France on Wednesday launched the fifth generation, or 5G, of mobile networks, with the first activation of frequencies going live for users who had signed up for its use. The service is limited to areas where companies have set up 500 antennae used in test phases and only in nine of...

 Iran will impose "severe restrictions" across many areas of the country on Saturday in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said. The Islamic republic has not imposed a full lockdown since it reported its first Covid-19 cases in February....

 Saudi Arabia's oil minister on Wednesday struck a conciliatory tone toward US President-elect Joe Biden, saying energy cooperation could be a launch pad for a "good relationship". OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has appeared wary of the incoming US...

 Eyeing Washington's withdrawal of 500 more troops from Iraq, pro-Iran factions have boldly resumed attacks on the US embassy there despite suspicions outgoing President Donald Trump could strike back. Just as the US was announcing it would further shrink its roughly 3,000-strong...