Iran's supreme leader on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped, according to his official website. "[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] said remarks by the president ... that 'if Iran's oil is not exported,...

At least 236 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Saturday, according to security sources. In the northwestern port city of Canakkale, 91 migrants were rounded up in the Ayvacik district, said a coast guard official, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking...

Mauritanian Islamic scholar Sheikh Murabitt al-Hajj has passed away at age 105, online news sources reported. Muhammad Ould Fahfu al-Massumi (Sheikh Murabitt al-Hajj), born in 1913, passed away on Tuesday, said Islam21C.com. Al-Hajj was known for his zuhd (ascetism), worship,...

A recently-approved Israeli law that recognizes Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people” has invited a storm of condemnations and outrage in Israel and among Jewish groups.  Approved by Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on Thursday, the legislation also states that a...