(Independent)- Supporters of the Syrian regime are sharing photos of their dinners to taunt thousands of starving civilians in a besieged town . The hashtag #متضامن_مع_حصار_مضايا, meaning “solidarity with the siege of Madaya ”, has sparked a new wave of outrage...

New friction between Saudi Arabia and Iran sparked by the execution of a Shia cleric is not expected to rise to a level of military conflict, according to close observers.   The kingdom’s decision to execute Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was denounced in Iran as protesters raided the Saudi embassy...

Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" toward Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between the region's two major powers entered its second week. In a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon published by Iranian news...

Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Saturday that the government will announce additional security measures to safeguard tourists after an attack in the Red Sea resort of Hurgada left three injured on Friday. Tourism is critical to the Egyptian economy as a...