Libyan Coast Guard Intercepts Some 100 Europe-Bound Migrants Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted a boat carrying nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the… 06/04/2019 Aimeast
Iran Sends Journalist to Notorious Prison, Jails Another for 2 Years This article originated in VOA’s Persian Service. Iran has taken new steps against two detained journalists who covered domestic labor… 06/04/2019 Aimeast
Syrian Government Bombs Market, Ignoring Trump Warning Government forces in Syria have bombed a market in the country's northwest, killing at least four civilians, hours after U.S.… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Attorney, Rights Defender Sentenced to 30 Years, Flogging in Iran An Iranian lawyer has been jailed for 30 years after setting up a channel on the popular social media platform… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo Voices Skepticism About US Mideast Peace Prospects U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is voicing skepticism about the prospects for the Trump administration's long-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Iraq Sentences Last 2 French IS Members to Death An Iraqi judicial official says a Baghdad court has sentenced to death two more French nationals convicted of being members… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Asian Countries Fear Being Forced to Choose between China, US over Disputed Sea Asian countries that pride themselves on neutral foreign policies face growing pressure to support either China or the United States… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Kushner: Palestinians Deserve Self-Determination But Uncertain They Can Govern Themselves White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the Palestinians deserve "self-determination," but stopped… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Trump: Stop Bombing, Killing in Syria’s Idlib President Donald Trump is demanding Syria, Russia and Iran stop "bombing the hell out of Idlib province in Syria." Trump… 06/03/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo:US ‘Ready’ for Conversation With Iran The Trump administration remains focused on Iran and says it is ready for a dialogue with the country’s leadership. VOA’s… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Iraqi Court Sentences 2 French IS Members to Death A court in Baghdad has sentenced two French citizens to death for being members of the extremist group Islamic State… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: US Willing to Talk Unconditionally with Iran The United States is willing to hold unconditional talks with Iran to ease tensions between the two countries, Secretary of… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Israel, Syria Trade Fire; at Least 3 Dead Israel attacked Syrian military positions in the country’s south early Sunday, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others, Syria’s state-run… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Car Bomb Blast Kills 10, Hurts 20 in Syria’s Raqqa Ten people were killed and 20 wounded Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Ragqa, a former stronghold of the… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Rights Groups: Abuses on the Rise in Syria’s Afrin Rights groups are expressing concerns over the increasing abuses against civilians by rebel forces in the northwestern Syrian city of… 06/02/2019 Aimeast
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks Possible Only if US Shows Respect President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday suggested Iran may be willing to hold talks if the United States showed it respect, but said… 06/01/2019 Aimeast
UN Distributes Food to Yemenis in ‘Inaccessible’ War Zones The World Food Program (WFP) says it has delivered food in the rebel-held militarized zone of Nihm for the first… 06/01/2019 Aimeast
UN Watchdog: Iran Complying with 2015 Nuclear Deal The U.N. atomic watchdog said Friday that Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the nuclear deal reached… 06/01/2019 Aimeast
Saudi King: Iran’s ‘Terrorist Acts’ Threaten Energy Supply Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slammed Iran over recent attacks targeting the kingdom, describing the incidents Saturday in a speech before… 06/01/2019 Aimeast
Protesters in Iran, Iraq Burn Israel, US Flags on ‘Quds Day’ Iranians in the capital Tehran set fire to effigies of U.S. President Donald Trump, while in the Iraqi capital, Iran-backed… 05/31/2019 Aimeast