Middle East
'Israel believes that Hamas has again torpedoed a ceasefire...
Israel believes that Hamas has again torpedoed a ceasefire deal while Hamas is blaming...
Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah...
Israel has ordered civilians in Rafah to move towards Khan Younis, in the clearest...
????Live: Israeli brigade takes ‘operational control’ of...
An Israeli tank brigade on Tuesday seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah...
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The United States plans to impose new sanctions targeting Iran after its unprecedented...
Syrian Civil War Fast Facts
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Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call...
Iran faces dilemma as children join protests in 'unprecedented'...
Iran analysts say that current anti-regime protests sweeping through the country...
Iranian police looking into incident involving woman surrounded...
Video from Tehran has shown a large group of male security forces surrounding and...
East Jerusalem rocked by sixth night of clashes as Israeli...
Clashes erupted in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and...
At least 23 children killed in Iran protests in September,...
Nearly two dozen children were killed last month during protests in Iran, according...
Qatari Emir met with Putin to 'defuse tensions', source...
Qatar's Emir Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines...
Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year...
Iraq's parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's...
Gun violence on the rise in Turkey: Strict legislation...
In Turkey, incidents of gun violence have increased by almost 75 percent since 2015,...
Iranian climber Rekabi gets hero’s welcome in Tehran after...
An Iranian climber who caused a sensation by competing at an event abroad without...
More than a thousand protesters have been arrested in Iran....
As the protest cries of exasperated Iranians continue to ring through the streets...
France's Lafarge pleads guilty to US charge of supporting...
French cement maker Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a US charge that it made...
Leading Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal,...
More than 15 years after a violent break between leading Palestinian factions Hamas...
Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts
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How Iran's protests transformed into a national uprising
Nearly a month after the start of nationwide protests, parts of Iran now bear the...
Iran prison fire death toll rises as protests over death...
Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran's notorious...
EU sanctions Iranian security forces over Mahsa Amini death,...
The EU on Monday sanctioned Iran's "morality" police for the fatal beating in custody...
Death toll rises from Tehran prison fire as protests in...
Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran's notorious...
'Government officials are describing these prisoners as...
State media is citing security officials that this fire started when a number of...
Iranian official admits that student protesters are being...
As women burn headscarves and cut off their hair in nationwide protests, an Iranian...
Fire erupts at Evin prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide...
A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and...
Blaze, shots heard from prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide...
A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and...
Iranian activists defy crackdown with fresh nationwide...
Angry demonstrators took to streets across Iran again Saturday despite internet...
Iran activists call for further mass protests as Biden...
Iranian activists called for fresh nationwide protests on Saturday over the death...
Lebanese turn to solar energy amid collapse of national...
Almost three years into Lebanon’s trifecta of economic, social and political crises,...
Mother of teen protester found dead in Tehran denies daughter...
The mother of Nika Shahkarami, a 16-year-old protester who was found dead in Tehran...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Fast Facts
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Mahmoud Abbas Fast Facts
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation...
Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing...
A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate...
After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen's warring sides last week failed...
Iraq gets new president and prime minister after year of...
Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected...
Iran Fast Facts
Read CNN's Fast Facts and learn more about the Islamic Republic of Iran in Central...
'It was a warzone.' Iranian security forces beat, shot...
When Farid's friend called crying for help on Sunday, he jumped on his bike and...
Braving rocket attack, Iraqi MPs elect Latif Rashid as...
Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected...
Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect...
At least three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday as a parliamentary session...
Iraqi MPs to meet in new bid to elect president, end deadlock
Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this...
One month after Mahsa Amini’s arrest, Iran protest deaths...
On September 13, Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police in Tehran for...
This wearable device is helping workers beat extreme heat
In Dubai, workers are trialing a wearable sensor that can predict the wearer's core...
A new generation of resistance: How Iranian youths are...
The Iranian protest movement is now approaching its one-month mark. Led by women,...
Lebanon's parliament begins a (very) long political battle...
As Lebanon sinks further into acute economic crisis, President Michel Aoun's term...
More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests,...
At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks...
‘Drowning in bad publicity’: Has Qatar’s World Cup soft...
Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup...
France tells citizens to leave Iran 'as soon as possible'
France has urged all French nationals to leave Iran "as soon as possible," warning...
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Paris urges Tehran to release five French nationals
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that five of its nationals were being...
What you need to know about Iran's raging protests
Rallies that started with calls for justice for Amini's death have morphed into...
Israel has reached ‘historic’ maritime border deal with...
Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcating a disputed maritime...
France says Iran now holding five French nationals
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held...
Israel, Lebanon close to ‘historic’ border deal in gas-rich...
Israel said Tuesday it was close to a "historic" deal with Lebanon to resolve a...
Protesters defiant in Iran amid crackdown
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
Students and workers continue protests in Iran amid crackdown
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
Students and workers continue protests in Iran despite...
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
One man killed, two journalists injured during Israeli...
A Palestinian man was killed and two journalists shot and injured by Israeli forces...
Iranian authorities arrest eight after teenage protester's...
Iranian security forces have arrested eight people over the death of a 16-year-old...
The battle of narratives on Iran is being fought on social...
A fierce battle to control the narrative is now being fought online, where supporters...
A barrier of fear has been broken in Iran. The regime may...
Iran's latest protests transcend Iran's many social and ethnic divisions, breaking...
Former Lebanese ambassador holds sit-in at Beirut bank...
A former Lebanese ambassador held a sit-in at his bank outside of the capital city...
‘We will fight’: Iran protests following death of Mahsa...
Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and protesters clashed violently...
Iran says Mahsa Amini died as a result of illness, not...
Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found...
‘Join us and stand up!’: Iran protests over death of Mahsa...
Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran...
Iranian security forces arrest a woman for eating at restaurant...
Iranian security forces arrested a woman after a photo of her and another woman...
Thousands attend funeral for 7-year-old who died, Palestinians...
Thousands of Palestinians turned out Friday to mourn a seven-year-old Palestinian...
Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness, not 'blows' after...
Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found...
Has Iran ruined its nuclear deal chances with violent crackdown?
Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini...
Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness not 'blows' after...
Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found...
Iran's youth rise up: Can women's rights movement lead...
Call it Act Two of Iran's protest movement. Teenagers and in particular teenage...
US kills senior Islamic State group leaders in two separate...
US forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations...
US kills senior Islamic State leaders in two separate operations...
US forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations...
At least 4 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in one of...
At least four Palestinian men were killed and 44 wounded during an Israeli military...
Iran protests are 'beginning of the end' for regime, exiled...
FRANCE 24 spoke to Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist...
Iran airs 'staged' confession video of French couple accused...
Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens...
Iran airs video of French couple accused of spying
Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens...
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No, this video doesn't show a father dancing at his daughter's...
Iran is facing unprecedented protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested...
EU weighing Iran sanctions over death of Mahsa Amini
The European Union said Tuesday it was weighing tough new sanctions on Iran over...
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Fleeing Lebanon to escape poverty: At least 100 die in...
Three years into Lebanon's devastating financial collapse, some 80 percent of the...
Fifth Iranian paramilitary member killed as president warns...
A fifth member of an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group died Sunday after clashing...
EU weighing Iran sanctions over Mahsa Amini 'killing'
The European Union said Tuesday it was weighing tough new sanctions on Iran over...
Young Iranians are rising up against decades of repression...
Iranian authorities say they will restrict internet access in the country until...
Fears of a third Intifada as Palestinian deaths reach 7-year...
More than 97 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces so far this year in the West...
UN chief urges Yemen rivals to avoid new violence and renew...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to...
Gaza’s solar revolution: Renewable energy provides solution...
With authorities only able to supply about 12 hours a day of electricity, blackouts...
Iran's Khamenei blames US, Israel for Mahsa Amini protests
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday accused arch-foes the United...
Classes suspended after clashes at major Iran university
Classes were suspended and moved online Monday at Iran's leading technology university...
Yemen's warring sides fail to extend UN-backed ceasefire
Yemen's warring sides have failed to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide cease-fire,...
French feminists mobilise in solidarity with Iranian protesters
A fortnight following Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran, several French feminist groups...
Afghan women protest Hazara 'genocide' after Kabul bombing...
Dozens of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community protested in the capital...
Iran's President abandons CNN interview after Amanpour...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN's...
Mahsa Amini's father says Iran authorities lied about her...
The father of an Iranian woman who died in police custody last week has accused...
Iran arrests foreign nationals linked to Mahsa Amini protests
Iran said Friday that nine foreigners were arrested during deadly street protests...
Iranian women burn their hijabs as hundreds protest death...
In the video, a massive crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her...
Iran protests over Mahsa Amini’s death continue as rights...
Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of...
Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death continue, rights...
Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of...
Iran’s president calls Mahsa Amini’s death ‘tragic’ but...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman...
Iran's president calls Mahsa Amini's death 'tragic' but...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman...
Iran's president calls Amini's death 'tragic', but says...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman...
Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack on Iraq’s Kurdish...
An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition...
Death tolls climbs in Iranian drone attack on Iraq’s Kurdish...
An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition...
‘Who’s going to defend us?’: Iran protest movement wins...
The Iranian protesters who have demonstrated across the country for 12 consecutive...
Iran conducts deadly strikes in Iraq’s Kurdish region as...
Iranian strikes on Wednesday targeting the bases of a Kurdish opposition group in...
Iran's morality police have terrorized women for decades....
The death of Mahsa Amini has galvanized thousands of Iranian women who have for...
Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman...
Five people have been killed by Iranian security forces during protests that were...
'The Anxious Diary of Istanbul': Top Turkish cartoonist...
Ersin Karabulut is one of Turkey's most famous cartoonists. His new autobiographical...
UN chief calls on Iran to refrain from using 'disproportionate...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...
Saudi King Salman names Crown Prince MBS as prime minister
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and heir Prince Mohammed...
Rights group says scores killed in Iran protests as crackdown...
More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked...
Iran steps up journalist, activist arrests as anti-regime...
Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against...
Iran protests flare over Mahsa Amini’s death for 10th night,...
Iran has arrested more than 1,200 protesters, officials said Monday, in its lethal...
Influential Egyptian cleric Qaradawi dies aged 96
Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric who was seen as the spiritual leader of...
Iranian police say woman's death 'unfortunate' as protestors...
Iranian police called the death of Mahsa Amini an "unfortunate incident" and denied...
Russia claims ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan...
Russia claimed it has brokered a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan after...
Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei's health issues prompt fresh speculation...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 83, made his first public appearance...
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More than 90 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria
Seventeen bodies were recovered Saturday after a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon...
More than 80 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria
Eighty-nine bodies have been recovered since a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon...
Mahsa Amini’s death is the ‘straw that broke the camel’s...
Already racked by an economic crisis, Iranians have been taking to the streets to...
Iran protests flare anew for eighth straight night after...
Protests flared in Iran for an eighth straight night Friday over the death of a...
Deadly earthquakes hit southern Iran
At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes...
Iran's Supreme Leader shown at event amid reports of deteriorating...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was seen attending an event...
Mahsa Amini’s death is ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’...
Already racked by an economic crisis, Iranians have been taking to the streets to...
Unrest in Iran over woman's death: Is this a seminal moment...
Iran has been shaken by violent mass protests after a young woman dies while in...
'We intend to build a positive relationship with our neighbours...
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New...
Iran protests: Fury at morality police sparks women's rights...
There's been no let-up in Iran's biggest protests since 2019, which have seen unprecedented...
Israel’s Lapid calls for two-state solution with Palestinians...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called on Thursday for a two-state solution to...
Iran’s Raisi vows probe of woman’s death that sparked deadly...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday said the death of a young woman that...
Iran protests: fury at Morality Police sparks women's rights...
Unprecedented pictures of public burnings of the hijab, and no let up in Iran's...
Woman, 22, dies after falling into coma while in custody...
A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died after being arrested by Iran's morality police...
Death toll climbs in Iran from protests over Mahsa Amini’s...
The official death toll from Iran's wave of popular unrest shot up Thursday to at...
Iran curbs internet access as more killed in protests over...
Iran restricted internet access Thursday after days of protests which have claimed...
Death toll rises as protests in Iran over woman’s death...
Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a...
Iran protests: 'This time it's different. It's about women'
The death in police custody of Mahsa Amini has sparked the biggest movement against...
Several die as violent protests in Iran over woman's death...
Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a...
Protesters torch police stations as unrest in Iran over...
Protesters in Tehran and several other Iranian cities torched police stations and...
Five soldiers killed by Israeli airstrikes, Syria says
Five Syrian soldiers were killed in Israeli airstrikes that targeted Damascus International...
Palestinian killed and 16 others injured by Israeli troops...
A Palestinian man was shot dead and 16 others were wounded during an Israeli military...
Iran's Raisi insists on US guarantees before reviving 2015...
Iran's hard-line president struck a defiant tone on Wednesday by demanding guarantees...
Five banks in Lebanon held up by depositors demanding access...
Depositors held up at least five separate banks around Lebanon on Friday in an attempt...
Breakthrough between Iran and Saudi Arabia is possible,...
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Iraq's...
Citizens rob banks for own savings: Lebanon's economic...
In Lebanon, most depositors have been locked out of their savings since a financial...
Iran inches one step closer to Russia and China as nuclear...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that expanding the Asian organization could...
Disney's new Israeli superhero film hits a raw nerve with...
Critics say many of the Arab characters Sabra interacted with in the comics are...
Armenia reports ceasefire after new border clashes with...
A senior Armenian official said late on Wednesday that a truce had been agreed with...
Protests in Iran over death of woman in police custody...
Five people were killed in Iran's Kurdish region on Monday when security forces...
Ceasefire is short-lived as Azerbaijan and Armenia resume...
Despite earlier claims of a ceasefire, fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued...
Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts
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Protests break out at funeral of Iranian woman who died...
Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who...
Protests break out at funeral of Iranian woman who died...
Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who...
Ehud Olmert Fast Facts
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Young Iranian woman's death after morality police arrest...
A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention...
Iran woman's death after morality police arrest sparks...
A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention...
How sunlight could turn seawater into freshwater for coastal...
Desalination is increasingly being used to generate freshwater, but the process...
Lebanese depositors storm banks amid historic economic...
Lebanese depositors, including one armed with a hunting rifle, broke into at least...
Most World Cup fans support compensating migrant workers...
A majority of World Cup fans support FIFA compensating migrant workers for rights...
'Nothing more to lose': Lebanese woman holds up bank to...
Two people held up Lebanese banks on Wednesday to access their own accounts, which...
Refugees fear deportation as Lebanese authorities plan...
Lebanon is drawing up a controversial plan to deport thousands of Syrian refugees...
Most World Cup fans support compensating Qatar migrant...
A majority of World Cup fans support FIFA compensating migrant workers for rights...
Lebanese woman holds up bank at gunpoint to access frozen...
Two seemingly armed and desperate Lebanese depositors held up banks on Wednesday...
Camp David Accords Fast Facts
Read CNN's Camp David Accords Fast Facts and learn more about the 1978 agreement...
Refugees in Lebanon fear deportation: Authorities plan...
Lebanon is drawing up a controversial plan to deport thousands of Syrian refugees...
Israel U-turns on relationship rules for West Bank
One of the most controversial rules required foreigners entering a relationship...
Oslo Accords Fast Facts
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European powers express 'doubts' over Iran's commitment...
France, Britain and Germany on Saturday vented their frustration at Iran's demand...
France rejects asylum claim of Syrian journalist who documented...
France has rejected an asylum request by a prominent Syrian journalist who contributed...
UN watchdog 'cannot assure' Iran's nuclear programme is...
The UN's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it could not guarantee the peaceful nature...
New Israeli rules on West Bank entry: Controversial regulations...
Israeli authorities are pushing to impose new restrictions on foreigners who wish...
Iran's response to nuclear deal 'not constructive,' US...
An effort to save the Iran nuclear deal appeared to hang in the balance on Thursday...
Saudi Arabia seizes record 47 million amphetamine pills...
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have confiscated 47 million amphetamine pills which...
'High possibility' soldier killed Palestinian-American...
The Israeli army said Monday there was a "high possibility" that Palestinian-American...
Gaza's Hamas executes five Palestinians, including two...
The Hamas Islamist movement ruling the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that it executed...
Gaza's Hamas executes five Palestinians, including two...
The Hamas Islamist movement ruling the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that it executed...
Moqtada al-Sadr's moment? Iraqi cleric in show of force...
As quickly as Baghdad erupted, Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters went home. All it took...
Iraq political crisis deepens: Sadr supporters demand dissolution...
Iraq's judiciary suspended work on August 23 after supporters of powerful Shiite...
Afghan farmers fear Taliban ban on opium production will...
Since coming to power in Afghanistan one year ago, the Taliban has announced a ban...
Deadly violence erupts in Iraq as Shiite cleric Moqtada...
Shelling targeted Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Monday, a security source...
More grain silos collapse at Beirut port, damaged by devastating...
Eight more grain silos at Beirut port toppled Tuesday, succumbing to damage from...
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria...
Iran responds to EU draft text to save 2015 nuclear deal,...
Iran responded to the European Union's "final" draft text to save a 2015 nuclear...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his...
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protesting Tuesday...
Qatar deports migrants after wage protest, rights group...
Qatar has deported migrant workers for staging a rare protest against unpaid wages...
US says airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran
U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were to send a message to Iran and Tehran-backed...
Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic ties and will re-appoint respective...
Who are the rival Shiite politicians vying to fill Iraq’s...
Ten months after the October 2021 parliamentary elections, Iraq is still mired in...
Shiite cleric Sadr's supporters launch sit-in outside top...
Several hundred supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched a sit-in outside...
Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil...
Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people,...
US says 'concerned' by Israeli raids on Palestinian rights...
Washington said Thursday it was "concerned" by the Israeli government's forced closure...
Why the Middle East may be too hot to live in by the end...
Experts say that temperature alone isn't an adequate measure of the livability of...
AQAP Fast Facts
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Syria denies holding journalist Austin Tice after White...
The Syrian government on Wednesday denied it is holding or has any information on...
At least 10 killed in clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone after...
At least 10 people were killed and more than 200 injured in violent clashes that...
Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police...
An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan's...
Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
View the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts on CNN and learn more information...
Iran wants compensation if US pulls out of nuclear deal...
As attempts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal heat up, Tehran is seeking guarantees...
Iran's Arab foes are mending ties with Tehran amid uncertainty...
Analysts say Gulf Arab states expect Iran to escalate tensions in the region no...
Syrians in Turkey fear the worst as Erdogan changes tune...
Syrian refugees say that they will have to pay the price of Erdogan's bid to win...
Outrage over Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' remark
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deep nerve on Tuesday when...
Turkish pop star jailed after a joke about religious schools...
Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been jailed pending trial on charges of "inciting...
How Iran exploited Rushdie's Satanic Verses
Nearly 10 years after he was driven underground, Salman Rushdie was told that Iran...
Lakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water...
Israel is experimenting with desalinating sea water to replenish a freshwater lake....
Forty years on, Hezbollah is isolated but more powerful...
Over the years, the Lebanese Shiite group has tried to rebrand itself from a paramilitary...
Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter...
Saudi women's rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison...
Four ways the Ukraine war has impacted the Middle East
Six months on, the biggest European war since 1945 has had an outsized impact on...
Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after...
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to go home on...
Hassan Nasrallah Fast Facts
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Gilad Shalit Abduction Fast Facts
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Gilad Shalit and learn more about the Israeli soldier...
Iran blames Salman Rushdie and supporters for his stabbing
Iran denied any link to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie and cast the blame on the...
Five Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack
At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack...
IAEA chief insists Iran explain traces of enriched uranium
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has again called on Iran...
