Two stabbed near Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, attacker shot and killed
There are conflicting reports about the condition of the injured. One report from Israel's Red Cross, Magen David Adom, said...
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Iraq estimates that $150 billion of its oil money has been stolen from the country since the US-led invasion of 2003
"Of the close to a thousand billion dollars made from oil since 2003, an estimated $150 billion of stolen money...
Analysis: Gaza mourns its dead as the specter of an endless cycle of conflict looms
But it's not over. The Israeli drones buzz incessantly overhead. And the events of the past 11 days are only...
A card exempted a gay man from serving in Iran’s military. It may have cost him his life
The 20-year-old Iranian had hoped to escape the country, where he felt stifled by the Iranian regime's restrictions on homosexuality,...
Israeli Supreme Court delays hearing on Palestinian evictions from East Jerusalem neighborhood
The Supreme Court said the hearing, which was supposed to take place Monday, was canceled at the request of the...
At least 90 injured in 2nd day of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, Palestinian Red Crescent says
All of the injured are Palestinian and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Red Crescent said....
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall from high-rise building
The Swiss foreign ministry (FDFA) said an employee at its embassy in Iran had died of an accident, without identifying...
Lebanon battles swarms of locusts after wind changes direction
The agriculture ministry, which is on full alert, said on Monday large numbers of the locusts had been destroyed.There have...
Israel accused of apartheid by Human Rights Watch
In its 213-page report, the United States-based advocacy group says the term apartheid has generally been used in a "descriptive...
Iran sentences British-Iranian charity worker to another year in jail
Zaghari-Ratcliffe was first detained at a Tehran airport in April 2016 following a vacation to see her family with her...
At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says
Another 110 people were injured in the blaze at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to ministry spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna....
Israeli army chief appears to hint at possible role in Iran nuclear site incident
Iranian officials on Sunday confirmed an "incident" at Natanz, an underground facility where uranium enrichment takes place. "Fortunately, the incident...
UN is ‘very concerned’ about Princess Latifa’s situation
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday it has asked the UAE for...
Crystal meth and Covid-19: Iraq battles two killer epidemics at once
"The situation in the country was rough. You go and try to find work, but there was no work," he...
Jordan’s former crown prince signs letter agreeing to support the King
The announcement follows Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi's accusation over the weekend that Hamzah was plotting to "destabilize" the...
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
The vehicle will be another regional first -- and it is smaller than any rover to have landed on the...
I’ve watched Baghdad descend into chaos. But it’s the city where I feel most at home
I have a rolodex of memories, many of them fraught with the sort of pain that grips you by the...
Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
The Ever Given, a container ship almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall, ran aground in the...
Saudi offers to allow fuel ships in Yemen peace proposal, after CNN investigation exposes toll of blockade
This proposal follows a recent CNN investigation which revealed that not a single oil tanker has been able to dock...
We tell Syria’s human stories so that the ‘victors’ don’t write its history
In photos: Syria's civil warDisplaced Syrian residents wait to receive food aid distributed by the UN Relief and Works Agency...
