A lesser-known Iranian parliamentarian, who previously served as a health minister, has been elected the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a stunning turn of events. Masoud Pezeshkian defeated his conservative opponent, Saeed Jalili, the former lead nuclear negotiator and head of...

Prominent Syrian media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday following a  car crash  earlier this week, prompting conspiracy theories that her death was related to disputes involving the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian presidency announced Shibl’s death...

ISIS extremists killed eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria’s Badia desert, a war monitor reported Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack occurred on Wednesday evening as the militiamen were en route to search...

Britain’s Labour Party has won the parliamentary election after reaching the 326 seats required for a majority in the House Of Commons The party won 363 seats as 527 of 650 constituencies have declared results. Speaking after the win Friday morning, party leader Keir Starmer said “the...