French oil major Total has two months to seek exemption from U.S. sanctions after Washington's withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, Iran's oil minister told state news agency SHANA on Wednesday. The minister, Bijan Zanganeh, added that failure to secure an exemption would...

Israel’s Public Security Minister on Tuesday called on the country to resume its policy of assassinating leaders of Palestinian resistance organizations in the wake of a rocket barrage on the Gaza border. “Due to rising tensions during the day and rockets fired, Israel needs to resume...

The U.S. delivered four Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Lebanon's military on Tuesday as part of a grant to the latter. According to a Lebanese army statement, the four planes were delivered to the Hamat airbase north of capital Beirut. Late last year, Lebanon received a...

A Tunisian court Tuesday heard the first round of cases brought by a commission probing human rights violations stretching back six decades, with 14 former officials, including the ousted dictator, on trial. The Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) was set up in 2014 following the revolt...

Under the cover of night in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Rayan and Ali break the silence by drumming to announce suhur, the pre-dawn breakfast during the holy month of Ramadan. Daesh (ISIS) which controlled the city for three years before its ouster last July had banned drumming, along with...

A law meant to protect Afghan women from violence is being undermined by authorities who routinely refer even serious criminal cases to traditional mediation councils that fail to protect victims, the United Nations said Tuesday. The Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law,...

UEFA says it is taking no action against Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos for a clash with Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius in the Champions League final. A disciplinary rule which allows cases to be opened for serious misconduct not seen by the match officials "is not applied in this...

Qatar has moved closer to granting permanent residency to foreigners after its senior legislative body approved a draft law, first announced in the wake of the ongoing Gulf crisis. State media reported the Shura Council agreed on Monday to back a law which would grant residency to...

The Kremlin said Tuesday that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other related crimes would end one day, describing it as pointless. "There's hope that it will wind up one day," Kremlin...

Iranian media are saying that university students invited to meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan harshly criticized the country's direction. The annual gathering of students typically sees some complaints but at least one speech on Monday...

Libya's rival leaders are meeting in Paris to agree on a political roadmap including elections, in an effort to bring order to Libya's chaos, which is feeding Islamist militants, traffics of all kind and instability in the region. Representatives of twenty countries, including Libya's...

Two soldiers and eight militants were killed in the Sinai Peninsula amid an ongoing security operation in the restive region, according to the Egyptian military on Tuesday. A military statement said eight militants were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in central and...

More than three million cases of dengue fever, the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease, could be avoided annually if global warming is capped at 1.5C, said a study that purports to be the first to show the health benefits of a cooler planet. The mosquito-borne viral infection...

 A Paris conference seeking a political roadmap for Libya is at risk of being "counterproductive" for the conflict-riven country, the International Crisis Group warned Monday on the eve of the gathering. The conference will bring together Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of...

Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah will travel to Spain Tuesday for treatment on the injured shoulder that wrecked his Champions League final bid and threatens his World Cup participation. Egypt's football federation (EFA) said Salah's entourage had chosen Spain for a rehabilitation...

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea soccer club who has found himself without a visa to Britain, took Israeli citizenship Monday and will move to Tel Aviv where he has bought a property, an Israeli media report said. Abramovich has been counted as one of the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet the leaders of France, Germany and possibly Britain next week to discuss ways to stop what he called Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional expansionism, he said Monday. His European tour follows the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015...

Qatar's beIN Media Group Monday urged football's governing body FIFA to take legal action against what it called pirate broadcasters in Saudi Arabia ahead of the World Cup. "We have requested FIFA to take direct legal action against Arabsat and the indications we have show that they are...

Turkey's central bank said Monday it would complete moves to simplify monetary policy, sparking a strong rally in the country's currency. "A decision has been made to finalize the simplification process regarding the operational framework of the monetary policy," the bank said in a...

The death toll from Cyclone Mekunu that hit Oman and Yemen over the weekend rose to at least 13 on Monday, authorities said, as relief workers and aid arrived to hard-hit areas in the two Arabian Peninsula countries. Flooding and damage remains considerable after the cyclone, the...