China’s Xi to address Arab leaders seeking ‘common voice’ on Gaza
Meeting Sisi on Wednesday, Xi said he was "deeply pained" by the "extremely severe" situation in Gaza, where the Hamas-run...Geostrategy
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize Palestinian state
The plans were unveiled last week in a coordinated announcement by their prime ministers, with formal recognition to take place...Geostrategy
A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Footage of the fireball erupting above the port and the white blast mushroom soaring skywards and tearing through the city...Iran’s Raisi set to focus on economy, nuclear deal
The US sanctions choked Iran, including by seeking to stop its oil exports, and the economy contracted by more than...Daesh attack on funeral kills 17 in Iraq
At least 17 people, including policemen, were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group in the Salahudin province...Man faces 20 years in prison in US for illegally exporting laboratory equipment to Iran
Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, aka Reza Sarhang, co-owned the Canada-based company Prolife Global, which conducted business in the US and elsewhere.EU adopts framework for sanctions on Lebanon to aid govt formation
The move comes after weeks of uncertainty at the upper echelons of the Lebanese government, even as the country sinks...Yemen blames Houthi militia for crimes against women, children
The Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to the minister, are hotbeds of human trafficking, sexual abuse of women, wrongful incarceration,...Israel blames Iran for deadly attack on oil tanker off Oman
The Islamic Republic "is not only Israel's problem, but it is the world's problem. Its behaviour threatens the freedom of...Two dead in attack on Israel-linked oil tanker off Oman
Analysts said the attack bore all the hallmarks of tit-for-tat exchanges in the "shadow war" between Israel and IranOver 250 Palestinian injured in West Bank clashes
The heaviest clashes were in Beita village near Nablus in the northern West Bank where residents have held regular demonstrations...Muammar Gaddafi’s son suggests he may run for president in Libya
He spoke in a rare interview, given to the New York Times at an opulent two-storey villa inside a gated...