An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has struck Iraq, about 20 miles (32km) southwest of the city of Halabjah, near to the Iraq-Iran border, the US Geological Survey has said. It initially said the quake was of a magnitude 7.2, before revising it to 7.3. An official from the...

The Arab League will hold an extraordinary meeting next Sunday at the request of Saudi Arabia to discuss “violations” committed by Iran in the region, according to a memorandum shown to AFP by diplomats. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates supported the Saudi request, which was...

Tensions have risen between Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk and former Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi regarding the burning over the weekend of a poster of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Tripoli.

 Lebanon’s president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom. A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign...