The presence of Western forces in the Gulf is fuelling regional tension, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim said on Monday. “The states of the Gulf can together secure the transit of ships,” he said on Twitter. “Iraq is seeking to reduce tension in our region through calm...

Stability and security of the Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s red line, Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday, according to Iran's Young Journalists Club (YJC) news agency, Speaking at Caspian Sea economic forum held in Turkmenistan, Jahangiri said presence of foreign...

After months of stalemate, Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish a joint operations center to coordinate efforts to carve out a safe zone stretching more than 250 miles along Syria’s northeastern border .with Turkey  Much of the region is controlled by the Syrian...

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...

Flights have resumed from the Libyan capital's sole functioning airport as calm returned Monday to the outskirts of Tripoli after a temporary truce was violated the previous day. "Reopening airspace at Mitiga international airport after maintenance and cleaning... so that airlines can renew...

A U.S. delegation has arrived in Turkey's southern province of Sanliurfa to start work on the establishment of a joint operations center to coordinate a planned safe zone in neighboring Syria, Turkish authorities said Monday. The two NATO allies agreed in talks last week to establish...

   (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Russian reconciliation center in Hmeimym air base said 23 regime forces had been killed by rebels in the past 48 hours, seeking to justify the brutal bombing on the northwest Syria despite the Eid al-Adha holiday. Fighting since Saturday has killed more...

Manchester United hammered London’s powerhouse Chelsea 4-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday in their first games of the English Premier League’s 2019-2020 season. Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock in the 18th minute with his penalty goal and gave a lead to his team. French forward Anthony...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States Monday of turning the Gulf region into a "matchbox ready to ignite," according to Al Jazeera television. Oil tanker traffic passing through the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz has become the focus of a U.S.-Iranian...

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...

Five countries bordering the energy-rich Caspian Sea met Monday at an economic forum hosted by Turkmenistan in a bid to agree on how to divide the region's oil wealth. Last year, the leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan signed a convention aimed at ending...

Indian authorities have moved around a million people into emergency camps in recent days as the death toll from monsoon floods jumped Monday to at least 184. The southern state of Kerala, a tourist haven known for its beaches, hill resorts and backwaters, has been the worst hit region for...

More than 5,000 protesters gathered at Hong Kong airport Monday, police said, as authorities cancelled all the day's remaining flights in and out of the busy international transport hub. "The information I got before we came in was that in the airport passenger terminal building there are...

Marlene Schiappa, France's gender equality minister, called Monday for an investigation into the activities in France of Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. financier found dead in an apparent suicide while being held on sex-trafficking charges. "The American investigation has highlighted ties with...

 The head of Yemen's separatist movement said he was ready to take part in Saudi-brokered peace talks after clashes with pro-government forces killed dozens in second city Aden. Southern Transitional Council (STC) leader Aidarus al-Zubaidi also said late Sunday that he was committed to...

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...

Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google  to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Russians staged what observers called the country’s biggest political protest for eight years on Saturday, defying a...

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that spending promised in the annual budget would help stimulate the economy, but the government is always looking at other things it can do. “We are certainly mindful of the role we have to play to stimulate the economy,” Ardern...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Sunday President Nicolas Maduro’s government is preparing to dissolve the opposition-run legislature and call new legislative elections, potentially escalating Venezuela’s political crisis. Guaido, who is also head of congress, said the...

An eighth round of talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan ended on Monday and both sides would consult their leaders on the next steps, the Taliban said. The talks, held in Qatar since late last year between the...