3+ day, 13+ min ago   (753+ words) Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less than two months ahead of the US midterm elections, analysts say. Over half a year…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (643+ words) British-led sanctions over settlement expansion in the West Bank may have the unintended effect of emboldening the Israeli right ahead of elections, analysts and a diplomatic source told AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to shore up his…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (359+ words) The leader of the United Arab Emirates began a state visit to Germany on Thursday, during which deals worth billions of euros will be signed in sectors including energy and technology, Emirati diplomats said. Berlin rolled out the red carpet…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (490+ words) The IAEA board of governors on Wednesday voted to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear "non-compliance" in a diplomatic move to pile pressure on the Islamic republic. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (614+ words) Britain has said it will have nothing more from Israeli settlement businesses like Psagot winery in the occupied West Bank. But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (465+ words) Yemen's Houthi rebels reported dozens of Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday as daily attacks continued in a conflict that has reignited during the Middle East war, with hundreds of people killed in fighting near the Red Sea. More than 40 attacks targeted…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (413+ words) Dozens of South Koreans urged their government on Wednesday not to deploy troops to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, slamming what they called Washington's "illegal war". The protesters across from the large US embassy compound in Seoul waved signs saying…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (532+ words) The Trump administration took sweeping actions against Iran's airline industry on Tuesday as part of its pressure campaign on Tehran. The latest sanctions hit 27 Iranian airlines and nine service providers and sales agents accused of providing services to Mahan Air,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (595+ words) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. The overnight attacks caused "temporary" shutdowns at oil sites and…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (578+ words) She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required in order to make her dream come true, Iranian student Nikki cried for days. Nikki had been due to take…...