Middle East and North Africa
U.S. seizes Iranian missiles, slaps Iran-related sanctions on 11 entities
Washington (Reuters) - The United States revealed on Thursday it had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of previously...
UK summons Iranian ambassador over Zaghari-Ratcliffe
London (Reuters) - The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be...
Saudi Arabia plans $2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
Riyadh (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) boost for its space programme by 2030 under an economic diversification...
Israel, Lebanon hold second round of sea border talks
Naqoura (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed sea border that has held up...
Egypt’s al-Sisi says freedom of expression ‘stops’ when it offends 1.5 bln Muslims
Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than 1.5 billion people, following...