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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...
Trump Travel Ban Back In Court
A US government attorney insisted Monday that President Donald Trump's revised travel ban did not unfairly target...
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 -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race
Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...