Palestinian security services fear Israeli raid; shred secret files
Palestinian security services have been destroying secret files, fearing Israeli raids on their offices as the Jewish state weighs annexing parts of the occupied...
WTO rules in favour of Qatar in case against Saudi Arabia
A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules in favour of Qatar against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. It said that Riyadh failed to...
Iran flays UN for dropping Arab coalition from blacklist
Iran said on Wednesday the UN is giving a "free pass" to the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen by removing it from a list...
Iran protest killings: activists abandon hope
Half a year after protests which Iran has now acknowledged claimed more than 200 lives, rights groups fear the real toll from the crackdown...
Caesar Act in Syria: what is effect of US sanctions?
The United States is imposing new sanctions this week against the Syrian government over alleged crimes during the nine-year war, just as Damascus hopes...
Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
What makes ICC investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan highly sensitive
Britain has joined France and Germany to break with the United States over President Trump’s Executive Order on June 11 authorising economic sanctions against...
Iran violating nuclear deal: Israeli intelligence report
Tehran called on the international nuclear watchdog to maintain neutrality and refrain from “unconstructive” decisions based on a biased Israeli intelligence report that claims...
Iran blocks IAEA inspection: watchdog to meet and discuss
The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body will meet on Monday owing to a brewing row as Iran blocks IAEA inspection of two sites where...
Turkey rejects Twitter ‘smear’ campaign
Turkey on Friday rejected as a "smear" campaign claims by Twitter that thousands of fake profiles had been set up to boost support for...
Lebanon currency drop leads to protests; govt to inject dollars
Lebanon's government Friday pledged to inject dollars into the market, after a night of angry protests triggered by the currency plumbing new black market...
Israel annexation of West Bank opposed by UAE
The Emirati ambassador to Washington warned Friday that annexation by the Jewish state of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of...