Middle East

CNN  —  Rare demonstrations continued for the 11th day in Syria’s southwestern city of as-Suwayda on Wednesday, an area populated…

CNN  —  A new draft law that would enshrine harsh punishments for women and girls who fail to wear a…

CNN  —  Abad remembers rockets and barrel bombs tumbling over his hometown of Aleppo, a sprawling city in northwestern Syria…

CNN  —  A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, say his brother and…

CNN  —  Afghanistan’s Band-e-Amir National Park was known for having employed the country’s first-ever female park rangers. Now, women won’t…

Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem CNN  —  Libya’s internationally recognized government dismissed Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday after a meeting…

CNN  —  Iran is moving to head off a possible repeat of unrest ahead of the first anniversary of the…

CNN  —  Taliban fighters have committed hundreds of extrajudicial killings since taking power in Afghanistan in 2021, despite a “general…

Jerusalem CNN  —  A Palestinian man was critically injured Monday after he was shot from behind by Israeli security forces…

CNN  —  Iraqi authorities have switched off electronic advertising boards in Baghdad after pornographic footage was broadcast on one of…