Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse
Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni giant Saudi Arabia. Iran has the region's second largest economy after Saudi...
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Iran Votes In Head-To-Head Between Diplomacy and Resistance
Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his policy of engagement with the West on Friday as he goes head-to-head with hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi. Rouhani has...
Trump Travel Ban Back In Court
A US government attorney insisted Monday that President Donald Trump's revised travel ban did not unfairly target Muslims, in the latest twist in a months-long legal battle that has dogged the new US...
US Accuses Syria of Mass Executions and Burning the Bodies
The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government - which released satellite images to prove it. The Trump administration claims the...
US Appeals Court Weighs Legality of Trump Travel Ban
A US government attorney insisted Monday that President Donald Trump's revised travel ban did not unfairly target Muslims, as a panel of federal judges weighed the legality of the order. The latest...
US Says Syria Using ‘crematorium’ To Hide Mass Killing
The United States on Monday accused the Syrian regime of installing a prison crematorium to destroy the remains of thousands of murdered detainees, piling pressure on Russia to rein in its ally....
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Reaches 184
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 184 people in recent weeks with another 11,000 suspected cases across the country, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday. The...
Saudi King Hopeful Over ‘historic’ Muslim-US Summit
Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a "historic" summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US President Donald Trump will enhance ties and promote tolerance. The summit will...
Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Election
Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race Monday, paving the way for a head-to-head battle between President Hassan Rouhani and his leading hardline challenger in...
Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race
Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before the election, state media reported. Ghalibaf called on his supporters to back...
Syria Regime Nears Total Recapture of Damascus
Syria's regime is close to cementing its control over the entire capital under local deals with rebels after a six-year war that has ravaged suburbs of Damascus and caused population displacements....
India In Appeal To UN Court To Halt Execution of ‘spy’
India was to appeal to the UN's top court on Monday to order Pakistan to suspend its planned execution of an Indian national convicted of spying. In an emergency hearing due to open at 0800 GMT,...
Iran Hardliners Turn To Reformist-Dominated Social Media
After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have belatedly embraced social media -- a space long dominated by their reformist...
Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses
A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with rebels reeling from a major setback in Damascus. Since it broke out in March 2011,...
Quake Kills Two, Injures Hundreds In Iran
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage, state media reported Sunday, citing the country's seismological...
Iran’s Delayed Gold Rush Disillusions Voters
The investment gold rush that was supposed to follow Iran's nuclear deal with world powers and revitalise the economy has not materialised, leaving many voters disillusioned ahead of Friday's...
Iran’s Missing Reformists Are the Real Heroes At Rouhani Rally
The 20,000 chanting fans might have come to support Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday but it was clear their real heroes were the ones still locked away by the regime. "Mousavi! Karroubi!...
Iran Candidates Exchange Barbs In Fiery Final Debate
Iran's six presidential candidates exchanged barbs in their final debate on Friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement a week ahead of the election. Seeking a second...
Pessimism Rife In Working-Class Tehran Ahead of Poll
In a working-class district of Tehran teeming with porters, motorbikes and pickup trucks, residents have little enthusiasm about next week's presidential election. Iranians have tried it all --...
India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’
The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian national accused of spying. New Delhi has already protested to Islamabad over the...