Iranian health authorities on Sunday announced 163 new deaths due to the COVID-19 disease, the country's highest official one-day toll since the outbreak began in February. The previous record of 162 deaths was announced on Monday in the Islamic republic, which has been battling the Middle...

Two rocket attacks targeted American diplomatic and military installations overnight, Iraq's security forces said Sunday, a little over a week since unprecedented arrests prevented a similar incident. Since October, US diplomats and troops across Iraq have been targeted by around three...

In the Jewish settlement of Ariel, Perri Ben Senior can't wait for Israel to annex this part of the occupied West Bank, hoping it will be a boon for her real estate firm. With its 20,500 residents, a university and shopping centres, Ariel has been tipped as one of the settlements likely to...

Turkey's defence minister and military chief visited war-torn Libya's capital Friday, the country's UN-recognised government said, the second visit in weeks by a minister from its main international backer. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Yasar Guler discussed...