Middle East and North Africa

Iran prepared to retaliate if U.S. stopped Venezuela-bound tankers – news agency

Dubai (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday Iran’s naval forces were preparing to target U.S....

Iran’s Zarif sees Trump favourite to win U.S. election

Dubai (Reuters) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump still has a good chance of being...

In rare appeal to Israeli public, UAE warns against annexation

Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel cannot expect to normalise relations with the Arab world if it annexes land in the occupied West Bank, a United...

Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia ‘of Iranian origin’: U.N

New York (Reuters) - Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of...

Turkey slams “propaganda machine” Twitter over removal of accounts

Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkey fiercely criticised Twitter on Friday for suspending more than 7,000 accounts that supported President Tayyip Erdogan, saying the company was...

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