Iran
Politics

Frenchman is still imprisoned in Iran despite being exonerated: Lawyer

Benjamin Briere, a French citizen, was recently found not guilty by an Iranian appeals court, but he remains imprisoned there, according to his lawyer on

turkey-who
Politics

WHO chief enters Syria for first time since earthquake

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, travelled to earthquake-devastated districts of rebel-held northwest Syria on Wednesday, according to an AFP correspondent.

israel
Politics

Israeli minister claims that Palestinians had intended to assassinate him

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s notorious far-right National Security Minister, said that police had detained a Palestinian who had intended to kill him. According to a statement

Lebanon
Politics

The government to not extend tenure of security chief in Lebanon

Abbas Ibrahim, the powerful head of general security in Lebanon, is poised to leave office this week since neither the government nor the parliament has

West Bank
Politics

Israeli settlers on rampage torch homes and vehicles in West Bank

The scores of Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank, torching dozens of cars and homes when two settlers were

iran-syria
Politics

Syria to purchase surface-to-air missiles from Iran

According to Iranian state media on Friday, Iran is poised to sell Syria surface-to-air missiles to bolster Syria’s air defences against frequent Israeli bombings. According

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Politics

The West must aid Iran’s democratic revolution, say UK lawmakers

A cross-party council of MPs and peers believes that Western nations, including the UK, must back Iran’s democratic revolution. A considerable portion of Iranians, according

Saudi Arabia
Politics

Saudi Arabia denounces Israel’s fatal West Bank raid

Israeli forces surged into a significant Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, to the vehement condemnation of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry. At

Israel
Politics

Israeli measures would weaken the court: UN rights chief

The proposed overhaul of Israel’s court system has raised concerns from the UN’s human rights chief, who fears that it will “dramatically impair” the judiciary’s

Lebanon
Politics

Chairman of economic and social advisory body says Lebanon is on verge of extinction

The leader of Lebanon’s independent advisory board warned on Monday that the country might be on the verge of extinction. Charles Arbid, president of the