Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed Sunday he had set up a web of offshore front companies to help President Bashar al Assad evade Western sanctions, in a social media post blasting the government for investigating his business empire. One of Syria's richest and most powerful...

Tunisia’s Interior Minister Hisham El-Mechishi will form the country’s government, the official news agency announced Saturday.  Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed el-Mechishi to form the government, according to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). Having no attachments to a...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged people Saturday to observe health protocols and practice social distancing during upcoming Muslim festivities, as a health official said there had been a surge in coronavirus infections in a major holy city. Muslims around the world mark the Eid...

Iran on Friday dismissed a U.S. explanation that a U.S. jet was conducting a visual inspection when it “harassed” an Iranian civilian airliner, saying the plane was forced to rapidly change altitude to avoid collision, injuring and panicking passengers. State TV video footage of the...