Iran ‘has a case to answer,’ IAEA chief says
Iran “has a case to answer” about its nuclear program following a critical report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, the agency’s director said Thursday.
Turkey threatens to cut electricity to Syria
Turkey threatened to cut off supplies of electricity to its neighbor Syria on Tuesday, as Syria becomes more isolated.
Libyan: Niger amnesty to Gadhafi son ‘hostile’
A top Libyan official slammed Niger’s offer of amnesty to one of Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, calling it a “challenge and provocation.”
Assad banks on new ‘global order’ to help his own rehabilitation
In his first speech to a major regional summit in more than a decade, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on Friday told fellow Arab states that a new world order called for … Read More
After Turkey’s catastrophic quake, this could have been Erdogan’s last election. Instead, he’s poised to win
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rise to power was ushered in by the contentious political aftermath of the 1999 Izmit earthquake. So when another devastating quake laid waste to large … Read More
Saudi Arabia and Canada restore diplomatic relations, ending 2018 rift
Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations with Canada on Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement, ending a five-year rift over Riyadh’s jailing of activists that damaged trade and … Read More
Why the rising star of Iranian diplomacy was replaced
A recently as March, Iran’s national security chief Ali Shamkhani found himself on the front pages of the world’s top news outlets as he shook hands with a Saudi minister … Read More
UN chief ‘shocked’ by letter from Sudan’s military ruler asking to replace UN’s special envoy in Sudan
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was “shocked” by a letter he received on Friday from Sudan’s military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan regarding the UN’s envoy to Sudan, according to … Read More
Turkey is heading for a run-off presidential vote. Here’s all you need to know
Turkey’s long-term leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going up against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s run-off presidential election.
Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank leave man in critical condition and draw US condemnation
Attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Friday have left a man in critical condition and drawn international condemnation, including from the US government.