German exports to Iran fell by nearly half in the first six months of 2019, data showed Monday, suggesting companies are scaling back business ties with Tehran to avoid trouble with the United States after Washington re-imposed sanctions. Sales to Iran plunged by 48 percent to 678 million...

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a U.S.-U.K. free trade agreement, national security adviser John Bolton told British officials Monday. As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union on...

Some Syrian students who took and passed the Brevet and Baccalaureate exams this year have been barred from collecting their certificates because they do not have legal residency papers. Proof of legal residency is not a requirement for refugee children to enroll in Lebanese public schools or...

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighbourhoods, including Wong Tai Sin, where many police officers live. Poppy Chan, the wife of a police officer, was preparing dinner for her family when she heard the crash of a brick...