Iran
Iran’s leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, US calls that ‘nonsense’
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Iran’s leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, US calls that ‘nonsense’
Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll…
Top Israeli general sees increased Iran spending on foreign wars
Middle East
January 2, 2018
Top Israeli general sees increased Iran spending on foreign wars
Iran spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually to help allies fighting elsewhere in the Middle East and this outlay…
Israeli minister encourages Iran protests, says Israel is not involved
Middle East
January 1, 2018
Israeli minister encourages Iran protests, says Israel is not involved
Israel’s intelligence minister on Monday voiced encouragement for Iranian anti-government protesters but added that Israeli policy was not to get…
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
Middle East
December 29, 2017
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
A cholera epidemic in Yemen, one of the worst ever recorded, is likely to surge again around March, giving global…
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Middle East
December 29, 2017
Tehran police say they will no longer detain women who break Iran dress code
Police in Iran’s capital said Thursday they will no longer arrest women for failing to observe the Islamic dress code…
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
More civilians killed in Yemen’s ‘absurd, futile’ war: UN
Middle East
December 28, 2017
More civilians killed in Yemen’s ‘absurd, futile’ war: UN
The top UN official in Yemen said air strikes have killed scores of civilians in the past 10 days, in what…
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve…
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an…
Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, the Tehran…