Middle East

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan lawmakers confirmed a newly appointed government on Wednesday, in the hopes it will help unify…

RIYADH (Reuters) – Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on…

LAKE SALDA, Turkey (Reuters) – As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Tuesday was holding a leadership election in its…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sweeping US sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad undermine regional rapprochement…

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Anti-government protesters in Lebanon are burning tires to…

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian and Czech prime ministers will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to discuss…

The Kafr Zita Cave Hospital was built nearly 20 meters (65 feet) into a mountainside in the hope of escaping aerial bombardment.…

CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in…