The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were imposed by the administration of former President...

The United States did not make any political promises to the Kurdish militia the Peoples' Protection Unit (YPG) despite backing it throughout the Syrian conflict, according to former US...

Egyptian TV anchor Nashaat Eldeehy announced his participation with a group of young Egyptians in establishing the George Floyd Center for Human Rights to monitor and document human rights violations in...

A founding member of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, Hawk Newsome, said he is appalled by the lack of coverage of the Yemeni Houthis' crimes against Ethiopian immigrants...

The family of an outspoken Egyptian asylee living in Chicago has just appeared in court following more than two months of forcible disappearance. Aly Hussin Mahdy's father, uncle, and...

The Biden administration has upheld former Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi's immunity, which has drawn a wave of criticism from Democratic lawmakers and rights activists. "This attempt to insulate...

The Palestine Authority (PA) yesterday urged the Quartet on the Middle East to pressure Israel into allowing Palestinian parliamentary elections to take place in occupied East Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported....

Iran has called for Saudi Arabia to engage in direct talks to solve ongoing issues between the two countries without the involvement of a third party, Foreign Ministry spokesman...

Turkey's Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) on Monday launched a direct investigation into Facebook over a recent user data leak, Anadolu reports. According to information received by Anadolu Agency,...

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out any direct or indirect talks with the US one day before heading to Vienna for much-anticipated talks on...

Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been...

Paris urged Tehran on Saturday to be "constructive" and "refrain from any further violations" of commitments undermining upcoming discussions in Vienna regarding its stalled nuclear deal, Anadolu Agency reported. Iran in...

Iran rejects the US proposal to gradually lift sanctions imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump, said the country's Foreign Ministry today, Anadolu Agency reports. "The definitive...

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has filed a lawsuit in Boston against the country's former top intelligence official accusing him of embezzling public funds, the Boston Globe...

Officials from Tehran and Washington will travel to Vienna next week as part of efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, although they will...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned on Thursday that further delay in returning to the 2015 nuclear deal signed between his country and the UN Security Council's five permanent members...

The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to revoke the sanctions imposed by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, on the International Criminal Court (ICC) top officials as early...

The US State Department has reaffirmed its position which considers the West Bank as territory occupied by Israel. "It is a historical fact that Israel occupied the West Bank,...

Yemen's Houthi group said today that they carried out drone strikes targeting "sensitive and important" sites in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, Anadolu Agency reports. "Today, the air force managed...

A new survey has found further evidence of waning support for Israel within the US with more Americans saying that they do not want the Zionist state to be...

OPEC+ today debated whether to keep deep oil output cuts in place or ease them after the administration of US President Joe Biden resumed Donald Trump's practice of calling...

Butler University in Indianapolis has cancelled a scheduled event featuring iconic political activist Angela Davis this week in what seems to be another example of the ongoing campaign by...

US President Joe Biden's administration has continued the Trump-era policy not to refer to the West, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem as "occupied territories" in its title, but added...

The US, the European Union (EU) and many Arab countries are considering imposing sanctions, including freezing assets and travel bans, on a number of Lebanese politicians found responsible for...

The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import gas from Iran for four months, an Iraqi official revealed on Wednesday. The...

The French Navy Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG) on Wednesday assumed command of the US Naval Forces Central Command's (NAVCENT) Task Force (CTF) 50 in the Arab-Persian...

The US has received $335 million from Sudan to compensate victims of terror attacks against Americans, Washington's top diplomat said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. "We are pleased to announce that...

China and Oman have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation and push forward free trade zone talks with other Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has emphasised US support for political negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the disputed Western Sahara. Blinken's statement was issued on Monday...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman called Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from Covid-19 and discuss mutual relations, the Saudi...

An Iranian government spokesman defended on Tuesday the signing of a 25-year cooperation agreement between Iran and China, saying the agreement is not directed against any third country. The...

The coalition to defeat the Daesh met virtually on Tuesday and reaffirmed the determination to continue the fight against the terror group, Anadolu Agency reported. The Foreign Ministers of...