Middle East

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Iraq’s new parliament will convene on Jan. 9, according to a decree issued on Thursday…

ISTANBUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Daily new coronavirus cases in Turkey jumped beyond 30,000 on Tuesday for the first time…

DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia was concerned about Iran’s lack of…

ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) – The Turkish lira weakened for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, tumbling 5.6% and eating…

CAIRO, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The aviation authority run by the Houthi administration in Yemen has allowed temporary resumption of…

SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may implement deep price cuts for the crude it sells…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as the state ministries for peace and parliamentarian…

JERUSALEM, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and…

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a defunct gold mine collapsed in…

BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Yossi Levy has repeatedly booked and canceled his coronavirus vaccine appointment. The 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew…