Street vendor was killed after soldiers shot at each other for unknown reasons near the army headquarters. A pregnant woman was killed in the Sudanese capital after a firefight broke out between members of the country’s security forces. The Sudan Doctors Committee (SDC) said in a statement on Wednesday the woman, a street vendor, was […]

Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. The decision triggers a fresh election, to be held on 17 September. Mr Netanyahu was unable to reach a deal for a fresh right-wing coalition following last month’s election. At the heart of the impasse was a […]

Satellite images show large areas of farmland in opposition-held north-west Syria have been burnt as part of what activists allege is a campaign by the government to destroy vital food crops. Civil defence workers say incendiary weapons have been fired repeatedly at fields in Idlib, Hama and Aleppo provinces in the past month. Air and […]

US National Security Adviser John Bolton has said “naval mines almost certainly from Iran” were to blame for the damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier this month. Mr Bolton provided no evidence to support the allegation. Iran has denied involvement in the attacks off the eastern coast of the United Arab […]

John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, on Wednesday accused Iran of playing a key role in recent attacks on ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the latest instance in which he has articulated a more hawkish view than his boss toward Iran. Ratcheting up his criticism of Tehran, Mr. Bolton […]

It is a first step by Iran in response to more than a year of mounting US pressure. US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran aimed at the country’s second-biggest money-maker: metals. Iran’s leaders, meanwhile, are rolling back nuclear restrictions but have stopped short of violating their deal with world powers, for […]

If the US wants talks with Iran, the starting point is returning to the 2015 nuclear deal, says the foreign ministry. Iran says there’s no prospect of talks with the United States unless Donald Trump recommits to the 2015 nuclear agreement. The Iranian government says the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal has shown […]

Opposition activists accuse the government and its allies of using internationally banned weapons. The Syrian government offensive is reaching deeper into Idlib and Hama. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are intensifying military efforts to take Syria’s last major rebel stronghold. The violence is forcing hundreds of thousands to head north towards Turkey in search […]

Egyptian forces and militants in the Sinai might both be responsible for crimes against humanity, human rights campaigners say. Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the government of carrying out enforced disappearances, killings, torture and other illegal acts. It says militants who the government is fighting have kidnapped, tortured and murdered hundreds of Sinai residents. The […]

Three French members of Isil were sentenced to death by a Baghdad court yesterday. The three were among 13 French citizens handed over to Iraq in January by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the mainly Kurdish US-ally that led the battle to oust Isil from Syria. The sentence sheds some light on the pressing question […]