Middle East

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Friday any step to lift subsidies now on vital…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has released a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty, Iranian media…

JEBEL JAIS MOUNTAIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a new adventure…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Khamasi fills his taxi every day with about 40,000 Lebanese pounds’ worth of fuel. It could…

BEIRUT (AP) — For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV at home and at…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 banks in an…

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will enter a nationwide 48-hour lockdown on Friday for the first time in months as health…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All US troops in Afghanistan should be “home by Christmas,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, just…

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The world’s largest annual religious gathering is in full swing and is posing formidable health hazards…

CAIRO (AP) — A top UN official Thursday condemned recent clashes in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeida, which have…