Iran's election watchdog the Guardian Council said on Friday that it may reconsider the barring of candidates from this month's presidential election after the Supreme Leader said some of them had been wronged. "The orders of the Supreme Leader are final and his ruling must be obeyed. The...

The Syria Response Coordination Team said Thursday that halting the delivery of aid to northern Syria will cause the area to collapse completely in humanitarian and economic terms.   The authorization mechanism for the entry of humanitarian aid across the Bab al-Hawa border crossing...

Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports. The company's rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy...

Campaigning for the June 18 presidential election in Iran is in full swing, with candidates using state media and social media platforms to woo voters, amidst stringent pandemic curbs on gatherings. Seven contenders vying for the top executive post in the sanctions-battered country have...