Daesh has called for more attacks in Tunisia in a rare propaganda video purportedly filmed by the militants in the North African nation. It comes three weeks after a twin suicide attack against police in the capital Tunis claimed by Daesh killed two people. The video, shared on Daesh...

Shipping companies are hiring unarmed security guards for voyages through the Middle East Gulf as an extra safeguard after a wave of attacks in the region, security companies involved said. Relations between Iran and the West are increasingly strained after Britain seized an Iranian tanker...

The United States will “do what it can do” to help defuse a worsening political and economic dispute between South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, as South Korea warned that the row would have global repercussions. The United States has been hesitant to publicly...

Israeli forces rounded up 19 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Wednesday.  A military statement said the individuals had been arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terror activities", without elaborating...

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said it launched a drone attack on Jizan airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border early Wednesday. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saria said on Facebook the attack disrupted airport operations. There was no immediate comment from...

A small oil tanker from the United Arab Emirates traveling through the Strait of Hormuz entered Iranian waters and turned off its tracker three days ago, leading the U.S. to suspect Iran seized the vessel amid heightened tensions in the region. Iranian state media quoted its Foreign...

Sudan’s ruling military council and an opposition alliance signed a political accord on Wednesday as part of a power-sharing deal aimed at leading the country nation to democracy. The agreement was signed in Khartoum in the presence of African mediators following a night of talks to iron...

Iran denied Tuesday that it was willing to negotiate over its ballistic missile program, contradicting the chief U.S. diplomat and appearing to undercut President Donald Trump’s statement that Washington had made progress on its disputes with Tehran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran had...

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde submitted her resignation from the global crisis lender Tuesday, citing more clarity about her nomination to lead the European Central Bank as European legislators approved a new top bureaucrat. Lagarde said in a statement her resignation was...

Key powers including backers of a rebel leader called Tuesday for a halt to fighting in Libya, warning that bloodshed was aggravating a crisis on multiple fronts. The United States, France, Britain and Italy joined Egypt and the United Arab Emirates - two supporters, along with Saudi...

Yemen's Houthi military spokesman said the group has targeted drone hangars in Saudi Arabia's Jizan airport, the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV reported Tuesday. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of the report. The Iran-aligned Houthis, who are fighting the coalition in Yemen, have...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a lot of progress had been made with Iran and that he was not looking for regime change in Iran. Trump, who made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, did not give details about the progress, but U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

India managed a 1-1 draw against Syria in their final group game of the Intercontinental Cup 2019 on Tuesday at the TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad. Narender Gahlot gave India the lead in the 52nd minute but Syrian captain Firas AlKhatib equalised from the penalty spot in the 78th minute....

Britain will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf, though the move is not related to the current Iran crisis, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday. The MoD said HMS Duncan, a type 45 frigate, is transiting to the region to ensure Britain maintains a continuous maritime security...

Palestinian officials urged diplomats Tuesday to take action to prevent Israel from carrying out a demolition order against Palestinian homes in the Jerusalem area as a deadline related to it approached. Diplomats from around 20 mostly European countries toured the area where the demolition...

The EU Tuesday threatened to expand sanctions against Venezuela unless talks between the government and opposition lead to "concrete results", and warned President Nicolas Maduro's regime to end human rights abuses. The European Union, which has sought to help resolve Venezuela's political...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his administration to "take a look" into whether Google has been working with the Chinese government -- an allegation swiftly denied by the US internet giant. Trump echoed an unsubstantiated remark from tech billionaire Peter Thiel that Google...

The European Commission's top civil servant Martin Selmayr, whose sudden promotion to that post last year angered EU lawmakers and earned a rebuke from the European Ombudsman, will step down next week, a Commission spokeswoman said Tuesday. Secretary-General Selmayr, a frank-speaking German...

A Yemeni human rights group says civilians are paying the human cost of the country's five-year war. In a report Tuesday released in Paris, Mwatana for Human Rights says humanitarian aid has been blocked at a time of impending famine and civilians can no longer move around the country...

The United States looks set to break a promise not to hold military exercises with South Korea, putting talks aimed at getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons at risk, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The United States’ pattern of “unilaterally reneging on its...