Middle East

ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey must immediately release prominent Kurdish politician…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday slapped fresh sanctions on Syria, targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people…

Iranian women are expected to wear veils in public — and also in ads. A recent clip featuring a woman…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Near the wreckage of Beirut’s port, a charity is bringing Christmas cheer to a city hammered by…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday was on course for a fourth national election in two years after Prime Minister…

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Justice Ministry said Tuesday the US Congress has moved forward on Washington’s promise to end the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner announced Monday that he will join an Israeli delegation on the…

BERLIN (AP) — Countries trying to keep alive the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program agreed Monday to “positively address”…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday, killing at…

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a…