Jordan should release all teachers arrested in a crackdown on their trade union, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday, accusing Amman of using coronavirus as a pretext to stifle peaceful dissent. Authorities closed the Teachers' Syndicate and arrested its leaders on July 25, after it led...

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas agreed with his Israeli counterpart Thursday that an effort must be made to extend a weapon embargo on Iran, while stressing Germany still sees the landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers as the best way to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear...

The UN envoy for Iraq said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse in the country, with a 10 percent increase in poverty and 3 million people who can’t afford to buy enough food. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the UN Security Council the pandemic has also disrupted...

 France's foreign minister said Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political elite who needed to quickly implement a new government to implement crucial reforms for the country. "The international community will not sign a blank check if the they...