The Iraqi parliament elected the candidate of a pro-Iran list as speaker on Saturday, paving the way for the formation of a government more than four months after legislative polls. The country has been in political paralysis since the May 12 ballot, but the election of a speaker is...

Europe should take action to neutralize the consequences of the U.S. decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published Saturday. Mohammed Javad Zarif told Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine...

A second Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces in new protests along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the coastal enclave said. It said the man, who was not named, was killed near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, following the death of a 14-year-old during similar protests in...

An Egyptian court has suspended a ruling that allowed the return to work of policemen with beards which are usually reserved for pious Muslims, a judicial source said Thursday. Wednesday's decision came after a lawyer appealed against a ruling to allow them to return to work and demanded the...