DAMASCUS: Israeli forces shelled areas in southern Syria and carried out a ground incursion into a village in Quneitra province on Saturday, opening fire toward civilian homes and journalists, according to reports by...
WASHINGTON: The United States has "kicked out" two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said Saturday....
TEHRAN: Iran has executed a man detained during protests in January for allegedly firing at police, the judiciary said on Saturday. The judiciary said Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi fired at least three shots at...
SAO PAULO/SANTA BARBARA D'OESTE, Brazil: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday ahead of Sunday's first-round presidential election, each...
DUBAI: Iran's rial continued its decline on Saturday, as the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 billion to support the currency while the economy faces US sanctions and a naval blockade. The US dollar...
BAGHDAD: Iraq's Oil Tankers Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, its director general said in a statement...
Latvia's exit polls indicate a victory for Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-European party, suggesting a continuation of the country's European and Ukrainian alignment.
Authors: Alexander F. Gazmararian and Helen V. Milner Climate change is no longer an abstraction, as the world experiences extreme heat, rising sea levels, and wildfires. In "Climate Fault Lines," Alexander...
CAIRO: Egypt will host the leaders of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia for talks on Sunday in the northern coastal city of El-Alamein as renewed fighting in Ethiopia and a rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute raise fears...
BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahd Al-Dosari met Lebanese Presidency's Director General Antoine Choucair at the ambassador's residence in Beirut on Friday. The meeting covered current developments and several...
Cartoon by Amjad Rasmi. (Courtesy of Asharq Al-Awsat)
