Middle East

January 6, 2021

South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces

SEOUL (AP) — Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course…

January 6, 2021

About 15 years ago, Turkey had just launched its first satellite TV station and was able to broadcast around the…

January 5, 2021

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After down-to-the-wire negotiations, United Nations members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than…

January 5, 2021

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran launched exercises featuring a wide array of domestically produced drones on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, days…

January 5, 2021

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Members of the OPEC oil cartel and allied countries including Russia on Monday adjourned a meeting…

January 5, 2021

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is dispatching a delegation to Iran as early as today to seek the release of…

January 5, 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) -China urged calm and restraint on Tuesday after Iran said it had resumed 20 percent uranium enrichment at…

January 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to…

January 4, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 percent at an underground facility…

January 4, 2021

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is gearing up for a new nationwide lockdown, as officials vowed Monday to take stricter measures…