Demonstrations against Lebanon’s ruling elite have plunged the country into political turmoil at a time of acute economic crisis, driven by deepening anger at sectarian politicians who have dominated the government since the 1975-90 civil war. One of the most severe periods of turmoil since...

Four more people were killed in Bolivia over the past few days, bringing the death toll from the political unrest to at least 23, according to several reports Sunday.  The turmoil began in October, when President Evo Morales won a controversial fourth term in office. Protesters took to...

Protesters have once again blocked the entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by 50%, two port sources told Reuters on Monday. If the blockage goes on until the afternoon, operations will come to a...

Iran condemned the United States' support for "rioters" in a statement issued late Sunday, after two days of violent protests in the Islamic republic against a petrol price hike. The foreign ministry said that it was reacting to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's "expression of support......

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Iranian agenda in southern Daraa province has become clearer with the recruitment of young people and the investment of its strategic location as it borders Jordan and is close to the Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights.  Iran’s influence in Daraa is another card to...

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. The government shut...

It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws -- but with the country swamped by deadly protests, Washington is staying out of the fray. Its apparent absence during a key turning point in Iraq lays bare how much its interests and...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 20 troops killed in a surprise attack by rebels in coastal Latakia province on Sunday as fighting to seize Kabana hilltops left dozens of regime forces and allied Shiite militias dead, activists said. The strategic mountainous area has been under major...

 Iraqi protesters regained control of a third bridge Sunday leading to Baghdad's Green Zone, taking further ground in the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades. Security forces used tear gas and stun bombs to prevent protesters from getting right across Ahrar Bridge...

An Egyptian military court sentenced a Libyan man to death and 32 other defendants to life over a deadly 2017 attack in the Western Desert, the army spokesman said Sunday. The incident took place in October 2017 when a deadly firefight broke out during a raid by Egyptian police on a remote...

Tunisia's next government should focus on reforming the faltering economy and restoring hope among frustrated youth, the prime minister designate said Sunday. Habib Jemli faces the challenge of creating a ruling coalition in economically troubled Tunisia after the moderate Islamist Ennahda...

Russia is set to return Ukrainian navy ships seized a year ago, as it prepares for a summit to try and resolve the wider conflict between them, Interfax news agency said Sunday. "In accordance with agreements concluded with the Ukrainian side, three Ukrainian ships ... are being towed from...

Venezuelan military personnel have been jailed in recent months for allegedly supporting US and Colombian efforts to overthrow the government, President Nicolas Maduro said in a television interview aired Sunday. Maduro did not say how many members of the military had been arrested, and...

"The eyes of truth will never be blinded," protesters' placards read, as Palestinian journalists wore eye patches Sunday to decry the wounding of a colleague in the occupied West Bank. Muath Amarneh has been in an Israeli hospital since he was hit in the eye Friday during clashes between...

Reeling from devastating floods this week, Venice suffered another exceptional high tide on Sunday, with the water peaking at 150 cm (4.9 feet), marking the worst week for the city since official tide statistics were produced in 1872. The city’s center for tide forecasts had warned the tide...

Algeria's five presidential candidates Sunday launched their campaigns for the Dec. 12 election, but some opposition protesters who say the vote will not be fair have hung sacks of garbage in places designated for political posters. The "Hirak" opposition movement, which emerged this year...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans Sunday to end preferential treatment for European Union migrants, as opinion polls showed his Conservative Party has the highest level of support since 2017 ahead of next month's election. The Dec. 12 election was called to break the...

Turkish authorities have captured a Syrian Kurdish YPG fighter suspected of a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab a day earlier, which killed 18 people and wounded 30 others, Turkey's defence ministry said Sunday. The ministry said Saturday that the car bomb was carried...

 Residents of the opposition-held city of al-Bab are going on a strike, following a deadly blast hit the bus terminal on Saturday, leaving 18 people killed and 30 wounded.  Most of commercial and industrial facilities have been closed, in protest against the deterioration of...

In an area of northwestern Syria supposed to be free of acts of aggression, on Sunday at least nine civilians were killed and 10 injured in Russian airstrikes, a local civil defense agency said.   The Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on the villages of Bsakla, Uraynibah...