Middle East

Iran on Thursday condemned the “illegal interception” of one of its oil tankers in Gibraltar where authorities said they suspected…

BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading international human rights organization is criticizing the Iraqi government for holding thousands of prisoners, including…

CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on migrants from Libya (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.N. migration agency says a…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that hip-hop star Nicki Minaj will perform in the ultraconservative…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The ancient Philistines, the Biblical villains whose origins have puzzled scholars for decades, came to the Middle…

UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced the “horrendous” attack on a detention center in Tripoli and demanded an independent investigation. A divided…

Acute malnutrition, forced labour, torture: NGOs have sharpened their tone against the shocking conditions endured by refugees and migrants in…

PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) – European signatories to a nuclear pact with Iran said on Tuesday they were “extremely concerned” by Tehran’s…

GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday the enemy was worried about the prospect…

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis urged the military rulers and the opposition coalition to hold direct…