Singapore, Singapore -- There is a "strong argument" for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations,...
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday, Moscow said, as the top Russian...
The European Union gave itself legal authority to take action against anyone who helps Russia avoid its sanctions, the EU...Member states unanimously agreed that violating restrictive measures against Russia be considered an "EU crime" across the bloc.
The new resolution would help standardize the interpretation and enforcement of EU sanctions law across the 27-member union.
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - Kazakhstan warned Monday it could nationalize struggling energy companies in the oil-rich Central Asian country after the...Kazakhstan is a net exporter of energy, but high gas prices this year fueled historic and bloody protests.
Last month, Kazakh authorities said 65 percent of regional electricity networks needed repair.
- Iran has seen more than two months of demonstrations sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa...
Iran will face the United States in their final Group B game on Tuesday, when a win would put them through to the last 16
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that negotiating with the United States would not put an end to the "troubles"
- Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shook hands last week in Qatar, signalling a fresh beginning in their ties.
Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shook hands last week in Qatar, signalling a fresh beginning in their ties
Relations between Ankara and Cairo have been strained ever since Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was firmly backed by Erdogan
- Hardening its stance on the dress code, Iran has fired a bank manager who served an unveiled woman, according to...
Mehr news agency reported that the bank manager in Qom province, near the capital Tehran, "had provided bank services on Thursday to an unveiled woman"
The hijab became mandatory four years after the 1979 revolution that overthrew the US-backed monarchy and established the Islamic Republic
Moradkhani is the daughter of Khamenei's sister Badri who fell out with her family in the 1980s and fled to...Farideh Moradkhani comes from a branch of the family that has a record of opposition to Iran's clerical leadership
Her brother Mahmoud Moradkhani wrote on Twitter that she was arrested on Wednesday after going to the office of the prosecutor following a summons.
Qamishli, Syria -- Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against Turkish cross-border strikes targeting...One week ago Turkey began a barrage of air strikes against the semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria.
The PKK has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984. Turkey alleges that Syrian Kurdish fighters are the PKK's allies.
The United States will provide Jordan with over US$845 million in annual financial support, officials in Amman said as the...The Hashemite kingdom is a key Western ally in the Middle East.
In September, the US committed to providing Jordan with $10.15 billion in aid between 2023 and 2029.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli inaugurated Sunday...The launch aims to strengthen the aquaculture industry, prevent aquatic diseases, support the production of aquatic organisms.
It also aims to meet the growing demand for aquaculture and its products, reduce the spread of diseases, train veterinarians and specialists in aquatic health.
- Tehran, Iran---An Iranian rapper who expressed support for anti-regime protests is charged with "corruption on earth" and could face the...
A US-based rights group had tweeted on Saturday that Toomaj Salehi's trial had begun "without a lawyer of his choice", and his family said his "life is at serious risk".
Iran's judiciary says more than 2,000 people have been charged since the start of the protests. Salehi is among a number of prominent figures detained.
