Iran's interior minister has suggested that up to 225 people were killed in November protests sparked by a petrol price hike, ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. Officials in Iran have yet to issue an overall death toll for the unrest, while London-based human rights group Amnesty...

Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque reopened to worshippers on Sunday after a two-and-a-half month coronavirus closure, but Muslim authorities imposed some precautions as health officials warn of an uptick in local infections. The resumption of prayers at Islam's third-holiest site caps a sombre...

Turkish authorities on Saturday sent official orders on recent decisions to ease restrictions related to the novel coronavirus as the country made advances in its fight against the pandemic. The Interior Ministry ordered local officials to allow restaurants, cafes, patisseries, coffee...

Iran's Guardian Council denied Saturday that the killing of a teenage girl by her father was the result of "negligence" due to a delay in its approval of a new child protection law. Last week's apparent "honour" killing of Romina Ashrafi, 14, sparked outrage across Iran, with media...