Iran vows stronger response if attacked again
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister warned on Monday that it would respond to the United States and Israel in a 鈥榤ore decisive manner鈥� should they attack Iran again...
Middle East
Israeli fire kills 16 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said 16 people were killed by Israeli fire Monday in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than 21 months of war.
Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C
Iraqis grappled on Monday with searing heat in the capital Baghdad and parts of the country鈥檚 south, where the weather service said temperatures reached 51C in the shade.
French prosecutors seek new Assad arrest warrant
French prosecutors said Monday they have requested a new arrest warrant against Syria鈥檚 former president Bashar al-Assad over a deadly 2013 chemical attacks after a previous one was cancelled.
Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 鈥榞enocide鈥�
Rights groups B鈥橳selem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a 鈥榞enocide鈥� against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
New aid convoy enters south Syria Druze-majority province
A new humanitarian aid convoy reached southern Syria鈥檚 Druze heartland on Monday, official media said, as the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation in Sweida province was critical after deadly violence.
Iran rejects talks with West on 鈥榙efence capabilities鈥�
Iran said on Monday that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a 鈥榗omprehensive deal鈥� with Tehran that covers its missile programme and regional influence.
UN to use 鈥榟umanitarian pauses鈥� to try to reach Gaza鈥檚 starving
The United Nations said it would try to reach as many starving people as possible in Gaza after Israel announced it would establish secure land routes in for humanitarian convoys...
Activist boat Handala seized off Gaza brought to Israel
Israeli forces brought the pro-Palestinian activist boat Handala into the port of Ashdod on Sunday, after seizing the vessel in international waters and detaining the crew, an AFP journalist saw...
Israeli fire kills 25 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed 25 people on Saturday in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than 21 months of war.
Gunmen storm Iran courthouse, kill 6
Gunmen stormed a courthouse in southeastern Iran on Saturday, killing at least six people, including three law enforcement personnel, the judiciary said.
France defends move to recognise Palestinian state
France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, including against the charge that the move plays into the hands of militant group Hamas.
Aid groups warn聽of starving children in Gaza
Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an 鈥榚mergency call鈥� Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.
Quarter of children in its Gaza clinics malnourished: MSF
Doctors Without Borders charity said Friday that a quarter of all young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women screened at its clinics in Gaza last week were malnourished, blaming Israel鈥檚 鈥榩olicy of starvation鈥�.
Hundreds protest over water shortages in Iraq
Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer鈥檚 sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP correspondent said.