Facebook removes fake accounts covertly disseminate Iranian state propaganda
Facebook announced on Tuesday that Iran's state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 20 in eastern Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 20 people during attacks on two villages in eastern...
US hits Iran central bank governor with sanctions
The United States slapped sanctions Tuesday on Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, accusing him of helping the country's Revolutionary...
Crisis warnings in Iran, as virus deaths reach 3,160
Iran has been scrambling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak since it reported its first cases on February 19.
President Rouhani warned that the country may...
'We don't target civilians' in Yemen: Saudi-led coalition
The Saudi-led coalition's combat planning chief on Saturday defended the air war in Yemen against widespread international concern about high numbers of civilian casualties.
In...
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
CAIRO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade the Arab...
Strikes pound Syria enclave as world fumbles for response
Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire hit the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta for a sixth straight day Friday as the world struggled...
Turkey says it will hold military drills in eastern Mediterranean
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 1-2, the latest in a series...
Iran stands ground on nuclear inspections as France warns of red line
Iran will not cooperate more fully with atomic inspectors until a standoff over its nuclear deal is resolved, its U.N. envoy said, as one...
Israel blasts and Palestinians cheer UN list of settlement-linked firms
Palestinians on Wednesday applauded the release of a United Nations list of 112 companies that do business in Israeli settlements as a "victory for...
