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Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have c...

Iranians took to the streets around the country again on Friday to protest against the killings of youths in a widely documented crackdown o...

Qatar's hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup has attracted thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These...

Israel and Lebanon Thursday separately signed a US-brokered maritime border deal which paves the way for lucrative offshore gas extraction...

At least 13 people were killed and several others were injured when gunmen on Wednesday opened fire at a Shiite Muslim shrine in the souther...

After a year of political gridlock and instability, Iraq is finally on the verge of forming a government as Prime Minister-designate Mohamm...

Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies...

Four Palestinians were killed and nearly 20 others injured early Tuesday in a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palesti...

In Turkey, incidents of gun violence have increased by almost 75 percent since 2015, claiming the lives of more than 2,000 people last year...

An Iranian climber who caused a sensation by competing at an event abroad without a hijab was on Wednesday given a hero's welcome on her re...

Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran's notorious Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the offi...

Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran's notorious Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the offi...

Iranian activists called for fresh nationwide protests on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini as US President Joe Biden voiced his suppo...

Almost three years into Lebanon’s trifecta of economic, social and political crises, many Lebanese are desperate to find solutions. With no...

Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt...

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gr...

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state president and break political...

On September 13, Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police in Tehran for allegedly breaching the country’s severe dress code for w...

The Iranian protest movement is now approaching its one-month mark. Led by women, the demonstrators are demanding sweeping social and polit...

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amin...

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has pro...

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical asp...

Israel said Tuesday it was close to a "historic" deal with Lebanon to resolve a long-running dispute over their border in Mediterranean wat...

Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some industrial workers going on strike despite a crackdown ac...

Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings...