Iran says US sanctions 'unacceptable' amid Gulf tensions
May 16, 2019
Iran's foreign minister says sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are "unacceptable" but that his country is committed to an international nuclear deal that has steadily unraveled amid rising tensions
The Latest: 3 nations formally notify UN of ships targeted
May 15, 2019
The governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Norway are formally notifying the United Nations that four commercial ships were targeted and at least three of them damaged in the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday
A top Emirati diplomat says UAE 'very committed to de-escalation' after alleged sabotage of oil tankers
May 15, 2019
A top Emirati diplomat says UAE 'very committed to de-escalation' after alleged sabotage of oil tankers
Iran's supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat
May 15, 2019
Iran's supreme leader issues veiled threat over uranium enrichment amid rising tensions with US
Saudi forces kill 8 in shootout in mostly Shiite town
May 12, 2019
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says 8 alleged terrorists were killed in shootout with security forces in the predominantly Shiite eastern region of Qatif
Cyprus' new police chief apologizes over serial killer case
May 7, 2019
Cyprus' new police chief has apologized over the handling of the country's serial killer case amid accusations of negligent police work that may have allowed the suspect to claim more victims
Arab activist says CIA notified Norway of threat against him
May 7, 2019
A Palestinian-born activist living in Norway who was researching issues related to Saudi Arabia was reportedly whisked away to a secure location by Norwegian security after the CIA informed officials there that he could be in danger
Police find body in Cyprus lake, tie rape to serial killings
May 5, 2019
Police in Cyprus have recovered a second suitcase containing human remains from a contaminated lake where a military officer who confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls told authorities he dumped the bodies of three victims
The Latest: 2nd suitcase with remains found in Cyprus lake
May 5, 2019
A Cyprus police spokesman says investigators hunting for bodies dumped by a suspected serial killer pulled a suitcase containing decomposing human remains from a toxic late
Iranian paper says journalist, activists detained at protest
May 4, 2019
An Iranian newspaper says one of its reporters was detained by police alongside dozens of labor activists while she was covering a protest earlier this week marking International Workers' Day