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Pompeo Says Iran the Common Villain in Middle East Protests

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Iran was the uniting factor behind protests around the Middle East, saying demonstrators in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran itself opposed the clerical regime. ...

22 killed in bus crash in Tunisia

Twenty-two people have been killed and dozens injured in a bus accident in Tunisia, the interior ministry announced yesterday. ...

Iraq unrest: PM Abdul Mahdi to resign after bloodiest day in protests

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is to submit his resignation, his office says, after more than 40 people were killed on the bloodiest day since anti-government protests began. ...

Iraq unrest: 13 killed in fresh wave of protests

At least 13 people have been killed in Iraq in a fresh wave of protests in the southern city of Nasiriya. ...

Iran says 200,000 took to streets in anti-government protests

Iran gave a glimpse on Wednesday into the scale of what may have been the biggest anti-government protests in the 40-year history of the Islamic Republic, with an official saying 200,000 people had taken part and a lawmaker saying 7,000 were arrested, Reuters reports. ...

3 Iraqi protesters killed amid night of violence in south

Iraqi officials said Wednesday that three protesters were killed and 35 wounded by security forces in southern Iraq after the previous day’s sit-ins and road closures, raising the death toll to six people. ...

Lebanon protests: Caretaker PM Saad Hariri withdraws candidacy

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has said he is withdrawing his candidacy for the premiership. ...

Lebanon protests: Rival political factions clash again in Beirut

There has been a second night of violence between rival political factions in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. ...

Iraq protests: Security forces open fire on protesters

Iraqi security forces have opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq, killing at least five people, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. ...

Russia warns of resuming fighting east of Euphrates

The Russian deputy foreign minister, Oleg Syromolotov, warned on Friday of resumed fighting east of the Euphrates, also alerting that this might revive Daesh. ...

Syria conflict: UK to repatriate orphaned children

A number of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria are to be brought home to the UK, the foreign secretary has said. ...

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM defiant in face of 'coup'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defiantly vowed to hold on to power after being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. ...

Syria war: UN appalled by deadly attack on Idlib camp for displaced people

A UN official has said he is appalled by an attack on a camp for displaced people in north-western Syria that left 12 people dead. ...

Iraqi officials: 27 wounded in renewed fighting in Baghdad

Iraqi security officials say at least 27 protesters have been wounded in renewed clashes overnight in central Baghdad. ...

Lebanon protesters prevent secret parliamentary session being held

Protesters in Lebanon have forced a secret parliamentary session which was boycotted by much of the parliament to once again be postponed, deepening the political crisis in the country and the continued corruption. ...

The Muslim Brotherhood and Iran Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia

 In fact, they stood on opposite sides of one of the world’s fiercest geopolitical divides. Yet in a secret effort at detente, two of the most formidable organizations in the Middle East held a previously undisclosed summit at a Turkish hotel to seek common ground at a time of sectarian war. ...