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US-based Zoroastrian priest killed in Iran

A Zoroastrian priest who resided in the United States has been killed on a visit to Iran, the country's judiciary said in local media reports Sunday. The body of Arash Kasravi was found in the central province of Kerman alongside those of two other people who were not members of the...

Libya government disavows visit by French uprising champion

Libya's UN-recognized government has disavowed a visit by French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, a champion of the 2011 ouster of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi whose standing has plummeted since the uprising. Across Libya, the euphoria of the NATO-backed rebellion has long since faded as...

Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs

At 24, Sama al-Diwani and her college sweetheart had big dreams. He was working on opening a bakery in Iraq. She was preparing to leave to England, where she would spend a year working on her masters’ degree in pharmacy. After that, they would reunite, get married and start a family....

Lebanon: Israel violated air space 29 times in 48 hours

Israel violated Lebanon's air space at least 29 times in the last 48 hours, Lebanese authorities said Saturday. "On Friday, Israeli planes violated Lebanese air space 20 times, and on Saturday 9 times," according to a statement by the Lebanese army. All violations were in a circular...