Iran's parliament yesterday approved a bill to counter terrorist financing that was strongly opposed by conservatives but seen as vital to

The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, went on trial yesterday for allegedly using state funds to

Three Palestinians including a 14-year-old boy were killed by Israeli fire on Friday on the Gaza border, as clashes erupted with

Oil giant Saudi Arabia backed down at the last minute yesterday from obstructing the adoption of a major report by the UN's climate

The lives of many villagers living at the epicentre of a devastating earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island and killed more than

More bodies were unearthed from the earthquake-and-tsunami-ravaged Indonesian city of Palu yesterday, as authorities move closer

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday vowed "never" to allow the Islamic republic to bow to the demands of its enemies, at a time of increased tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The United States said Wednesday it was quitting an international accord related to the top UN court after the Palestinians challenged the US move of its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.

A veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical of the government goes missing after visiting the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, the Washington Post reports.

A Saudi woman has lost a judicial battle to marry the man of her choice as a court deemed him "religiously" unfit because he plays a musical instrument, a Saudi newspaper reported yesterday.

Iran yesterday fired missiles at militants in Syria it blamed for an attack in southwestern Iran on September 22, the Revolutionary Guards said, in what it called a sign of Tehran's readiness to punish its enemies' "wickedness".

Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said Saturday the Palestinians have petitioned the UN's top court, alleging that the US

Syria's foreign minister on Saturday denounced US, French and Turkish forces operating in his country as "occupying forces" and

Voting began yesterday across Iraq's Kurdistan for a new parliament in the autonomous region. Almost 3.1 million voters are eligible to

Russia on Friday warned it will not allow jihadists in Syria to be sent to Afghanistan or elsewhere under a deal reached with Turkey that

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar together Friday for the first time since their diplomatic feud erupted but there was no sign of a let-up in tensions between the Gulf powerhouses.

Israel's prime minister has accused arch-enemy Tehran of harboring a secret atomic warehouse, making deft use of ample props and vowing that his country would never let Iran develop nuclear weapons.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tore into the Trump administration Thursday, refusing to accept the United States as the sole mediator in the Middle East conflict, a day after Donald Trump promised a "very fair" peace plan.

Three rockets hit the Afghan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani yesterday, in an apparent display of strength by militants as they ramp up attacks across the country.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed credit for saving Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib from an assault that would have "killed millions of people" and "would have been a shame."