Iran's election watchdog the Guardian Council said on Friday that it may reconsider the barring of candidates from this month's presidential election after the Supreme Leader said some of them had been wronged. "The orders of the Supreme Leader are final and his ruling must be obeyed. The...

Jordanian COVID-19 survivor Abdullah Bashiti still suffers disturbing flashbacks from his time in intensive care. One of the most vivid is a vision of his doctors holding their hands in prayer as he regained consciousness after a sudden critical oxygen lapse. The 38-year-old father of...

More than 200 Israeli settlers on Thursday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. The Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem said in a statement that 215 settlers guarded by Israeli police raided Haram al-Sharif from the Al-Maqaribe (Moroccans) Gate,...

The international tribunal in Lebanon probing the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri canceled a session Thursday in the trial of suspected Hezbollah member Salim Ayyash for his role in the assassination. The court said it is running at a severe financial deficit and it may...