Middle East and North Africa
Iran intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity: IAEA
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity, a level it...
Iran execution of man convicted of murder when 16 draws UN condemnation
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran executed a man on Thursday who had been convicted of murder 12 years ago when he was 16, a Western...
Soleimani’s killers will ‘not be safe on Earth,’ says Iran’s judiciary chief
Tehran (AFP) - Iran’s judiciary chief warned on Friday that Qasem Soleimani’s killers will “not be safe on Earth”, as the Islamic republic began...
US to send home only Navy aircraft carrier operating in Middle East amid Iran tension
Pentagon (AFP) - The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, a move that would...
Syria War killed 6,800 in 2020, lowest annual toll: Monitor
Beirut (AFP) - The Syrian conflict claimed at least 6,800 people in 2020, the lowest annual death toll since it began nearly a decade...