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Air strikes by regime and Russian aircraft on rebel positions in the northwestern province of Idlib killed at least 21 civilians, including eight children, a monitor said Monday. A man carries the body of a dead child, after what rescue workers described as a gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has announced that government forces had “broken down the chain of unrest” which they say was fomented by foreign enemies of the Islamic Republic. “Iran’s revolutionary people along with tens of thousands of Basij forces, police and the Intelligence Ministry have broken down the chain [of unrest] created… by the United States, […]

Arab foreign ministers are calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, aiming to nullify a controversial US decision on the holy city’s status. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, pictured at right, said the Arab League rejected US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital [Shadi […]

Saudi authorities have arrested 11 princes for staging a protest in the capital, Riyadh, against the kingdom’s austerity measures, according to state media. King Salman has overseen a number of economic reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and a halt to state payments of water and electricity bills for royal family members [Alex […]

Meeting in an ornate imperial palace in central Germany, the pair said they were keen to make amends after falling out as Ankara rounded up suspected supporters of a failed 2016 coup, a comedian mocked Turkey’s president and a German-Turkish journalist was detained without charge M© Swen Pförtner/Pool/AFP | German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (L) […]

  Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused the US of using Iran’s protests for its own agenda [Mary Altaffer/AP] The United States is exploiting the protests in Iran in order to derail the landmark nuclear deal with the Middle East country, Russia’s ambassador to the UN alleged. The comments late on Friday came after the US […]

  Michael Wolff tells the BBC that Donald Trump’s team came to believe he could not function as president  Media captionMichael Wolff tells the BBC that Donald Trump’s team came to believe he could not function as president US President Donald Trump has rejected questions raised over his mental health in a bombshell book, describing […]

Russian MoD takes drama out of US Air Force’s video report on ‘intercepts’ near BalticsS. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter is seen during NATO Baltic air policing mission takeover ceremony in Siauliai, Lithuania August 30, 2017. © Ints Kalnins / Reuters A Top Gun-evoking video showing US pilots scrambling to intercept Russian fighter jets near […]

This is not a whataboutery piece. As such, the intent is by no means to belittle or discredit what is taking place in Iran by asking “what about Palestine“. Trump’s hypocrisy, from Jerusalem to Tehran Iranian people – like most of their Arab counterparts – live under an oppressive regime that severely restricts the right […]

Iran has accused the US of “inciting” anti-government protests that have gripped the country, and said the Trump administration had “flouted” international law and the principles of the UN charter by supporting the unrest in a series of “absurd tweets”. Khoshroo accused Washington of inciting Iranians to ‘engage in disruptive acts’ [Mike Segar/Reuters] In a letter sent to Antonio Guterres, UN […]