Iraq’s judiciary is nominally independent. In practice, civil society watchdogs and former officials say it answers to ...

[Damascus] While tensions between Iran and Israel have erupted into open warfare, Syria has so far remained officially silent ...

“Once Israel has achieved complete freedom of action in Iran’s skies, this effort becomes much easier,” Ben Shabbat said.

Two oil tankers caught fire after colliding early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route off the ...

India and Cyprus announced plans on Monday to expand their defense cooperation, including joint naval operations and efforts to counter terrorism, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state ...

The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting.

Syria’s new Islamist-led government announced Tuesday that women will now be required to wear burkinis or full-body swimsuits ...

Shadmani had only recently stepped into the role of commanding Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the regime’s ...

EgyptAir has suspended flights to several cities in the Middle East due to growing regional tensions sparked by the latest ...

Israel’s annual inflation rate dropped to 3.1% in May, down from 3.6% the previous month, according to figures released ...

“You can’t ask people to rise up when bombs are falling on their homes,” Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, an Iranian-Norwegian human rights advocate, told The Media Line, adding that mass mobilization might ...

Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted warnings in Persian and Arabic on social media, urging civilians in northeastern Tehran to leave immediately. The area houses state institutions, ...