Iran on Tuesday reopened three of its border crossings with northern Iraq’s Kurdish region -- at Baghdad’s request -- after some two and a half months of closure, according to a local customs official. “The Parwezkhan, Haji Omaran and Sayran Ban crossings have all been reopened to...

Israel indicted a 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday on charges including assault for punching an Israeli soldier in the face two weeks ago, an incident which made her into a hero for Palestinians and was seen as humiliating by right-wing Israelis. Israel has held Ahed Tamimi since...

The world on Monday continued to express concern over the volatile situation in Iran where at least 10 people were killed and at least 377 others arrested following nationwide protests. In a written statement, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said: “We appeal to the Iranian...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said he expects relations with Germany to improve in 2018. In an interview with German news agency DPA published on Monday, Cavusoglu said: "The first three quarters of 2017 were not very good, but we made some progress since then....