Middle East and North Africa
Turmoil at memorial for man killed in Iran protests
Geneva (Reuters) - Iranian protesters chanted political slogans under the eye of security forces during a memorial on Thursday for a man killed in...
Moderate quake strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage
Dubai (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude of 4.9 struck near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Friday but an Iranian emergency services official...
Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge ahead of March election
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fresh challenge to his power on Thursday as his Likud party held leadership...
Russia, China, Iran start joint naval drills in Indian Ocean
Moscow (Reuters) - Iran, China and Russia began joint naval drills on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, in what Moscow...
Netanyahu wins party vote in boost ahead of Israeli election
Tel Aviv (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily won a vote to keep the Likud party helm, the party said on Friday,...