Let us consider a city. A place that is both provincial and central. Quiet, yet resonant. A city whose poets are recorded in biographical anthologies, whose madrasas produced scho…
The Swiss government announced on Saturday that diplomats were at Burgenstock to facilitate the start of US-Iran negotiations. “Switzerland continues to provide a discreet and rel…
A decision to strip Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honor benefited Moscow, Ukrainian officials said. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv's key allies since Russia's …
The move comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of Poland’s top honour. Top Ukrainian officials have said they are returning Polish awards after Presiden…
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Iraqi armed groups backed by Iran will probably integrate into the state, allowing them to enjoy political and financial gains following the US-Iran deal, experts and officials to…
Experts hope the ‘extra animosity’ towards Team Melli will subside as the agreement comes into being.
Baghdad and Paris are intensifying efforts to develop military and intelligence capabilities as Iraq prepares for the post-International Coalition phase.
Hezbollah and Israel clash as new ceasefire proposal emerges Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strikeIsraeli air strikes on Lebanon kill at least five peopleFour Palestinians kil…
Poland's hard-right president Karol Nawrocki on June 19 stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw's top award, escalating a row between the allies over the m…
The Iranian armed forces announced Saturday they will close the Strait of Hormuz — just three days after it reopened — alleging America's failure to rein in Israeli attacks on Leb…
Iran's central military command announced on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic, citing recent Israeli attacks in southern Leb