Solidarity rallies with Iranian women -- who have defiantly burnt the hijabs they have had to wear -- have been held worldwide, with demonstrations in more than 150 cities on Saturday.
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A British engineer trapped in Qatar for almost eight years over a commercial dispute has urged people to think hard before accepting large salaries to work there, after his own exhausting battle to leave followed the alleged torture and ...
Iran, which has blamed "foreign enemies" for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on Friday it had arrested nine European nationals for their role in the unrest.
Turkey's three state banks have suspended the use of the Russian Mir payment system, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati told Reuters on Thursday.
QatarEnergy CEO and state minister for energy Saad al-Kaabi said on Thursday that skyrocketing energy prices are "weighing painfully" on the global economy, dampening support for the transition to green energy.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade, including five based in China, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Mohammad-Mehdi Rahimi, head of Raisi’s public relations office said the president has no account on Twitter. The announcement has left many wondering about the identity of those behind the account thought to be the president's official a...
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over reminding Europeans the real facts about the war in Ukraine. Waters wrote an open letter to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska early this month...
During two-day trip to the Middle East, the chancellor balanced securing energy supplies and raising human rights concerns.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk appeared to confirm Friday that he will make Starlink available in Iran.
Protesters have clashed with police officers outside its embassy in London.
On 6 March, huge anti-war demonstrations across Russia saw more than 5,000 protesters arrested. 29 were taken to Moscow's Brateyevo Police Station for questioning. There, an unnamed police officer wearing black subjected at least 11 you...
David Malpass caused an uproar after dodging questions about climate change at an event.
Saudi Arabia has won a diplomatic victory by securing freedom for foreign fighters captured in Ukraine, signalling the value of the crown prince's alliance with Russia to Western partners seeking to isolate Moscow over the war there, ana...
Oil prices plunged about 5% to an eight-month low on Friday as the U.S. dollar hit its strongest level in more than two decades and on fears rising interest rates will tip major economies into recession, cutting demand for oil.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he would activate the firm's satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's tweet that the United States took action "to advance internet freedom and...
The US Treasury Department on Friday eased some restrictions on providing internet services to Iran, stating that the move would aid anti-government protesters. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk earlier said that he would ask for a sanctions exemptio...
Prosecutors say Tom Barrack was involved in a scheme to garner ‘power and money’; the defence denies he acted as a foreign agent.
Biden administration sanctions police force over ‘abuse and violence’ against Iranian women and demonstrators.