Facebook, Twitter dismantle disinformation campaigns
Facebook Inc , Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation on Tuesday, while Facebook took...
Middle East
Muslims at haj converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
More than two million Muslim pilgrims hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Tuesday, the start of the...
Iran tells EU to speed up efforts to save nuclear deal
Iran said on Monday that Europe should accelerate its efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that US President Donald Trump...
Eight years late, Palestinian mail arrives in West Bank
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are about to receive a special delivery of more than 10 tonnes of mail that has been delayed by...
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies May election results
Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday, setting in motion a 90-day constitutional deadline...
Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, despite the heavy fighting...
Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control
In the middle of Baghdad’s busy commercial neighbourhood of Karrada, where most retail outlets sell home appliances, shoppers can now also buy handguns and semi-automatic...
Qatar accuses Saudis of barring haj pilgrims, Riyadh says untrue
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s haj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from...
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption...
Egypt ‘finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce’
Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid easing tensions...
