MIDDLE EAST

Negotiators called the break a “pause” not a rupture, but there were fears Russia may have succeeded in sabotaging the effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

The Kremlin said it had received more than 16,000 applications, most from the Middle East.

Russian demands for relief on Ukraine-related sanctions have raised fears Moscow will seek to delay or sabotage an agreement to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

Tehran has hardened its demands since Russia invaded Ukraine, diplomats say

Israel is wary of antagonizing Russia, but there is strong grass-roots support for Ukraine in the country.

Syria’s economic crisis is biting across the province surrounding Raqqa. After ten years of war, more than 1.9 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid across the country’s northeast.

After seeding the northeast with sleeper cells, the militants have demonstrated a greater capability to carry out sophisticated attacks.

Hospitals withhold birth records due to unpaid debts, and the government refuses to register those born out of wedlock.

There had been widespread concerns over Princess Latifa's well-being after videos of her emerged in 2021, where she stated that she was being held against her will under house arrest.

Spain's Renfe train company, which helps run the Haramain High Speed ​​Railway, said this was the first time in history that Saudi women have access to such a profession.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first visit to the tiny, oil-rich country comes as Israel and Arab states of the Persian Gulf advance security collaboration — and as a shadow war between Israel and Iran becomes increasingly public.

Jerusalem is said to be preparing to receive immigrants, assist refugees or, in the worst case, fly them from danger.

Dozens of these iconic communal farms have entered the rapidly emerging medical marijuana industry.

The Biden administration is considering placing Yemen's Houthi rebels back on a terrorist list as renewed missile attacks on Gulf nations fuels support for the move a year after the Biden administration stripped the group of that designation on humanitarian grounds.

The Pentagon has said that fewer than five children died in the attack on Qurayshi’s home, which was known to be filled with children.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State, was missing his right leg and that disability helped intelligence analysts using drone footage to confirm his identity beyond a doubt.

Asked at his confirmation hearing Tuesday about the military’s options for carrying out counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan now that U.S. forces have withdrawn, Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla indicated that remained a work in progress.

Police unlawfully hacked the phone of a key prosecution witness using Pegasus spyware, Israeli media reported.