Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon’s Hezbollah: negotiating over border does not mean peace with Israel
Beirut (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday negotiating with Israel over maritime borders “is not connected to” making peace with Israel.Lebanon...
Israel signs deal with Jordan to open airspace: transport ministry
Tel Aviv (Reuters) - Israel has signed an aviation agreement with Jordan that will allow flights from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to...
New U.S. sanctions target Iran’s ‘remaining channels to pay for food, medicine’: Zarif
Dubai (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States of targeting Iran’s “remaining channels to pay for food and medicine”...
U.S. hits Iran’s financial sector with fresh round of sanctions
Washington (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 Iranian banks in an effort to further...
Iran warns of regional war, issues protest to Armenia and Azerbaijan
Tehran (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday there was a danger that fighting between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces could turn...