Iran’s friends should have defied U.S. sanctions during pandemic – President Rouhani
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani bemoaned Iran's friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and breaking crippling...
Algeria bans rallies over virus
In a country that has been shaken by an unprecedented anti-government protest movement, Algeria's president on Tuesday banned rallies and marches in response to...
UAE says Iraq election shows waning Iranian influence
A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said in remarks published on Thursday that Iraq's parliamentary election, won by a block led by nationalist...
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial
RIYADH/BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years on Monday for the 2018 murder...
On a response to Rami Makhlouf’s public video: Syrian government arrests his employees
Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that security forces were arresting employees at his companies "in an inhumane way" amid pressure on him to step...
Strategic Syria town told US-led coalition will stay
The strategic town of Manbij in northern Syria won't be abandoned by the US-led coalition, a local military official said Wednesday after the leading...
Opponents of Iran’s leadership urge vote boycott
Arguing that it is anything but democratic and serves only to bolser the country’s Islamic rulers, opponents of Iran's theocratic leadership are urging an...
The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a...
Israel – Nearly 1,800 new settler homes approved just days before poll
Israel’s right-wing defense minister announced four days ahead of a general election, that nearly 1,800 new settler homes were approved in the occupied West...
Syria’s Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad designated Hussein Arnous to form a new government, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, following a parliamentary...
