Global shares rose for the 11th day in a row to hit a fresh peak on optimism about the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and new fiscal aid from Washington, while tensions in the Middle East drove oil to a 13-month high. As more people are vaccinated across key markets such as the United States,...

Lebanese security forces fired volleys of tear gas at protesters trying to remove barbed wire outside the military court in Beirut. Dozens of Lebanese protesters took to the streets in Beirut on Friday, demanding the release of activists detained following riots in northern Lebanon late...

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Thursday began a ground forces drill near the Iraqi border, state TV reported. The report said the annual exercise, dubbed the “great prophet,” is ongoing in the southwest of the country and has aimed at readiness and assessment of forces....

Saudi forces intercepted an armed drone fired by Huthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday, the Riyadh-led coalition said, a day after a rebel strike on an airport in the kingdom. The latest drone attack targeted the garrison town of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia that hosts a key airbase...