Satellite image: Iran blast was near suspected missile site
DUBAI (AP) — An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel...
Floods in northern Afghanistan leave at least 100 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people and injured scores of others as heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and...
No breakthrough in Syria possible without Iran
Russia’s military intervention in support of the Syrian government has kick-started a new round of diplomacy toward a political transition in Syria.
US Secretary of...
Lebanese Sunni cleric warns against strife after Beirut shootout
(REU) BEIRUT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim religious leader warned against a slide towards violence on Tuesday after a deadly Beirut shootout...
Egyptian FM says relationship with Saudi Arabia is at its best
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that Egyptian-Saudi relations are "at its best", strongly denying the lack of differences between the two countries as reported by some...
Saudi officials announce cease-fire amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia's official state news agency announced Wednesday a cease-fire starting Thursday, a step that could pave the way for the first direct peace...
Pregnant woman and daughter killed in Israeli airstrike
An Israeli air strike killed a pregnant Palestinian woman and her 2-year-old daughter in Gaza Sunday.
Four Israelis and 23 Palestinians have died in 12...
Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more...
Russia and Turkey likely to sign S-400 missile deal next year -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is likely to sign a contract for delivery of an additional batch of its S-400 missile systems to Turkey next...
France warns Lebanon risks collapse after explosion, crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday, ahead...
