Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday approved the Iranian government's nuclear deal with world powers but said Tehran should not yield core elements of its nuclear program until allegations of past military dimensions had been settled. In a letter to President...

Turnout was so low in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, that satirist Bassem Youssef derided it as an ingenious strategy to show the world Egypt had rid itself of its notorious overcrowding. Empty polling stations highlight disillusionment with Egypt's chaotic...

Eight rebel groups operating in northern rural Homs have formed a coordination unit to unified military efforts to halt advances of regime troops and their allies, according to statement issued Wednesday. Rebels who seek more coordination on the battle ground have been facing a major aerial...

Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to legalizing marijuana. Trudeau, who had also promised to withdraw Canada from combat in...