Government And Politics
Iraqi militia commander, whose arrest stoked tensions, freed
An Iraqi militia commander whose arrest last month sparked a standoff between the government and paramilitary groups has been freed after a judge ordered his release
Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies
A Shiite cleric who as Iran’s ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and lost his right hand to a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel has died
Iran Elections
Israel arrests Jerusalem activist as reporter recovers
Israel has arrested a Palestinian protest leader in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, a day after forcefully detaining a prominent journalist there
Yemen officials say Houthi rebel missile hits city, kills 17
Yemeni officials say the country's Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile on a government-held city, killing at least 17 people, including a 5-year-old girl
Rights group urges abolition of restrictive NGO law in Libya
A leading rights group is urging Libya’s transitional authorities to revoke or amend legislation that imposes sweeping restrictions on civil society
Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots
Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people, six months after they received two shots of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
Sudan general: Military to review navy base deal with Russia
A top Sudanese military official says the government will review an agreement with Russia to establish a navy base in the African country
Veteran politician Herzog elected president of Israel
Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, has been elected president, a largely ceremonial role
Turkish lira dips to record low over Erdogan rate comments
The Turkish lira has dipped to new record lows after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rattled investor confidence by saying he had spoken to the central bank governor about the need to lower interest rates