madaresharghi Hundreds of angry protesters have faced off with security forces in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region, demanding the resignation of politicians accused of graft and corruption. Violent protests raged ...

madaresharghi The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the US to withdraw its controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israeli "capital." ...

madaresharghi Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria says there is no reason for US forces to remain in the Arab country which is nearing complete victory over terrorist groups. Alexander ...

madaresharghi Most of the Palestinian minors arrested in 2017 have testified that they were subjected to violence and physical abuse by Israeli forces while in custody, a rights group says. ...

madaresharghi At least sixty people face demands for life jail terms over their alleged role in toppling the government of Turkey’s former prime minister Necmettin Erbakan 20 years ago. Turkey's ...

madaresharghi Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for UN sanctions against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for leading a bloody bombing campaign and a crippling siege against impoverished Yemen. ...

madaresharghi Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Russian President's Special Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday discussed bilateral ties and regional ...

madaresharghi The US military says it has carried out more than 120 airstrikes and “multiple” ground operations in Yemen in 2017. "US forces have enabled regional counterterrorism partners to regain ...

madaresharghi The French legislature passed a law prohibiting all oil and gas exploration and production within its borders and territories by the year 2040—right around when oil is expected to ...

madaresharghi Oil prices inched up on Wednesday, supported by expectations of a fall in US crude inventories and by the ongoing outage of the North Sea Forties pipeline system. Brent ...