested by German authorities, and in a separate incident...
Unplanned power outages across Tehran in February have brought Iran’s energy crisis back into the spotlight, particularly as the country grapples...
The 3,500-year-old tomb belongs to King Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt during its 18th dynasty.
Western nations joined key players in the Middle East on Thursday in a pledge of support for war-torn Syria's delicate transition after the fall of...
The United States on Thursday sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court over the ICC's investigations targeting US personnel...
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five southern locations after a...
The incident marks the latest in a series at the Beirut airport, which has been a key point of tension between Iran and people within Lebanon’s...
Israeli police raided the Educational Bookshop on Sunday and arrested its owners on charges of “disturbing public order,” a move met with outcry...
An offensive launched by Syria along its border with Lebanon on Thursday escalated into intense clashes between Syrian forces and Lebanese armed...
After years of fighting between Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, the two groups’ battle for the capital city of...
Trump’s recent comments on sending Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan have put the Egyptian and Jordanian leadership on edge and sparked...
In her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard was pressed on her relationship with former Syrian President Bashar...
Syria's de facto leadership previously said that new elections could take up to four years and that it could also take several years to draft a new...
President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on Feb. 4, making the Israeli premier the first...
Clashes that began on Sunday between Israeli forces and Lebanese civilians attempting to return to their towns in southern Lebanon continued into...
After protests over the death sentences of Kurdish political prisoners, Iranian authorities arrested at least 27 people across the Kurdistan region.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders from withdrawing from the World Health Organization to...
Trump’s next national security adviser, Mike Waltz, emphasized on Wednesday that the incoming administration will place Saudi-Israel normalization...
In his confirmation hearing, John Ratcliffe spoke about Iran's development of nuclear weapons, evidence of Syria's Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical...
Iran is once again at the table for talks with the E3 to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, which was effectively rendered hollow once the US...
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who had been detained at Tehran's notorious Evin Prison since her arrest on Dec. 19, was released Wednesday and...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President-elect Donald Trump have reportedly agreed to delay a US extradition request for an Iranian...
Syria’s new leadership has appointed Maysaa Sabrine to head the country’s central bank, the first woman to do so in the institution’s history.
Iran's Ministry of Culture on Monday confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who has been held in Tehran's Evin Prison since her...
The Iranian foreign minister arrived in China on Friday as Iran seeks stability after the weakening of its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah,...
Despite his 2020 proposal for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, Trump has now suggested he is open to other ideas.
HTS and its government arm have installed a new interim prime minister and cabinet in Damascus. Who are they?
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday new discoveries made in Alexandria, including an ancient bust that could represent...
Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow and have been granted asylum "on humanitarian grounds," Russian state media outlets reported...
Thousands of jubilant Syrians rallied in Berlin and cities across Europe on Sunday, waving flags and singing with joy to celebrate the fall of...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is said to have fled Syria after rebels claimed they seized Damascus.
Iran hosted a Chinese delegation on Tuesday and Wednesday in a step to solidify a 2021 strategic partnership agreement, but can the two countries’...
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the...