Middle East and North Africa
Iran’s Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran’s supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon on Friday after their belated admission...
Egypt orders release of Turkish news agency employees in Cairo after raid
Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office said on Thursday it had ordered the release of five people detained following a raid on Turkey’s...
Iraqi security forces kill one protester, wound 25 – sources
Baghdad (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least one protester and wounded 25 others on Friday when they launched tear gas canisters to...
U.N. says around 350,0000 Syrians have fled Russian-led assault in Idlib
Amman (Reuters) - Around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled a renewed Russian-backed offensive in the opposition-held Idlib province since early December,...
Iran accuses Europe of yielding to ‘high school bully’ Trump in nuclear row
Paris (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to “high school bully” Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism...