Germany on Thursday named a new head for its domestic intelligence agency BfV, which has been embroiled in various scandals in recent years.  Thomas Haldenwang, currently vice president of the BfV, was appointed by the Cabinet to head the agency, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday received a phone call from Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. The phone call, according to WAFA, focused on the “latest Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip”. According to...

Five Saudi officials face the death penalty for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not involved in the prominent journalist’s killing, the kingdom’s public prosecutor said Thursday. The announcement follows growing international outcry over the...

Iran executed a trader Wednesday dubbed the “Sultan of Coins” for his wholesale trafficking in gold to exploit a surge in demand from savers spooked by this year’s currency crisis. Vahid Mazloomin and accomplice Mohammad Esmail Ghasemi had been convicted of “corruption on...