JEDDAH/TEHRAN:  Iranian members of Parliament launched a scathing attack on their own government on Sunday as they fired a second Cabinet minister in less than a month. Masoud Karbasian, the minister of finance and economic

CAIRO: Egyptian security forces on Saturday killed four suspected militants who had tried to attack a police checkpoint in northern Sinai, state news agency MENA reported, as troops pushed ahead with an operation to

Palestinians in the Gaza stripped have been locked in what has been described as the world's largest open-air prison for the past 11 years by Israel's strict blockade. But recently there's been a small

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman who has been held in Tehran for more than two years on sedition charges, has returned to prison after a temporary three-day release. The move on Sunday dashed her

Harare, Zimbabwe - A loud and familiar chant rang out across the tightly-packed arena as Emmerson Mnangagwa took to the stage to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president. "ED Pfee! ED Pfee!" the crowds roared in

Iran's finance minister has been impeached by the country's parliament in the latest blow to the embattled government as it struggles against a fall in the currency value and a mounting economic crisis. Masoud

Across Europe, the far-right is on the rise and it has some of the continent's most diverse communities in its crosshairs. To the far-right, these neighbourhoods are "no-go zones" that challenge their notion of

SHADADI, Syria: A senior US diplomat visited Kurdish-held territory in Syria on Saturday as the minority negotiates with Damascus over the future of its semi-autonomous region.Ambassador William Roebuck was in the town of Shadidi

DAMASCUS: Iran’s top defense official met with his Syrian counterpart in Damascus on Sunday, hailing their strong ties and pledging to play a role in the war-torn country’s reconstruction.Tehran has provided steady political, financial,

SHADADI, Syria: A senior US diplomat visited Kurdish-held territory in Syria on Saturday as the minority negotiates with Damascus over the future of its semi-autonomous region.Ambassador William Roebuck was in the town of Shadidi