Middle East

(Reuters) – Travellers to Iran from Europe will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks after testing negative upon arrival,…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded in a massive…

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee…

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and its president on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of…

(Reuters) – Tehran will not accept US demands that it reverse an acceleration of its nuclear program before Washington lifts…

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Saudi Arabia on Thursday after they overstayed their visas and…

This week, a hashtag reading “Save Manal, sister of Qamar,” circulated widely on Arabic-language social media. The activists who spread the it…

TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After opening itself to New Year’s revelers, Dubai is now being blamed by several…