Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah said on Friday charges brought against the prime minister and three former ministers over the Beirut port explosion smacked of “political targeting”. The statement from the heavily armed, Iran-backed group is part of a wider pushback by some influential...

Oman welcomed Morocco’s announcement it was establishing diplomatic ties with Israel, hoping the move will strengthen efforts towards a lasting and just peace in the Middle East, the Gulf state’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalise...

Hezbollah said Friday recently filed charges were politically targeting the caretaker prime minister and three allied former ministers over this summer’s massive explosion in Beirut. The group called on the investigating judge to reconsider his decision, saying it lacked a legal and...

A protester was killed and another critically injured as ongoing protests in northern Iraq over deteriorating economic conditions turned violent, local sources said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Sulaymaniyah's Kifri district, according...