Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s warring parties agree to their largest prisoner swap as U.N. seeks ceasefire
Glion (Reuters) - The U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen wants to build on Sunday’s announcement of the largest prisoner exchange agreement in the five-year...
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate quits in blow to French initiative
Beirut (Reuters) - Lebanon’s prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet, dealing a blow...
Iranian president accuses U.S. of savagery after new sanctions
Tehran (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Saturday of “savagery” for inflicting $150 billion of damage on Iran due...
Yemeni activists and guest speakers launch explosive confession at UNHCR event
by Rachel Brooks
Iran provides these groups with the infrastructure, and a step-by-step guide for long time deconstruction and death...
On Monday, human rights lawyer and...
U.S. says new Iran sanctions coming on Thursday over rights violations
Washington (Reuters) - The United States will slap new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and entities, including a judge who sentenced Iranian...