Middle East
Iran unrest divides UN Security Council meeting
January 6, 2018
Iran unrest divides UN Security Council meeting
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting at the request of the US on Friday to discuss the anti-government…
Iran stages pro-government rallies, cleric urges punishment for protest leaders
January 6, 2018
Iran stages pro-government rallies, cleric urges punishment for protest leaders
Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Friday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing arch-enemy…
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
January 5, 2018
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
The US State Department on Thursday announced the White House’s decision to suspend security assistance to Pakistan worth significantly more…
Let’s make up, Turkish foreign minister tells Germany
January 5, 2018
Let’s make up, Turkish foreign minister tells Germany
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Friday for a fresh start in his country’s rocky relationship with Germany, holding…
Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO
January 5, 2018
Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO
Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of Jan. 1,…
Iranian army chief offers assistance in ‘fighting’ protesters
January 5, 2018
Iranian army chief offers assistance in ‘fighting’ protesters
As questions remain about whether protests against the religious and political leadership that began in Iran on December 28 continue or have…
White House, senators seek Iran measure ahead of nuclear deadline
January 5, 2018
White House, senators seek Iran measure ahead of nuclear deadline
US senators and Trump administration officials met at the White House on Thursday, hoping to hammer out compromise legislation to…
Protests put spotlight on Iran’s vast and shadowy Syria war
January 5, 2018
Protests put spotlight on Iran’s vast and shadowy Syria war
In demonstrations across Iran, chants are going up against the military’s vast and shadowy war in Syria, one of Tehran’s…
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
January 5, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned that bilateral legal accords with the United States were “losing validity”, lashing out…
2 Russian soldiers killed in attack on air base in Syria
January 4, 2018
2 Russian soldiers killed in attack on air base in Syria
Russia’s Defense Ministry says two of its soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on the Russian air base in…