Middle East and North Africa
Hezbollah has ‘taken hostage’ the Lebanese people’s future: Israeli statement on Hariri verdict
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel’s foreign ministry reacted to the verdict in the case of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri’s assassination by saying Hezbollah...
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law protecting the identity of victims of sexual harassment and assault,...
U.N. tribunal convicts Hezbollah defendant in Hariri assassination case
Netherlands (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted a member of Iran-backed Hezbollah of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri...
Worker’s death triggers oil and gas strike in Iran
by Hassan Mahmoudi
Many saying "How is it that we are sitting on an ocean of oil and gas, but one of us under pressure...
U.S. won’t approve Israeli annexations, Kushner says
Dubai (Reuters) - The United States will not consent to Israeli annexations in the occupied West Bank preferring to focus on the Israel-UAE normalisation...