Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday's deadline and through the night in an ultimately futile search for common ground....
- In a draft peace plan published in June, Russia called on Ukraine to withdraw its forces from the Kherson, Lugansk,...
Hashemi, a former lawmaker and a women's rights activist, has had previous run-ins with the law in the Islamic republic....Iranians on Tuesday staged a 12th straight night of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22
The Kurdish woman died in the custody of Iran's notorious morality police, after her arrest for allegedly breaching the country's strict rules
The term of Michel Aoun expires at the end of October. The session will mark the first attempt by lawmakers...But it comes without any consensus on a replacement for Aoun amid a deadlock that has prevented the formation of a new government since outgoing one's man mandate expired May.
With no compromise in sight among Lebanon's bitterly divided politicians, it may take several sessions of parliament before a president is finally named.
- Saudi Arabia's unexpected role in brokering the release of foreign fighters detained in Ukraine was just the latest example of...
The release of the 10 foreign fighters, including two from the United States and five from Britain, came alongside a broader prisoner-of-war swap, brokered by Turkey
Expressions of gratitude for Saudi Arabia immediately poured in from Washington, London and beyond, with officials highlighting the personal involvement of Crown Prince
Parliament said in a brief statement on Monday that votes on the resignation of the assembly's speaker, Mohammed al-Halbussi, and...Iraq's deeply divided political factions have failed to form a new government since inconclusive elections last October
Iraq's standoff pits Sadr against the Iran-backed Coordination Framework, which includes lawmakers from the party of his longtime foe, ex-prime minister Nuri al-Maliki
Fighting late Sunday broke out between rival forces equipped with heavy weapons, with one group linked to the defense ministry...Libya's ambulance service reported five dead, including a 10-year-old girl, and 13 injured in Zawiyah, some 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli
The fighting comes amid a political crisis between backers of rival Libyan PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah and Fathi Bashagha, whose administrations are vying for control of Libya
Tunisia's interior ministry said Dridi, the fruit seller, had faced "serious family problems", claims his brother rejected in an interview...Mohamed Amine Dridi, 25, hanged himself on Saturday two days after the electronic scales he used on his fruit and vegetable stall were taken
Dridi's suicide echoes the death of fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, a university graduate who set himself on fire in 2010
- At least 41 people have been killed since the protests began on September 16, mostly protesters but including security forces,...
The powerful 97-year-old cleric has long been aligned with the country's ultra-conservative establishment
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of major cities across Iran, including the capital Tehran, for 10 straight nights since the death of Mahsa Amini
The head of the UN atomic energy watchdog - IAEA- said he was ready to continue talks in Ukraine and...Fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
The IAEA chief said that all efforts must be made in order to prevent a nuclear accident that would add tragedy to the suffering,
The UAE recently participated in the fifth International Financial Architecture (IFA) Working Group meeting within the G20 Finance Track for...The meeting discussed issues related to global financial development and stability.
UAE stressed on the need to work on a comprehensive regulatory framework for central digital currencies.
The European Union has shown interest to be part of the process of decentralization in Iraq and in this regard...The European Union confirmed its endeavor to achieve the decentralization file in Iraq, while revealing a program that enhances the activity of 5 sectors
The EU officiaI said Iraq has lots of oil wealth, and on the other hand, people in all provinces were not provided with the service that should be provided by their provinces
