The remaining parties to the ailing 2015 Iran nuclear deal said Monday that they were preparing for the possible return of the US to the pact as President-elect Joe Biden readies to take office next month. Biden, who takes office on January 20, has signalled Washington would rejoin the...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday urged Iran not to waste the opportunity offered by the prospect of Joseph Biden’s United States administration returning to the nuclear non-proliferation deal. Speaking after a video conference of officials from the countries in the JCPOA deal,...

Oman will close its land, air and sea borders on Tuesday at 1 a.m. for one week, state television reported on Monday. The decision follows measures imposed by various countries following the outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19, Oman TV said.  

Turkey ended a countrywide weekend curfew early Monday as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The curfew began on Friday at 9 p.m. and ended on Monday at 5 a.m. local time. In late November, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new COVID-19 restrictions,...